Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer

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 have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer to join our Engineering & Technical Solutions team in Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth on a full-time permanent basis.

Reporting to the Lead Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, you will play a key role in providing leadership, management and technical input for electrical, instrumentation and control design works across APA’s brownfield and sustaining-capital project portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the engineering design of electrical, instrumentation and control systems across concept, FEED and detailed design.
- Take ownership of the technical delivery of project design objectives, including scope, interfaces and fit-for-purpose outcomes.
- Provide assurance of engineering design quality by performing checker and approver roles across a variety of projects and deliverables.
- Manage design progress and provide regular updates on engineering schedule, cost, technical risk and design quality.
- Work effectively with minimal supervision while providing technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and external consultants.
- Provide high-quality technical advice to support the safe, reliable and successful operation of APA assets.

Your background

- A Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, Control or an equivalent discipline; NER registration or Chartered status is preferred.
- A minimum of eight years’ relevant experience in gas production, gas transmission, petrochemical, power, utilities or a comparable heavy industry.
- Sound practical knowledge of Australian and international standards applicable to electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
- Demonstrated experience in the design and installation of electrical equipment in hazardous areas in accordance with the AS/NZS 60079 series.
- Experience with industrial control systems, PLCs, RTUs, safety instrumented systems and associated field instrumentation.
- Experience participating in or leading HAZOP, CHAZOP, LOPA and other engineering risk-assessment workshops.

About the Team

Operating APA’s energy infrastructure requires practical technical solutions and sustainable operating decisions every day. APA invests in stay-in-business capital works as part of each asset’s lifecycle plan to minimise risk, reduce cost and improve asset operability.

Engineering & Technical Solutions is a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting projects across APA’s gas transmission, power generation, renewables and electricity transmission assets. The team provides design leadership and technical assurance to help projects deliver safe, reliable and practical outcomes for APA’s assets and customers.

Working at APA

At APA, we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.

We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we’ll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we’re taking on one of Australia’s greatest challenges:​ the energy transition.​ We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.​

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We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of 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 focused 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 on Sunday, 29 November 2026. Role Reference Number: JR5352

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.