National Strategic Asset Lead

Do amazing work 

A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job. It's a chance to join a group of people dedicated to supporting Australia's evolving energy and convenience needs. We're a leading retail, industrial and energy business, and we've been helping Australians reach their destination for more than 120 years.  

Our plans for the future support Australia's energy transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions. And our recent acquisitions of Coles Express and OTR, we provide Australians with outstanding convenience. 

At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to grow and evolve with us. People with new perspectives, energy and passion to drive Viva Energy and their careers forward.  

We now have a great opportunity for a National Strategic Asset Lead to join our Supply Chain business and our national network of fuel storage terminals.

With a national accountability, this role can be based in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

As a National Strategic Asset Lead working within the Reliability & Integrity engineering team supporting up to 30 terminals & depots across Australia, you will be directly supporting our asset owners, maintenance and projects teams.

You will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, systematic approach and technical engineering guidance in the development of new initiatives and optimisation of existing asset performance to implement a long-term asset lifecycle approach to the Supply Chain national asset portfolio.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Lead and develop a capability within the Supply Chain engineering team to provide concept scoping to support the Supply Chain & Commercial businesses as well as lead selected strategic asset replacement initiatives to ensure smooth transition into project stages.
• Champion & lead the development (either directly or via support) of agreed asset integrity initiatives & projects as part of asset replacement plans identified by the Reliability & Integrity (R&I) team such as end-of-life assets to facilitate a smooth transition into project Define/Execute phases.
• Develop frameworks, guidelines, checklists and champion the integration by facilitating implementation workshops to support a systematic approach to asset management and engineering technical capability uplift within the Engineering and Supply Chain function.
• Champion and develop technical frameworks and processes to systematically approach asset integrity improvement initiatives to uplift engineering capability and knowledge across Supply Chain. Provision of subject matter expertise and technical advice to Engineering and Operations including facilitating technical capability uplift workshops, mentoring, review and support to the R&I Engineering team.
• Manage selected technical engineering standards and guidelines that support the delivery of asset management across Supply Chain.
• Contribute to a program that actively manages the review of technical and engineering standards against relevant standards (Australian & international), codes of practice and industry good practice.

About you

• To be successful you will be a Qualified Engineer (CPEng or working towards) with ideally over 10 years' of experience in the hydrocarbon industry across maintenance, projects and operations with strong communication and coordination skills.
• Have extensive technical knowledge of maintenance and project requirements in Major Hazard Facilities.
• Have the confidence and capacity to align business and stakeholder priorities and provide clarity and vision for the broader team.
• Are dependable, detail-oriented and can apply innovative problem-solving skills. You will have a track record in taking ownership and delivering on your promises. 
• Possess excellent stakeholder management skills (both internal and external) and are able to manage complex and strategically important relationships.
• Able to positively influence a diverse stakeholder group that includes senior management, operations, contractors, and suppliers.
• Able to work with a high degree of autonomy and effectively prioritise your time in a dynamic work environment.

About Viva Energy 

Join a team that values diversity. Viva Energy is a great place to be yourself. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, and empower everyone to amplify their voice across the business. We value inclusion because that's how we get the best outcomes. 

Awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for the past five years highlights that we are driven by our people and continuing our focus on making Viva Energy reflect the ever-changing face of Australia.  

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.

Applications close Friday, 22 August 2025