Job Description
Title: Natural Gas Project Engineer
Location: Houston, TX – Remote, Austin, TX – Remote, Fort Worth, TX – Hybrid
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire or Direct Hire (Relocation Assistance Available)
Compensation: $42.00 -$70.00/hour
About the Opportunity: Sterling Engineering is partnering with Wade Trim to hire Natural Gas Project Engineers to support natural gas distribution and transmission projects throughout Texas. These engineers will work with major utility clients including Texas Gas, Atmos Energy, CenterPoint Energy, CoServ, and SI Energy, supporting the planning, design, and execution of utility infrastructure projects. This opportunity offers career growth, exposure to a variety of engineering projects, and the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in a flexible remote or hybrid environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design natural gas distribution and transmission systems, including pipelines, pressure regulating facilities, metering stations, and related infrastructure.
- Prepare civil site layouts and support utility coordination and trenchless installation designs.
- Develop engineering drawings, technical reports, and construction documents.
- Perform utility conflict analysis and coordinate with utility owners.
- Prepare quantity takeoffs, conceptual budgets, and construction cost estimates.
- Track design revisions and maintain project documentation throughout all project phases.
- Support permitting activities and regulatory documentation.
- Collaborate with project managers to maintain project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
- Participate in client, contractor, and regulatory meetings.
- Support proposal development and technical presentations.
- Maintain strong client relationships while delivering safe, high-quality engineering solutions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 3–10 years of engineering experience supporting natural gas distribution or transmission projects.
- Experience with utility coordination and utility conflict resolution.
- Experience using engineering calculation tools such as GasCalc, Pipeline Toolbox, or similar software.
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) preferred.
- Strong technical writing, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently within a collaborative team environment.
Software:
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- AUD (Automated Utility Design)
- GasCalc
- Pipeline Toolbox
- OpenRoads (Preferred)
Benefits: As an employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Fort Worth, TX |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- AutoCADunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Civil Engineeringunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Conflict Resolutionunmatched
- Construction Document Setunmatched
- Construction Estimatesunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Engineer in Training (EIT)unmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Engineering Drawingunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Natural Gasunmatched
- Natural Gas Engineeringunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Project Scheduleunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Proposal Developmentunmatched
- Quality Engineeringunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- System Integration (SI)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- Technical Presentationunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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