Senior Facilities Integrity Engineer

Description:

The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia’s energy future. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Facilities Integrity Engineer to join the Networks team in Kidman Park SA or Thomastown VIC, on a fixed term contract to March 2027.

Reporting to the Manager Integrity, Networks, as a Senior Engineer, you would be required to apply advanced knowledge, skills and methods to solves complex integrity problems and deliver high-quality specialist solutions to various stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the integrity, safety, reliability and compliance of all facility assets (gate stations, regulator stations and meter sets) operated and maintained by APA Networks.
• Be proactive in identifying risks to be addressed and managed, and developing proposals to prevent and mitigate those risks, actively driving either their resolution or escalation.
• Deliver various compliance and risk reduction actions associated with facility integrity on time through strong collaboration with stakeholders.
• Support and facilitate asset integrity projects through capex planning forecasts, risk assessments, optioneering studies, failure analysis and scope of work delivery.
• Communicate effectively and collaboratively with various internal and external stakeholders and support various business improvement and risk reduction initiatives

Your background

• Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline or strong equivalent relevant work experience (mechanical engineer preferred) and AICIP or API certification would be beneficial
• Knowledge of facilities construction and operating practices for vessels, pressure reducing valves, water bath heaters and piping
• Able to perform defect assessments for static equipment and recommend appropriate repairs
• Innovative and can generate original and novel ideas, and to adapt and improve existing engineering solutions to changing needs and contexts
• Act with integrity, honesty, and responsibility and uphold the values and principles of the engineering profession including adhering to relevant standards, codes, and regulations
• Understand the interpretation and application of industry Codes of Practice, Standards, Acts and relevant legislation eg AS2885.3 and AS4645

About the Team

Networks manages and operates local distribution networks and transmission pipelines that deliver gas to around 1.4 million households and businesses across Australia.

This is an exciting time for the Networks team, we are growing and expanding with many new projects, including 2032 Olympics. Also, we have a strong culture of continuous improvement and working towards Net Zero with the introduction of renewable green gas into the Gas Networks. We need people who are courageous, nimble and ready to make a positive impact.

Working at APA

At APA we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best. We’ll provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life.

We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

We are APA

APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we’re focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.

Our customer centric approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to securing Australia’s energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia’s energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities.

Join our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. We’d love to hear from you.

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.