Senior Technical Officer - E&I

About Us

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.

We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

The Opportunity

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Technical Officer E & I to join our Operations team in Dalby on a full time basis on a 12/9 roster.

Reporting to the Team Leader, South East Qld, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe and efficient operation, maintenance, reliability and improvement of process control, plant and high-pressure transmission pipeline systems and supporting infrastructure to meet customer requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Organise and carry out routine and non-routine maintenance for pipeline systems, compressor stations, meter stations, pressure reduction facilities, scraper stations and laterals and associated plant in accordance with procedures to meet KPIs and contractual obligations
• Install, commission, test, calibrate, monitor, fault find and diagnose, repair, maintain, overhaul and service simple to complex process control, maintain mechanical plant and equipment to enhance equipment reliability and performance
• Achieve maintenance and reliability work objectives by carrying out all maintenance and repairs as needed
• Undertake problem solving in the rectification of system faults, utilising historical data and complex testing equipment to diagnose and formulate solutions to technical issues recommending cost effective system and predicative and proactive maintenance improvements to improve equipment reliability, maintenance processes and to meet customer requirements
• Provide reliable data, equipment histories and reports for analysis and review, providing accurate and effective documentation for APA’s programmed and proactive maintenance programs

Your background

• Significant work experience in Oil & Gas or related industry is highly desirable
• Electrical trade qualification or equivalent experience in transmission gas pipelines is preferred
• Experience in compression and associated equipment
• Ability to program, install and commission process control equipment and detailed understanding of operating conditions is preferred
• A self-starter, keen to give 100% at all times and a strong team player
• Extremely comfortable working autonomously in remote locations for several business days at a time

About the Team

The SEQ team covers an area from Wallumbilla near Roma, to the port of Brisbane, looking after Gas Transmission, Midstream Gas Production and Renewable Energy Generation assets.

We have a combination of Electrical, Mechanical and Civil trade backgrounds, with a cultural diversity amongst the team.

Our stations and office facilities are located at strategic sites and show a real sense of ownership by the team.

The maintenance and project work carried out by the team is diverse and underpins the reliability of the asset for our customers.

Working at APA

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

APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work–life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.

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

Sound like your kind of career? We’d love to hear from you.

Role closes Sunday 16th July. Role Reference number 3435.

PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.