Technical Officer - Mechanical

The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia’s energy future. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Technical Officer – Mechanical to join us in our Operations & Maintenance team in Wallumbilla, QLD. This role will be local to Roma or FIFO from Brisbane to Roma, working 15 days on and 13 days off roster, full time permanent basis

Reporting to the Team Leader SWQ, you will play a key role in maintaining and repairing mechanical systems. This includes ensuring the safety and reliability of these systems, diagnosing and resolving technical issues, and complying with industry regulations and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair mechanical systems to ensure safety and reliability.
• Maintain and repair pipeline easement and APA pipeline asset in the SWQ region.
• Comply with industry regulations and standards to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Collaborate with other technicians and engineers to improve the performance of mechanical systems.
• Provide technical support and training to other staff as needed.
• Follow APA behaviours – Courageous, Accountable, Nimble, Collaborative, Impactful.

Your background

• Strong technical skills with a good understanding of mechanical systems and infrastructure.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical staff.
• Knowledge of industry regulations and standards related to mechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of Gas pipeline Asset and Easement Surveillance, Monitoring and Maintenance
• Experience in operating various mobile plant e.g. excavator, skid steer.

About the Team

Example: The Operations & Maintenance team exist to safely operate APA Power, Transmission, Midstream and Network assets in an efficient and cost-effective manner to enable APA to achieve its business strategy and goals, extract maximum value from its assets, and deliver value for its customers.

To help APA Securing Australia’s Energy Future, the Operations teams focus is on Our People, Operational Excellence and Creating Value. We are also making great strides towards achieving our net zero ambition, enabling APA to be world class in energy solutions. 

The O&M team are responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of gas to our contracted customers. We maintain an extensive portfolio of pipelines and gas compression stations spread over large distances in remote locations. Typical equipment includes turbine compression units, GEA’s and customer delivery stations which contain pressure and temperature regulation equipment. We also maintain the metering and gas quality measuring instruments which are integral to the custody transfer of gas along the pipelines under our control.

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

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 $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses 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 offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

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

Join our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. 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.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.