Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

6 remote or telework-eligible positions · federal agency

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is the Department of Transportation agency that regulates the safety of pipelines and the transportation of hazardous materials by road, rail, air and water. Its Office of Pipeline Safety and Office of Hazardous Materials Safety write and enforce the rules, inspect operators and shippers and investigate incidents.

Recent listings have included an attorney advisor, a senior attorney advisor serving as presiding official, a deputy associate administrator for hazardous materials policy and programs, a supervisory general engineer serving as a director under direct hire authority, an investigative analyst and an unpaid law student legal intern.

Applying tip: the attorney positions are excepted service and expect active bar membership, usually with experience in regulatory or enforcement work. The engineering director role carries a positive education requirement for the 0801 series. Our legal jobs guide explains how excepted-service attorney hiring works, and the engineering guide covers the education rules.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has 6 open listings in our inventory right now: all telework eligible. 4 were posted in the last 30 days, the newest on Oct 6, 2026. Advertised pay runs $61,722 to $218,800 a year, typically about $162,282. GS grades range from 9 to 15. The most common job families: Attorney (3), General Engineering (1), Investigative Analysis (1). Figures as of Oct 7, 2026, refreshed daily.

Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations (Pipeline)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · closes Oct 19, 2026
Telework eligibleFederal$151,661–$218,800/year

Attorney Advisor

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · closes Oct 31, 2026
Telework eligibleFederal$85,447–$197,200/year

Investigative Analyst (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · closes Oct 14, 2026
Telework eligibleFederal$61,722–$97,087/year

Supervisory General Engineer (Director) -Direct Hire

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · closes Oct 9, 2026
Telework eligibleFederal$169,279–$197,200/year

Senior Attorney Advisor (Presiding Official)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · closes Dec 1, 2026
Telework eligibleFederal$169,279–$197,200/year

Attorney Advisor

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · closes Nov 11, 2026
Telework eligibleFederal$85,447–$197,200/year