Job Description

RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Senior Project Engineer in Saint Louis, MO, Cedar Rapids, IA, Chicago, IL, or Olathe, KS. This is a full-time direct-hire Hybrid/Remote assignment with our client. This position offers a competitive package including benefits, vacation and holidays.

Overview of YOUR role as a Senior Project Engineer

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for engineering design, multidisciplinary coordination, and quality assurance for natural gas pipeline and facility projects. You will work with Project Managers, engineers, designers, and other disciplines to deliver safe, reliable, and technically sound solutions for meter and regulator stations, gate stations, pressure regulation and control facilities, and pipeline interconnects.

As a Senior Project Engineer YOU will:

· Lead and support engineering design for high pressure natural gas distribution and transmission pipeline projects
· Develop and review designs for meter and regulator stations, gate stations, pipeline interconnects, and mainline valve assemblies
· Provide technical expertise for mechanical piping systems, including launchers and receivers, filter separators, line heaters, odorization, pressure regulation, and metering
· Develop and review P&IDs, piping layouts, equipment and material specifications, bills of materials, construction drawings, and engineering calculations
· Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities with civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and controls teams
· Perform technical reviews and QA/QC to ensure designs meet codes, industry standards, client specifications, and regulatory requirements
· Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and design oversight to engineers, designers, and drafters
· Support Project Managers with scope development, engineering cost estimates, resource planning, schedules, and technical proposals
· Collaborate with clients, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and construction teams to resolve technical challenges
· Participate in site visits, constructability reviews, and construction support activities
· Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes and technical quality

YOU are the ideal Senior Project Engineer candidate if you have:

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university, Civil or Mechanical preferred (required)
· Minimum 5+ years of relevant industry experience (required)
· Hands-on experience with pipeline and/or facility projects (required)
· Background in designing or managing high-pressure natural gas projects (required)
· EIT or Professional Engineer (PE) registration (preferred)
· Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering disciplines
· Experience with piping systems, P&IDs, and engineering deliverables
· Strong technical writing and communication skills
· Ability to work in a hybrid/remote arrangement across the listed locations

It’s a BONUS if you have:

· Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, or similar engineering software
· Experience with QA/QC processes and technical reviews
· Experience mentoring engineers and designers
· Experience with proposal support and cost estimating

About Our CLIENT

Our client is a leading utility services company specializing in pipeline and gas distribution projects. They are committed to delivering high-quality construction with strict adherence to safety and regulatory standards. With a focus on field excellence and professional oversight, they provide opportunities for utility inspectors to ensure quality workmanship on critical infrastructure projects.

Who WE Are

RCS Staffing is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in the recruitment of professionals for best-of-class companies throughout the United States. Since 1994, RCS recruits top talent for direct hire, temp-to-perm and contract staffing positions and provides customized payroll services. Our Recruiting Specialties consist of all Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Energy Efficiency and Business Professionals.

RCS is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. RCS recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information or age. All terms and conditions of employment such as compensation, benefits, work assignment, availability of facilities and privileges of employment are administered on the same basis of equality.