• Location: Darwin Residential Role
• Contract: Permanent Opportunity

At INPEX, our energy is helping to shape a brighter future.

We are proudly supporting positive outcomes in Australian communities, through jobs, training, and social and economic benefits. Our Australian energy portfolio includes Ichthys LNG which we operate, plus participating interests in Prelude FLNG, Darwin LNG, Van Gogh and Ravensworth. We are actively pursuing carbon, capture, and storage opportunities to help provide a cleaner upstream business for Ichthys LNG.

Our inclusive culture is key to our success – valuing diversity and bringing us together as a connected and innovative team. As an international company, INPEX offers unique opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from across the globe. We are keen to attract and develop passionate, motivated, and safety-minded people from all backgrounds who want to help support society’s growing need for secure, affordable, and clean energy.

INPEX is looking for a Metering & Analyser Engineer to join our team, bringing expertise, precision, and innovation to our operations. This role is crucial in ensuring the reliability and accuracy of our Analyser and Metering Systems during the Operate Phase, with a strong focus on safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

The Analyser & Metering Engineer is responsible for the reliability, accuracy, and integrity of all metering and analytical measurement instrumentation systems critical to LNG operations. This includes fiscal metering, gas chromatographs, analysers, flow metering systems, flare meters, and tank gauging systems. The role ensures compliance with regulatory standards and contractual obligations while optimizing measurement performance and efficiency.

With flexible work arrangements available—including full-time and part-time (0.8 FTE) options—this is an opportunity to contribute your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Act as a subject matter expert, providing high-quality technical advice on Analyser and Metering systems.
• Maintain and enhance the Analyser and Metering Management Plan to ensure compliance with international standards, company guidelines, and regulatory requirements, while maintaining proper documentation and audit readiness for metering systems.
• Oversee technical changes, ensuring all modifications align with our Technical Change Management System.
• Develop and implement performance monitoring programs, including uncertainty calculations and data analysis to improve measurement accuracy and reliability.
• Ensure the accuracy, calibration, and integrity of fiscal metering systems, analysers, gas chromatographs, LNG sampling & composition analysis, flow meters, flare meters, and tank gauging systems to meet contractual, regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Be the technical focal for projects related to metering system upgrades, new installations, and technology enhancements.
• Maintain maintenance strategies, procedures, and spare part strategies for Analyser and Metering equipment.
• Contribute to maintenance planning across 120-day, 45-day, and 14-day planning cycles.
• Mentor and support young engineers and QMI Technicians, fostering skill development and knowledge-sharing.

What we’re looking for:

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences. You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• A Trade Certificate, Engineering Degree, or equivalent hands-on experience. (We value skills and expertise—if you don’t have a degree but can demonstrate deep technical competency, we’d still love to hear from you.)
• Strong knowledge of Analyser and Custody Transfer Metering Standards and Codes of Practice highly desired.
• Experience with gas, condensate, wet gas, and multiphase metering (including selection, specification, calibration, verification, and auditing). If you’re not an expert in all areas, training and coaching will be provided.
• Knowledge and experience in various analytical chemistry techniques (Gas Chromatography, MassSpectrometry, Infrared & Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, TDL) Physical Property Analysers etc
• Familiarity with field and online analyser equipment from various vendors such as Emerson, Yokogawa, ABB highly desirable.
• Hands-on technical skills with the ability to evaluate and troubleshoot equipment.
• Experience with metering software, flow computers, and data validation tools.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and environmental reporting.
• Ability to analyse complex measurement issues and implement effective solutions.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills.
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness.
• A valid Australian driver's license and the ability to commute to the Ichthys LNG Onshore Facility at Bladin Point.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to relocate to Darwin.

Closing date for applications is 14 March 2025. INPEX reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Please note that direct feedback on applications will only be provided to interviewed candidates.

We value diversity in our workplace – including beliefs, cultures, and lifestyles, so we can bring our true selves to work every day. If you believe that you have most, but not all the requirements outlined above, we encourage you to still apply.

We welcome all candidates to advise us throughout the recruitment process if we can support you with accommodations to make this a more inclusive experience.

What we offer:

• Emphasis on personal growth and advancement opportunities.
• Programs designed to cultivate leadership skills with ongoing support.
• Benefits including gym memberships and access to various resources for enhancing wellbeing.
• Japanese language classes available exclusively in Perth.
• Superannuation benefits surpassing the standard guarantee.
• Salary sacrifice options including novated leases and superannuation.
• Attractive remuneration package inclusive of performance-based incentives.
• Reward and recognition programs.
• Store discounts from over 350 retailers through our Reward & Recognition platform.
• An extensive range of leave benefits, including:
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave,
  • Opportunities for purchasing additional leave.
  • INPEX Foundation Day and discretional leave.
  • Dedicated study time off, and the chance to participate in community and volunteering leave programs.

Additional Benefits for Onshore:

• Support for domestic relocation for you and your family, including up to 6 months of transitional accommodation.
• Site based allowances and benefits.
• Residential Housing Support Allowance – Contribution towards the cost of housing in Darwin.
• An additional one-week special leave, increasing the annual leave entitlement to 5 weeks per annum.
• Contribution towards annual travel costs to travel to and from Darwin.