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 Senior Pipeline Engineer to join us in our Infrastructure Engineering team in Brisbane or Melbourne on a full-time permanent basis.

Reporting to the Team Discipline Lead- Pipelines, you will play a key role in support and lead engineering design, technical document preparation, package engineering, construction and commissioning engineering activities in the delivery of projects for new assets and upgrades to existing pipelines, end of line facilities and interconnecting plant and equipment.

The pipeline team is engaged in many different gas projects including design of hydrogen pipelines and facilities. Due to increase in workload, the team is seeking a new member to join our exciting times moving forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate as an integral member of a design team as a Pipeline Engineer for APA’s growth projects,
• Undertake stress analysis and reviews including model creation and calculations,
• Undertake Flow induced vibration analysis and review third party reports regarding FIV
• Prepare design calculations and documentation for Prefeasibility, FEED and Detail Design Phases and ensure engineering and design documentation prepared by APA, external engineering service providers, or vendors meet project/stakeholder requirements, statutory and licence requirements,
• May be required to contribute to package for pipeline related packages such as linepipe, MIJ, valves and actuators, high strength fittings,
• Will be required to travel to site or other APA offices for short periods

Your background

• Tertiary qualification in Mechanical or Civil Engineering admitting to corporate membership of the Institution of Engineers, Australia or equivalent (Required),
• Chartered or Registered Professional Engineer (Preferred and eligible for admission),
• Working knowledge of gas transmission industry including equipment such as valves, actuators or pipe traps etc,
• Proven experience in design for gas transmission pipelines and stations is essential,
• Knowledge of hydrogen pipeline design to ASME B31.12 (essential),
• Knowledge and practical use of Australian and International Pipeline and related Standards (AS2885, ASME B31.3, B31.8, and B31.12). Must have knowledge and exposure to associated Australian and International reference standards,
• Knowledge and practical use of Australian and International Equipment and related Standards (API 6D, API 5L, AS 3862).

About the Team

To support APA’s progression and expansion to renewable solutions, we are positioning ourselves to support Australia in continuing to have access to reliable, flexible and affordable energy solutions with significantly lower carbon emissions. To ensure APA’s commitments to future growth to renewables is attainable, we sponsor and contribute to world class resource and material development in Australia and globally.

The pipeline team is part of the Infrastructure Engineering Team providing front end design / detailed design on all APA major gas pipeline projects and pipeline relocation projects in Australia. This financial year APA designed and delivered over $1.5 Billion dollars of infrastructure projects for the business, for example, Western Outer Ring Main in Victoria, Northern Goldfield Interconnect Pipeline in Western Australia, Kurri Kurri Lateral in New South Wales, Winchelsea Compressor Upgrade and East Coast Grid expansion along the east coast of Australia.

This is an exciting time for the team, we need people who are courageous, nimble, and ready to make an impact.

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, and 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 Wednesday, 29 November 2023. Role Reference number 4058

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