Gas Engineer IV

Job Description

Job Description

The Gas Engineer IV is a senior engineering professional responsible for leading the design, management, and delivery of large, complex natural gas distribution or transmission projects. This role provides advanced technical oversight, strategic project management, and leadership across multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions that meet or exceed client and regulatory requirements. The Gas Engineer IV serves as a key technical expert and client liaison, providing direction on engineering standards, quality assurance, and constructability. This position plays a vital role in mentoring junior engineers, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting business development through technical leadership and proposal input.

What you will do :

• Lead the full lifecycle of complex gas infrastructure projects, including concept development, feasibility, design, permitting, procurement, and construction support.
• Manage large-scale or multiple concurrent projects, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining high quality and safety standards.
• Serve as the primary technical authority and client point of contact, ensuring strong communication, coordination, and responsiveness throughout project execution.
• Provide advanced technical expertise in gas distribution and transmission system design, material selection, pressure regulation, and pipeline integrity management.
• Develop and review detailed design drawings, calculations, specifications, and construction packages for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Oversee and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, design, permitting, and field personnel.
• Perform and review complex engineering analyses related to stress, flow, pressure drop, and pipeline sizing.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations (e.g., DOT 49 CFR Part 192, ASME B31.8, ASTM, API, and utility standards).
• Review and approve contract documents, change orders, and project amendments.
• Provide mentorship, technical direction, and peer review for junior and mid-level engineers to develop team capability and maintain quality standards.
• Support business development efforts, including proposal development, project scoping, and client presentations.
• Lead quality control reviews, enforce quality assurance procedures, and contribute to technical standard updates.
• Participate in risk assessments, constructability reviews, and value engineering initiatives.
• Support project closeout activities, including as-built verification, lessons learned, and performance reporting.

Who you are :

Your background :

At Milhouse, we’re more than just a place to work — we’re a place to grow, thrive, and be celebrated. Here’s how we invest in you :

The actual base pay depends upon many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

While we provide a range, we'd love to hear from you if you are in or outside of this range as we are always looking to cater roles to the Talent we find!

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Milhouse is a pay transparency non-discrimination organization committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We ensure that all employees are compensated fairly and without bias, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In compliance with the Illinois Equal Pay Act, effective January 1, 2025, we include pay scales and benefits in all job postings and ensure that all promotion opportunities are communicated to current employees within 14 days of external postings. Additionally, we participate in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility and uphold compliance with federal requirements.

Here's a little information on Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc. :

Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc. was founded in 2001 with the goal of building the best engineering company in the country. It was based on the belief that if we hired great people, fueled their passion while challenging them to excel, and maintained a laser focus on the needs of your clients, success would come- and so it has. Our portfolio of successful projects continues to grow, our family of highly satisfied clients continues to expand, and our staff just gets better and better.

We are a unique, Chicago-based firm whose collective passion, vision and expertise has led to phenomenal growth! With more than 500+ talented professionals and offices across the globe, Milhouse offers a dynamic work environment where there is no limit to what you can achieve if you are willing to go after it.

Our people are the cornerstone of our organization, and key to our success. Join a remarkably talented team that shares a passion for what they do and a vision for improving communities around the world through innovative engineering and construction. Click here to see who we are, and how our people drive our culture each & every day.

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Important Notice to US Applicants

Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc. is an at-will employer.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.