Job Description

Brunel has been exclusively engaged to appoint a Head of Asset Engineering for a leading Australian energy infrastructure owner.

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This is a rare opportunity to lead the engineering function supporting a complex portfolio of critical gas transmission and storage assets across Australia's East Coast.

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Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will lead a large multidisciplinary engineering team, providing strategic leadership across asset integrity, reliability, process safety, technical governance and operational engineering.

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Working closely with Operations and the Central Engineering & Technical Services function, you will play a key role in strengthening engineering capability, building a high-performing leadership team and driving engineering excellence across the portfolio.

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This is a highly visible executive leadership role offering the opportunity to shape engineering strategy, influence operational performance and become a trusted adviser to senior leadership.

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Description

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- Leading the engineering function across the Gas East portfolio.
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- Building a cohesive, high-performing engineering leadership team.
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- Driving engineering standards, governance and technical assurance.
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- Improving asset integrity, reliability and process safety.
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- Supporting major maintenance and operational optimisation.
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- Partnering closely with Operations to improve engineering performance.
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- Working collaboratively with the Central Engineering & Technical Services function to ensure engineering standards and processes are consistently applied.
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- Developing trusted relationships across the broader leadership team.
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Profile

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You are a respected engineering leader who thrives in complex, high-hazard operating environments. You have built your career leading multidisciplinary engineering teams, partnering closely with Operations and delivering safe, reliable and commercially sound outcomes across critical operating assets.

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You're equally comfortable setting engineering strategy, developing high-performing teams and providing trusted technical advice to senior leaders. Most importantly, you build credibility through sound judgement, collaboration and the ability to make difficult decisions when required.

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Your experience will likely include:

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- Leading multidisciplinary engineering teams within complex operating environments.
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- Asset integrity, reliability and engineering assurance.
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- Process safety and technical governance.
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- Supporting major operating assets across industries such as oil & gas, LNG, energy infrastructure, petrochemical, refining or chemical processing.
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- Building capability, accountability and high-performing engineering teams.
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- Working collaboratively across engineering, operations and corporate technical functions.
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You'll also bring:

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- A recognised engineering degree.
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- RPEQ (Queensland-based candidates) or CPEng (for candidates based outside Queensland),



or the ability to obtain registration.
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Job Offer

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- Lead the engineering function for a critical East Coast energy infrastructure portfolio.
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- Shape engineering strategy and influence business performance at an executive level.
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- Build and develop a high-performing engineering leadership team.
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- Partner directly with the General Manager and become a trusted member of the leadership team.
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- Join a respected organisation investing in the future of Australia's energy infrastructure.
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- Attractive executive remuneration package with flexibility for exceptional candidates.
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About Brunel

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Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

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Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 50 years of successful operation.

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Brunel is proud to be equal chance employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

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Do you have questions?

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If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact Scott McAdam: 0404 653 *** | ********@brunel.net

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📌 Head of Asset Engineering (Queensland)
🏢 Brunel
📍 Queensland