The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is simple: to strengthen communities through responsible energy.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Power Systems Operations Engineering Team in Perth on a Permanent Full Time Basis.

Reporting to the Team Lead Power Operations Engineering, you will play a key role in securing Australia’s energy future by providing key engineering support to critical power infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide essential day-to-day engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of power system assets, including high voltage equipment, power generation, distribution, and transmission equipment.
• Conduct thorough investigations into operational incidents, identify root causes, and develop recommendations to resolve issues. Enhance maintenance strategies and standard operating procedures.
• Regularly review equipment data, identify abnormal conditions, and provide actionable recommendations to minimise impact and ensure optimal performance.
• Identify engineering opportunities to create value for the business by reducing costs or increasing revenue, supported by sound technical due diligence.
• Take ownership of engineering changes, including risk assessments and updates to drawings and documentation.
• Lead minor capital projects to upgrade assets, improving safety and reliability.
• Travel regularly to sites and be available to operations, offering a unique opportunity to directly support field teams and APA operations.

Your background

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering (or a similar field) and be eligible for corporate membership with Engineers Australia, or have equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in high voltage power systems, including generation, transmission, or similar heavy industry.
• Understanding of Australian and international electrical codes and standards.
• Strong communicator who can effectively relate to and collaborate with staff and management at all levels, bringing people together to achieve shared goals.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with a passion for investigation and fault analysis, using technical insight to solve problems.
• Experience in an operational environment, managing competing priorities and contributing to high-performance outcomes.
• Experience in renewable power system engineering and operations is desirable.

About the Team

As the Power Systems Operations Engineering team, we ensure the smooth operation of APA’s diverse energy assets in Western Australia, which include thermal and renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and battery storage. We provide essential day-to-day engineering support, conduct incident investigations, monitor equipment conditions, identify value-creating opportunities, manage engineering changes, and lead minor capital projects. Regular site visits and direct support to field teams are key aspects of our role, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

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 $27 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia.
And we own over 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to families and industry 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 their businesses offering reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

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

We prioritise sustainable outcomes so that APA, our people, customers, and communities can thrive – now and in the future.

Join our team and be part of Australia’s energy transition!

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.

Role closes Sunday, 12 January 2025. Role Reference Number JR1751

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.