Senior Turbine Engineer

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Origin Energy Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year
  • Lead turbine engineering across Origin's power generation assets
  • Use your GE & MHI turbine expertise to drive real impact
  • Brisbane based with travel to sites

Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful
At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it's how we approach work every day. As a collective, we're a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia's energy transition. If you're driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we'd love to have you on the journey.

About the role:
Ready to lead turbine engineering across some of Australia's most critical energy assets? As a
Senior Turbine Engineer
at Origin, you'll tackle complex challenges, drive performance and reliability, and lead technical projects across our generation fleet. Experience with heavy frame Gas Turbines (particularly
GE Frame 9E, Frame 6B, and MHI 701D turbines)
will set you up for success in this high-impact role.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and support turbine engineering activities across Origin's gas turbine Generation fleet, including condition monitoring, overhaul planning, and commissioning.
  • Develop and maintain asset management strategies to ensure equipment longevity, performance and cost efficiency.
  • Provide engineering specifications, technical oversight and quality management for capital works and mechanical upgrades of Gas Turbines.
  • Apply engineering theory, practices and principles to investigate equipment failures, performance losses and to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate across departments to ensure compliance with engineering standards and safety regulations.

What will you bring?

  • A Mechanical Engineering degree (Washington Accord accredited or able to obtain equivalent Engineers Australia assessment of certification)
  • Experience in turbine engineering within power generation or heavy industry.
  • Strong technical knowledge of heavy frame gas turbines. Experience with GE Frame 9E, Frame 6B, and MHI 701D turbines will be highly regarded.
  • Chartered Professional Engineer for RPEQ registration, or a commitment to achieve within 12–18 months.
  • Proven ability to lead technical projects, communicate effectively, and mentor others.
  • Willingness to travel interstate for outages and projects, including extended periods several times a year (each up to 6-8 weeks).
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

So, why join us?

  • A great high energy team, that encourages interesting, rewarding, and engaging work
  • 20 weeks of paid leave for primary carers with flexible return options.
  • Thrive in a culture of personal and professional growth.
  • Powering your career with unbeatable perks - Get discounted electricity, gas, and internet as an Origin employee
  • Origin 360 Electric Vehicles (EV) employee subscription offers a fantastic range of EVs, with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract.
  • Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members.

Origin - Where good change happens
At Origin, we're powered by people who believe in creating change.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you.

Here's a little about us:
Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.
Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
Function: Engineering



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