Senior Commissioning Engineer

About the role

APA, Australia's energy infrastructure partner, is looking for a Senior Commissioning Engineer to join its Infrastructure Delivery team in the Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth office. Reporting to the Commissioning Lead, you will act as a technical commissioning specialist on gas infrastructure projects, supporting them from planning and documentation through testing, start-up and operational handover. The position is full-time for 2 years, with about 30% travel mainly across East Coast project sites.

Key responsibilities

• Lead commissioning and pre-commissioning activities across major gas infrastructure projects from planning through to operational handover.
• Develop and implement commissioning plans, procedures, work instructions and associated documentation.
• Provide technical commissioning expertise during project design and delivery.
• Plan and coordinate commissioning, plant shutdown, start-up and functional testing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage commissioning interfaces with vendors, contractors, project teams and operational personnel.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to commissioning standards, technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in commissioning, pre-commissioning, start-up or operational readiness in energy, gas, LNG, power, utilities, mining or other process industries.
• Experience planning and executing brownfield and/or greenfield commissioning projects, including testing and asset handover.
• Engineering qualification or a trade-based technical background supported by significant commissioning experience.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and support multiple projects at once.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across engineering, construction, operations, contractors and vendors.
• Eligible to work in Australia; background vetting (including police checks) applies.

Required skills

• Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I), controls, instrumentation or process systems.
• Brownfield and greenfield commissioning.

What we offer

• Targeted career development programs.
• Competitive remuneration and employee benefits.
• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing initiatives.
• Inclusive parental leave of 18 weeks, including superannuation.