Senior Project Engineer

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Date: 7 Apr 2026

Location: Adelaide Flinders (ADL3), AU

Company: Beach Energy

Overview

 

  • ASX Listed Energy Company
  • Located in Adelaide
  • A great role for engineers with brownfield, operational environments

 

Beach Energy is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our Onshore Works and Campaign Team, supporting project delivery across our onshore assets in South Australia and Western Australia. This is a hands-on role for a delivery-focused engineer who enjoys turning approved scopes into safe, execution‑ready work and seeing it successfully delivered in the field.

 

Working within our Onshore Operations division, you will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption to production. You’ll partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and contractors to achieve predictable cost, schedule and quality outcomes.

About the Role

 

Reporting to the Works & Campaign Manager – Onshore, you will be accountable for converting approved scopes into executable work packages and delivering them through contractor and service provider models.

 

Key responsibilities include:

  • Delivering a portfolio of Stay-In-Business (SIB) and minor capital project scopes across onshore assets
  • Coordinating brownfield upgrades including flowlines, well connections, facility modifications and integrity-driven scopes
  • Developing and managing schedules aligned to integrated execution plans (7‑day, 28‑day, 90‑day and longer‑term outlooks)
  • Managing engineering service providers and construction contractors to achieve strong HSE, cost, schedule and quality performance
  • Driving continuous improvement through more efficient delivery models, scope bundling and constructability improvements
  • Providing clear visibility of progress, risks and constraints to key stakeholders

About You

 

You are a delivery‑focused project engineer who enjoys working in operating environments and partnering with frontline teams. You bring strong technical judgement, commercial awareness and the ability to coordinate multiple moving parts.

 

You will bring:

  • Tertiary qualification in Engineering
  • Experience in project engineering or project delivery, ideally within oil & gas or a similar asset‑intensive industry
  • Strong experience delivering brownfield projects and/or stay‑in‑business scopes in operational facilities
  • Experience in cost control, scheduling and execution planning
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across functions
  • Willingness to travel to remote field locations
  • Project management certification is desirable

About Us

 

A proud Australian pioneer, Beach Energy is an ASX-listed oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia.

 

Founded in 1961, Beach produces gas, oil and natural gas liquids from five basins across Australia and New Zealand, with a strategic focus on the core hubs of East Coast Australia and West Coast Australia.

 

Beach’s vision is to become Australia’s leading domestic energy company by delivering leading shareholder returns through the sustainable supply of energy.

 

Our values define us, guide our actions, our decisions and our words. Down to Earth, Aim Sky High, Feed the Fire and Create the Wave.

Our Employee Benefits

 

At Beach Energy, your well-being and success are genuinely valued, with a wide range of employee benefits designed to support every aspect of your career and personal life.

 

Enjoy access to an in-house GP, flexible working arrangements, and generous parental leave to help balance work and family. Take advantage of health and wellbeing benefits, including paid volunteering activities, wellbeing days, alongside corporate health insurance discounts, active social club, and workplace giving programs that make giving back easy and rewarding.

 

Join us and experience a supportive environment where your growth and wellbeing are genuinely prioritised.

How to Apply

 

Please submit your resume and any supporting documents, such as a cover letter, by Wednesday 22nd April.

 

Beach is dedicated to enhancing gender diversity and increasing Indigenous participation, and we welcome applications from all candidates.

 

For this opportunity you must be eligible to work in Australia.

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