Senior Commissioning Engineer

C015 Apt Management Services Pty Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development programs

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Job summary

APA Group is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to join our Infrastructure Delivery team across Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth. You will lead commissioning activities, develop plans and documentation, and ensure safe, efficient handover of assets to operations.

You’ll work with engineering, construction and operations teams, mentoring engineers and contributing to standards while supporting multiple projects with travel across sites on the East Coast.

Qualifications

• Experience in commissioning, pre-commissioning, startup or readiness in energy/gas industries.
• Strong E&I and controls/instrumentation knowledge.
• Brownfield/greenfield commissioning with testing and handover.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across engineering, construction, operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning and pre-commissioning across major gas projects from planning to handover.
• Develop and implement commissioning plans, procedures, and documentation.
• Provide technical commissioning input during design and delivery for safe outcomes.
• Plan and coordinate commissioning, plant shutdowns, start-up and testing with stakeholders.
• Manage commissioning interfaces with vendors, contractors, project teams and operations.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to commissioning standards and continuous improvement.

Skills

Commissioning experience

Electrical & Instrumentation

Brownfield/Greenfield

Managing multiple projects

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree or trade qualification

Job description

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 Commissioning Engineer to join our Infrastructure Delivery team in our Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth office on a full-time basis for 2 years.

Reporting to the Commissioning Lead, you will play a key role in delivering safe, efficient and compliant commissioning outcomes across APA's growing portfolio of gas infrastructure projects. Acting as a technical commissioning specialist, you will support projects from planning and documentation through to testing, start-up and operational handover, ensuring assets are commissioned to the required standards and ready for safe operation.

With a strong project pipeline secured for the years ahead, this is an opportunity to work on critical energy infrastructure projects while partnering with experienced engineering, construction and operational teams. You will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, influence project outcomes, and be recognised as a trusted technical expert within your discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning and pre-commissioning activities across major gas infrastructure projects from planning through to operational handover.
• Develop and implement commissioning plans, procedures, work instructions and associated documentation.
• Provide technical commissioning expertise during project design and delivery to support efficient and safe commissioning outcomes.
• Plan and coordinate commissioning, plant shutdown, start-up and functional testing activities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage commissioning interfaces with vendors, contractors, project teams and operational personnel to ensure successful project delivery.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to commissioning standards, technical excellence and continuous improvement across the business.

Your Background

• Demonstrated experience in commissioning, pre-commissioning, start-up or operational readiness activities within energy, gas, LNG, power, utilities, mining or other process industries.
• Strong technical expertise in Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I), controls, instrumentation, process systems or a related discipline.
• Experience planning and executing brownfield and/or greenfield commissioning projects, including testing and asset handover.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, construction, operations, contractors and vendors.
• Engineering qualifications or a trade-based technical background supported by significant commissioning experience.

At APA, you'll join a collaborative and values-driven team where safety, integrity and continuous improvement are at the centre of everything we do. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex and rewarding infrastructure projects while developing your expertise within one of Australia's leading energy infrastructure businesses.

Travel of approximately 30% will be required, primarily across East Coast project sites.

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.

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.

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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Role Reference Number: JR5176

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.