The Organisation QGC is a leading Australian coal seam gas explorer and producer. We offer diverse and global career opportunities to talented individuals who will help our business to meet growing domestic and international demand for cleaner energy. QGC is establishing one of Australia’s largest capital infrastructure projects to turn our world-class reserves of coal seam gas into liquefied natural gas (LNG). Queensland Curtis LNG, a priority project for QGC, involves expanding our exploration and development in southern and central Queensland and transporting gas via a 380km buried pipeline to Curtis Island near Gladstone, where it will be liquefied. QGC operates the gas-fired Condamine Power Station, the world’s first combined-cycle power station to run entirely on coal seam gas. Position Summary
The incumbent will provide engineering support as part of the Upstream Operations - Field team responsible for the operational input into all physical plant and associated equipment derived from upstream projects.
The incumbent will support the design of the facilities, specifically from the perspective of electrical, control and instrumentation elements, including: calculations and optimisations for electrical specifications, design criteria and definitions for equipment and bulk material and also for the calculation, design, layout and specification of all process electrical, control and instrumentation systems.
Key Accountabilities
Core Accountabilities
Position Specific
• Ensure safe and reliable electrical power supply to all sites
• Maintain electrical plant and equipment design procedures and confirm compliance
• Responsible for evaluating and approving modifications to existing equipment and approving new project equipment
• Liaise with key stakeholders and keep abreast of the company’s infrastructure development activities ensuring an understanding of future integrity engineering requirements
• Coordinate preparation of equipment specifications for implementation of projects by internal and external project staff
• Regularly meet with field personnel and review operations asset performance
• Monitor and make recommendations on technology advances in QGC’s present operations and future developments regarding plant integrity and feed into the project team
• Participate in operations interfaces across projects and multi-disciplines during FEED, detailed design and construction
• Coordinate the selection and development of electrical, control and instrumentation technologies and systems, P&IDs, Safety PFDs, Cause & Effects (C&E), Instrument Lists, Specifications, Data Sheets and hookups, Instrument Layouts and Cable Schedules, Packages controls and instrumentation, Control Descriptions, Operator interface ergonomics and graphics and Operating Manual
• Control and instrument risks, interfaces, Lessons Learnt inputs, Reviews (Hazid, Hazop, Layout, Chazop, SIL, Risk, Value and their closures); technical questions (TQs), third party design verification and Operations Assurance Plan
• Be responsible for site electrical, control and instrumentation engineering activities up to and including Mechanical Completion:
• Inputs to pre-commissioning procedures, commissioning procedures
• Participate in factory acceptance test (FAT) and site acceptance test (SATs) as appropriate
• Ensure that project standards and functional specifications for electrical equipment are suitable.
• Support the review of concession requests relating to process facilities
• Monitor progress of the development of electrical equipment design deliverables and propose corrective actions in the event of potential schedule overrun, where necessary, in consultation with the Engineering Manager
• Undertake inspections of equipment at various stages of its manufacture
• Input into technical and progress reports to support flow of key information to management in order to assist with decision making
• Establish the process for applying criticality ratings to procured items (relative to the degree of inspection required)
• Assist with the process for design verification by a third party
• Participate in peer assists, peer reviews, value improving process workshops and the end-of-stage TAS review
People Management
• The incumbent must adhere to the annual HR cycle and meet deadlines within the appropriate timeframes
Health Safety Security and Environment (HSSE)
• Demonstrate visible leadership and commitment to excellent HSSE performance in support of the Project Manager’s accountabilities
• Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all employees are accountable for ensuring that they take care of themselves and adopt exemplary safe behaviours
• All QGC employees must adhere to the Business Principles at all times under Conduct, Our People, Society and HSSE and to participate in relevant training
Unique Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Attribute Experience
• Technical professional with exposure to diverse technical and business environments
• Experience in application of Electrical, Control and Instrument engineering management practices and in value improvement tools practices plus quality assurance
• Demonstrated experience in a Electrical, Control & Instrumentation engineering role, ideally involving the operation and maintenance of gas gathering and gas compression systems
• Demonstrated experience in a field process plant operations environment and in maintaining associated pipeline systems
• Experience of evaluating and advising on non invasive maintenance strategies and interpretation of condition based monitoring data
• Experience in developing safe operating procedures
• Experience in the development of engineering policies/procedures
• Experience with Permit to Work (PTW) systems
• Demonstrated experience with field safety management and commitment to safety
• Experience working within a controlled change management culture to ensure that any changes are fully assessed
• Expertise in electrical equipment selection and maintenance for use in hazardous locations
Knowledge, Languages, Skills and Attributes
• Tertiary level engineering qualification and relevant experience in operation and maintenance of electrical, control and instrumentation equipment as well as generation and distribution systems
• Chartered member of a relevant engineering institution, preferred
• High level computing skills in Microsoft Office, PLC and engineering maintenance systems for plant and equipment
• Knowledge of quantifying and assessing risk and developing risk mitigation strategies
• Knowledge of Safety Instrumented Systems, SIL evaluations and appropriate codes and specifications
• Competent to guide, mentor and inspire other team members
• Capability to oversee and influence contractors and suppliers through design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases of the project
• Demonstrable ability to identify and manage interfaces and to work closely alongside operations teams throughout FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction and commissioning
• Ability to collaborate with other core business areas to provide an engineering service that ensures asset integrity and longevity of plant and pipeline equipment
• High level of analytical and problem solving skills
• Initiative and capacity to exercise good judgment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High level interpersonal skills
• Good time management skills
• Strong commitment to asset integrity
• Results orientated and motivated achiever
• Ability to focus on the key operational issues and prioritise accordingly
• Commercially aware, and able to apply this to realise asset improvement opportunities through project delivery
Additional Information for External Candidates BG Group values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. Please note that after the closing date you will no longer be able to apply for the vacancy. The specific time of closing is midnight UK time on the date displayed. BG Group also reserves the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date without prior notice.