Sr​/Principal Mapping Designer – Pipeline Systems

Job Title: Principal or Senior Principal Mapping Designer – Pipeline Systems
Location: Denver, Colorado(Hybrid Flexible Schedule)
Overview
This position plays an integral role in Client’s Pipeline Systems team, helping deliver the critical infrastructure that supports energy, chemicals, resources, and emerging energy markets. As the demand for reliable and sustainable pipeline infrastructure continues to evolve, you will provide technical leadership and mapping expertise that supports the successful planning, design, and execution of complex pipeline projects across North America.

This is an opportunity to influence major pipeline programs from concept through construction, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers and project stakeholders. Through innovation, technical excellence, and a commitment to safety and quality, you will help deliver solutions that create long‑term value for our customers and communities.

This position will be based in Denver and will support a hybrid work environment, providing opportunities for office collaboration, customer engagement, and occasional field activities to support project execution and validate engineering and design solutions.
Purpose
As a Principal or Senior
Principal Mapping Designer – Pipeline Systems
, you will serve as a technical expert leader (
Senior level
) and Subject Matter Expert (Senior Principal level) responsible for delivering high‑quality pipeline mapping and design solutions across upstream, midstream, and distribution projects. You will oversee the technical integrity, constructability, and quality of mapping deliverables while providing leadership, mentorship, and guidance to designers and multidisciplinary project teams.

You will play a key role in project execution by supporting route selection, design development, customer engagement, scope definition, and project delivery. Through your expertise in pipeline mapping technologies, geospatial data, and design best practices, you will contribute to safe, efficient, and sustainable project outcomes that align with customer objectives and Client’s commitment to operational excellence.
Responsibilities

• Leading the development, review, and approval of pipeline mapping deliverables, including strip maps, alignment sheets, crossing drawings, permit drawings, land and right‑of‑way exhibits, construction typicals, hydrotest plan drawings, and related design packages.
• Performing advanced pipeline mapping and corridor design utilizing Autodesk Civil 3D as the primary design platform.
• Applying GIS and geospatial technologies to support routing studies, project development, stakeholder engagement, and project execution.
• Supporting proposal development, project planning, scope definition, and execution strategy activities.
• Evaluating scope changes and advising project leadership on potential impacts to constructability, schedule, budget, and project risk.
• Coordinating with customers, survey teams, engineers, environmental specialists, land groups, and construction teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Facilitating route reviews, design workshops, customer meetings, and construction coordination sessions.
• Presenting technical recommendations, routing alternatives, and pipeline mapping solutions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Leading, reviewing, and approving work produced by junior designers while promoting technical excellence, quality, and continuous professional development.
• Supporting schedule development, workload planning, and cost management objectives within assigned projects.
• Participating in field activities to support route validation, data collection, constructability reviews, and verification of completed work.
• Championing…