Lead Inspector

Reporting to the Integrity Manager you will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability and safety of equipment by leading a team of experienced Plant Inspectors (4 to 6 direct reports) interpreting and reporting on mechanical integrity of refinery equipment maintaining historical records and offering recommendations on continued use of the equipment or its rectification and repair options.

The right candidate will enjoy ensuring integrity via risk-based and statutory inspection tasks.  The role includes robust stakeholder engagement across the Refinery including collaboration with Operational & Engineering teams to work integrity matters special operational engineering assignments major maintenance events and complex incident investigations.  With your safety focus you will ensure all activities are conducted and managed in accordance with agreed HSSE practices and procedures.

Qualifications :

About you:

• You are a certified AICIP In-Service Inspector or API510 Pressure Vessel Inspector.
• Ideally tertiary (Mechanical Engineering etc.) qualified or as a minimum you hold a recognised trade qualifications with trade experience.
• You ideally are experienced with refinery plant engineering or hold related industry experience with pressure vessel inspection.
• Ideally qualified as an Assessor of Quality Assurance Systems.
• You possess an understanding of continuous process plant operations ideally oil refining (distillation conversion treating etc) or oil and gas processing.
• Demonstrated understanding of technical (process plant) risk management techniques and decision making to As Low as Reasonably Practicable.
• MS Office skills in Excel Word etc.
• Skilled at influencing through others and an ability to engage stakeholders across all levels.

Additional Information :

About Viva Energy 

Join a team that values diversity. Viva Energy is a great place to be yourself. We believe in our people trust in their positive intentions and empower everyone to amplify their voice across the business. We value inclusion because thats how we get the best outcomes. 

Awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for the past five years highlights that we are driven by our people and continuing our focus on making Viva Energy reflect the ever-changing face of Australia.  

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.

Please note: This role is being sourced through VIVA Energy Australia therefore we will not be accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.

Only applications from candidates holding full working rights for employment in Australia will be considered.

Applications close Friday 30 January 2026

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time