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Overview

Mi-Tech Services, Inc. is a full-service engineering, design, and construction services firm that provides comprehensive support for utility, infrastructure, and heavy civil projects. The Oil and Gas Pipeline Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, and integrity of piping systems for oil, gas, and water operations, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Responsibilities

  • Design and analyze piping systems for oil, gas, and water conveyance.
  • Develop efficient piping layouts and perform hydraulic and stress analyses.
  • Review P&IDs and isometric drawings.
  • Ensure systems meet ASME, API, ASTM, and water-industry standards.
  • Support fabrication, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
  • Ensure compliance with project requirements and HSE regulations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering field.
  • 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
  • Experience with oil and gas and/or water piping design.
  • Ability to interpret P&IDs, isometric drawings, and construction drawings.
  • Professional Engineering (PE) license.
  • Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Experience with AutoCAD, CADWorx, or similar design software desired.
  • Experience with CAESAR II strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of ASME B31.3, applicable API codes, and water pipeline design standards.
  • Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to accommodate occasional travel for meetings and site visits.
  • Valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Life Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $65/hr, this posting sits about 71% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $33–$48/hr middle band drawn from 75 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 97% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 98 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 54 different employers. 33 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 348 other active welding openings from 209 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), Gerber Collision & Glass (12), and S&C Electric Company (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Addison at $35/hr, and Skokie at $35/hr. Chicago is among them.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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