National Pipeline Specialist

Rare Full-time opportunity based in Sydney
- Flexible Hybrid working role
- Brand new role as we are investing in our infrastructure management

**About Ampol**

Our company has always been about more than fuel. Fuel may be the foundation of our business, but our motivation and purpose come from the people, businesses, industries, and communities we engage with. From our origins until today, we’ve always been inspired by the role we can play in people’s lives - to keep them moving, to make journeys happen. Here at Ampol, we are proud of our heritage as Australia’s only owned fuel brand.

For over 100 years we have supported Australians to travel far and wide, and we’ll be here for 100 more powering better journeys for today and tomorrow. Tomorrow comes with the need to navigate the energy transition, and by playing a key role in the broader decarbonisation of transport, we have defined an ambitious Decarbonisation strategy to reach net zero emissions on an absolute basis across our operations by 2040.

We are committed to reducing our own emissions and to playing an important role in assisting our customers to navigate the energy transition by reducing their transport emissions.

**About the role**:
We have a rare full-time opportunity for a National Pipelines Manager to administer the operations, compliance and maintenance activities for pipelines and associated infrastructure to ensure Ampol’s legal, regulatory and reporting requirements.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Maintain all Ampol’s licensed pipelines to remain operational and compliant with the relevant State legislation. This role is recognised by the regulator as the Person in Charge (PIC) and coordinates activities of one direct report.
- Manage and maintain pipeline easements and agreements for dual carriageway easements for all pipelines.
- Management all 3rd party enquiries to control threats to operational and non-operational pipeline assets for the prevention of accidental or intentional environmental or safety related events.
- Manage SAPPM, all planned and reactive pipeline related operations and maintenance (Inspection, Testing and Servicing) of operational and non-operational pipelines including associated equipment and gear. This includes oversight of all maintenance and specialist contractors in accordance with Ampol policies and procedures.
- Coordinate and maintain current service level agreements for all pipeline related goods and services including, contractor performance management, contracting and consulting labour in strict accordance with the procurement policy.
- Maintain accurate pipeline data in government database for NSW pipelines.
- Maintain effective consultation, communication and engagement with key stakeholders, regulatory authorities, councils, emergency services, community and residents along pipeline easements to safeguard the pipelines operation, continued service and easement/agreement conditions.
- Facilitation and Management of the National Pipeline governance group.
- Facilitation and participation in annual Pipeline audits to ensure license and regulatory compliance is maintained.

**About you**:
You are a visible and approachable leader who conducts regular engagements in the field, seeking feedback and team member input and participation into business initiatives and programs by developing and leading highly capable operational teams to deliver on required business outcomes.

You are also committed to safety by being part of our 24/7 emergency response team.

**Key skills and experience**:

- Qualifications in mechanical or electrical engineering, or business degree in operations management. Minimum of diploma or graduate degree or demonstrated equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years’ experience in high-pressure pipeline operations and legal procedures.
- Experience in the petroleum industry or related field
- Knowledge and interpretation of pipeline codes and regulations including, AS 2885, Dangerous Goods, Critical Infrastructure and MHF regulations
- Competent in dealing with Government officers, Regulators and key stakeholders
- Exposure and coordination of emergency response situations
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
- Analytical and problem solving skills