Job Title: Senior Process Engineer – FPSO
Location: Perth, WA (occasional offshore travel required)
Type: 18-Month Contract
Start Date: ASAP
Roster: (Standard Monday–Friday)

Primary Objective:

Act as the Perth-based technical focal point for the Ichthys FPSO process and utility systems. Provide expert-level operational support, resolve emergent facility issues, and identify opportunities for debottlenecking and performance optimisation. This is a hands-on, operations-facing role, not design-based.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations Support:

Provide frontline process engineering support to FPSO operations for real-time troubleshooting

Conduct process and integrity surveillance to detect threats to production or reliability

Manage risks associated with FPSO systems and support day-to-day operational decisions

Assist with facility breakdowns and planned shutdowns

Engage in daily operational interface with key stakeholders

Risk & Compliance:

Participate in HAZOPs, LOPAs, and other safety risk assessments

Ensure Management of Change (MoC) processes are followed

Contribute to compliance with Safety Case and regulatory requirements

Monitor performance standards and ensure deviations are addressed appropriately

Maintenance & Optimisation:

Support maintenance and shutdown planning with prioritisation input

Identify opportunities for system optimisation, debottlenecking, and reliability improvement

Review and refine operating procedures

Stakeholder Engagement:

Liaise closely with operations, maintenance, shutdown planning, engineering teams, and OEM vendors

Coordinate with third-party contractors for support and study work

Leadership & Mentoring:

Support and mentor less experienced FPSO process engineers

Operate independently with minimal supervision

Candidate Requirements:

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Process, or a related Engineering field

Experience:

Minimum 10 years, ideally 15+ years in oil & gas operations support (FPSO strongly preferred)

Must have direct FPSO experience and a strong understanding of its process & utility systems

Design-only profiles will not be considered

Demonstrated ability to work independently in a high-paced operations environment

Technical Skills:

Proficient in Aspen HYSYS (steady state & dynamic) and OSI PI

Familiar with SAP PM and Meridium APM (desirable)

Strong knowledge of Safety Case regulations and Safety Critical Elements (SCEs)

Personal Attributes:

Self-motivated and proactive

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Capable of operating autonomously and influencing cross-functional teams