Mechanical Engineer

The Opportunity

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

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Mechanical Engineer to join our Engineering and Planning team in Perth, WA.

Reporting to the Team Lead Rotating, you will play an instrumental role in providing engineering services to the Western Australian Operations and Maintenance (O&M) teams. Services will include working proactively to manage changes to deliver reliability improvements in line with the asset management framework in combination with supporting reactive maintenance/repair. The position will involve some site travel to engage directly with O&M stakeholders and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide front-line operational technical support for above ground pipeline assets, specifically focusing on static mechanical equipment. This includes being available for rostered after-hours support.
• Review and manage operational engineering requests, prioritising and executing them based on risk and criticality.
• Facilitate incident investigations/root cause analysis (RCA) and produce reports with actions to prevent recurrence.
• Manage changes to static mechanical equipment, including modifications to station piping, valves, and water bath heaters. Also, handle obsolescence management, drawing updates, and change management as needed.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of industry best practice maintenance strategies for static equipment types.
• Develop and maintain quality relationships with a variety of key stakeholders.

About You

• Hold a tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
• Previous experience in gas transmission/production, power generation, or another heavy industrial sector.
• Experience working with static mechanical equipment preferably including piping, valves, and water bath heaters.
• Proficient in incident investigation/RCA and reporting.
• Familiarity with risk assessments and risk management processes.
• Proven track record of delivering business improvement outcomes in maintenance, reliability, and asset inspection.

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 employee more than 2900 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 priorty. 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, 8 September 2024. Role Reference Number JR1202

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

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.