Pipeline Operator/pipeline Technician

**About Verbrec**

With over 860 dedicated team members operating out of locations across Australia and New Zealand, Verbrec is a leading mid-tier ASX listed company (ASX: VBC) providing exceptional engineering, operations and training services across the entire asset lifecycle, with a significant focus on growth into new and existing industries.

We provide services to our clients across Australia, New Zealand, PNG, and the Pacific, across the energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors, to empower them to improve efficiency and capability. We take pride in our focus on safety, while driving a strong people-focused culture to make transformations toward a sustainable and smart future.

**The position**

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, the purpose of the role is to carry out effective maintenance and operation of the pipelines operated by Verbrec in the Nowra Region with a focus on the environment, safety, security of supply, stakeholder awareness and liaison. These services include: ROW Maintenance and Erosion control; Pipeline Live Digs; Supervision of 3rd party crossings; Emergency Welding and Response; Repair; Leak Testing; Depth of Cover Surveys; Cathodic Protection Surveys; Non-Destructive Testing; Pipeline Pigging; Testing, Pre-commissioning, and Commissioning; Pipeline and facility construction and Integrity Inspections:

- To the highest level of safety, environment, community & stakeholder requirements.
- To meet agreed quality, operability, schedule, and cost targets; and
- In strict accordance with the relevant statutory & regulatory guidelines.

**About You**
- Certificate III in process plant operations or NACE CP 1 (Desirable)
- Experience supervising plant and equipment for live pipeline digs and ROW restoration
- Knowledge of pipeline regulation and environmental health & safety legislation
- Experience within the gas industry be highly regarded specifically in the areas of pipeline inspection and maintenance.
- A safety-first approach.
- Experience working in high pressure pipeline field operations environment
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- A high level of mechanical aptitude and willingness to develop on a diverse range of skills.
- Good communications skills, both written and oral.
- Sound computer skills.
- Experience with communicating with landowners and occupiers.

**The new Verbrec** brand represents our evolution and continued growth by leveraging emerging techniques and technologies for the benefit of our clients. Evolution, engineered.

**Our Vision** - Meeting the future by engineering transformative solutions through full project and asset lifecycles.

**Our Promise to You** - We believe in passionate and innovative people delivering our success. We take pride in seeing our people continually develop their career opportunities and access wonderful employee benefits. We offer our people engaging and challenging work, the opportunity for personal success and, a fun and friendly culture. We are an inclusive workplace and we believe in diversity and opportunity for all.

**Please note, a satisfactory National Criminal Check will be required prior to commencement of employment