Senior Process Engineer Optimisation

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 Senior Process Engineer Optimisation to join us in our Engineering and Technical Solutions team in Brisbane, QLD on a Permanent Full Time basis.

Reporting to the Team Lead - Optimisation and Control Systems, you will play a key role in supporting the safe, secure, and efficient operation of APA's gas transmission assets, working alongside APA's Controllers in the Integrated Operations Centre.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with operations teams.
• Champion process safety fundamentals and promote risk-based decision-making.
• Support emissions reduction initiatives and business processes that contribute to APA's 2050 Net Zero carbon targets.
• Provide day-to-day frontline operational support to the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) and Control Room team.
• Influence and manage stakeholders effectively, including negotiating mutually agreeable outcomes.

Your background

• Tertiary qualification in Chemical Engineering, with eligibility for corporate membership of IChemE, Engineers Australia, or equivalent.
• Previous oil and gas industry experience, highly regarded.
• Proven experience with safety management systems, change management, and leading risk assessments including safeguards identification and monitoring.
• Proficiency with data historian (e.g., OSI Pi), analytics (e.g., Python, Excel), visualisation (e.g., Power BI, Pi Vision), or simulation tools (e.g., HYSYS, DNVGL Synergi Gas).
• Experience as a process engineer in operational support, with strong data, analytical, and modelling capabilities.
• Ability to deliver high-quality outcomes within the time constraints of an operational environment.

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.

Role closes Sunday, 21 September 2025. Role Reference Number JR3204

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.