Asset Integrity & Process Engineer

About the role

Tūwharetoa Geothermal operates significant geothermal assets in Kawerau, supplying energy to electricity generation and industrial process customers, with interests also in farming and forestry. It is looking for an experienced Asset Integrity & Process Engineer to play a key role in the performance and future of its geothermal operations. This is hands-on engineering across critical geothermal production, pipeline and steamfield assets, covering asset integrity, process engineering, Management of Change and reliability.

Key responsibilities

• Lead asset integrity programmes across pipelines, pressure equipment, wells, vessels and steamfield infrastructure.
• Manage risk-based inspection, asset criticality and integrity risk programmes.
• Turn inspection findings and asset data into practical repair, replacement and life-extension strategies.
• Own the Management of Change process and strengthen engineering and risk disciplines.
• Use process engineering expertise to improve reliability, efficiency and steam delivery.
• Lead investigations into equipment failures, process deviations and operational issues.
• Support PECPR, pipeline and pressure equipment compliance.
• Contribute to HAZOPs, design reviews, commissioning and future capital projects.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve asset performance and reliability.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical, Mechanical, Process Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years' engineering experience in geothermal, energy, petrochemical, industrial process or heavy industry.
• Experience in asset integrity, reliability and/or process engineering.
• Strong engineering risk, analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Geothermal experience and CPEng status, or progress towards Chartership, highly regarded.

Required skills

• Advantageous: experience with pressure equipment, pipelines, MoC or risk-based inspection.
• HAZOPs, Management of Change, risk-based inspection.

What we offer

• Competitive salary.
• Five weeks' annual leave.
• 6% employer KiwiSaver contribution.
• A supportive, family-friendly environment.