Asset Planning Engineer

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At APA, our purpose is simple: to strengthen communities through responsible energy.

We now have a rare opportunity available for an Asset Strategy Engineer to join our team in Thomastown, VIC, on a Permanent Fulltime basis.

Reporting to the Team Lead Asset Planning (VIC/NSW), you will play a key role in providing engineering expertise for the development of asset management strategies for the gas distribution network. Please note, that this is not a maintenance planning role.

Key Responsibilities

• Future Energy: Strategic review for localised and large scope natural gas fuel replacement projects with renewable Hydrogen and Biogas
• Operational Excellence: Monitor existing network performance, maintain capacity models to identify gas supply risks to existing customers. Lead emergency load management during exercises and outage events
• Capacity Management: Develop and optimise network augmentation designs and business cases for organic growth and major customer changes in conjunction with the commercial and energy transition departments
• Asset Management: Development of asset management plans, capital expenditure plans and pressure surveillance strategies
• Provide technical input into a wide range of asset strategy applications balancing Cost, Risk and Performance

Your background

• Tertiary engineering qualifications
• Experience in one or more of the following - strategic planning, asset development, capacity planning, operations, concept OR FEED engineering, project management
• Experience and passion for asset management and/or asset strategy development
• Detailed knowledge of network distribution and associated infrastructure is preferred.
• Working knowledge of gas hydraulic modelling packages such as Synergi is advantageous.
• Asset management systems & processes Experience is desirable

About the Team

Networks manages and operates transmission pipelines and local distribution networks that deliver gas to around 1.4 million households and businesses across Australia.

This is an exciting time for the Networks team, we are growing and expanding with many new projects, including 2032 Olympics. Also, we have a strong culture of continuous improvement and working towards Net Zero with the introduction of renewable green gas into the Gas Networks. We need people who are courageous, nimble and ready to make a positive impact.

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 employee more than 2900 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 $27 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia.
And we own over 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to families and industry 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 their businesses offering reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia's energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers.
We prioritise sustainable outcomes so that APA, our people, customers, and communities can thrive - now and in the future.

Join our team and be part of Australia's energy transition

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, Wednesday, 26 June, 2024. Role Reference number JR641

PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $21 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country. Our operations span every mainland state and territory in the country and we employ more than 1900 people.

Our vision is to be world class in energy solutions.

To make that vision a reality, we are building a culture that enables us to be our best for each other, for our customers and for the communities in which we work.

Our behaviours - Courageous, Accountable, Nimble, Collaborative, and Impactful - define the ways we work and provide the culture we need to succeed.

At APA, we are Always Powering Ahead.

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $21 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country. Our operations span every mainland state and territory in the country and we employ more than 1900 people.

Our vision is to be world class in energy solutions.

To make that vision a reality, we are building a culture that enables us to be our best for each other, for our customers and for the communities in which we work.

Our behaviours - Courageous, Accountable, Nimble, Collaborative, and Impactful - define the ways we work and provide the culture we need to succeed.

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