Lead Integrity Engineer

Airswift; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Lead Integrity Engineer for an oil and gas operator, based at a gas processing plant in Long Island Point VIC. This 2-year contract role is onsite, five days a week, Monday to Friday, starting ASAP.

You will lead and manage the local integrity team, ensuring design, execution and continuous improvement of integrity programs across the site, aligning with Asset Management to improve reliability and safety.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical/chemical/materials engineering.
• Experience with in-service inspection and fitness for service.
• Knowledge of materials and corrosion engineering.
• Non-destructive evaluation and RBI knowledge.
• Familiarity with industry codes and standards (AS/ASME/API/AMPP/BS/ISO).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the local integrity team onsite.
• Oversee integrity programs including piping, pressure vessels, corrosion management, and PRVs.
• Provide technical oversight to Operations and Maintenance.
• Direct frontline technicians and engineers; set priorities and drive a collaborative culture.
• Drive continuous improvement using KPIs and manage safety case requirements.
• Recommend follow-up repairs and changes through Management of Change.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and Fitness-For-Service evaluations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Business judgment

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

In-service inspection

Fitness for service

Corrosion engineering

Non-destructive Evaluation

Risk Based Inspection

Codes & standards

Education

Mechanical/chemical/materials engineering degree

Tools

NDE tools

RBI software

Pressure vessel codes

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Integrity Engineer to start ASAP for an oil and gas operator that’ll be based in a gas processing plant facility in Long Island Point VIC (approximately 45 minutes to 1-hour drive from Melbourne VIC) for a 2 years’ contract duration. This is a 5 days a week, Monday to Friday role based onsite. The Lead Integrity Engineer is responsible for leading and managing the local integrity team, ensuring the effective design, execution, and continuous improvement of integrity programs across the site. This role works closely with the Asset Management team to provide technical leadership, drive operational performance, and support the safe and reliable operation of facility assets. The successful candidate will play a key role in fostering collaboration, delivering strategic integrity initiatives, and enhancing asset reliability through best-practice engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Focal point for fixed asset (pressure equipment) integrity programs onsite including piping program, pressure vessel inspections, corrosion integrity management and pressure relief valves
• Technical oversight including review, evaluation and execution of programs and support to Operations and Maintenance teams
• Provide direction to assigned frontline technicians and engineers – set priorities, communicate goals and drive a respectful and inclusive environment
• Demonstrate & promote a sense of ownership and drive continuous improvement through performance KPIs
• Maintain working knowledge of relevant safety case requirements and performance standards
• Recommend follow up repair / maintenance to piping / pressured equipment, including execution of Management of Change
• Troubleshooting, root cause analysis for any bad actor or failure
• Conduct Fitness-For-Service evaluations on in service equipment
• Ability to learn and adapt to an agile and flexible working environment, continuously stay abreast of latest developments in industry standards/ practices, bring in learnings/ experience to challenge and improve company work processes/ practices

Skills / Requirements

• Degree in mechanical/chemical/materials or related engineering discipline
• In-service inspection, fitness for service
• Knowledge of materials & corrosion engineering
• Non-destructive Evaluation
• Risk Based Inspection (RBI)
• Strong communication, leadership and business judgment skills
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Broad knowledge of industry codes & standards including AS, ASME, API, AMPP, BS/ISO