A professional who coordinates engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance activities of cross-country pipeline used to transport crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, or coal slurry from transmission to distribution terminal. Responsibilities include:

• Reviews forecasts of customer demands to determine additional pipeline construction or alteration requirements on pipeline system and facilities.
• Develops plans to meet expanded demands and requests engineering section to design and prepare specifications for expanded facilities and capacity, award construction contracts, and assign project engineering personnel for on-site direction.
• Directs and coordinates, through other management personnel, scheduling, measuring, transmission, and maintenance activities to ensure efficient operation of pipelines and minimize losses.
• Authorizes procurement of equipment, materials, and supplies required for operations and maintenance.
• May be designated according to area of pipeline for which responsible as Pipeline Superintendent, District; Pipeline Superintendent, Division.