QMI and Metering Engineer

About Woodside

We know great results come from our people feeling valued, getting the support they need to reach their full potential as well as bring their whole self to work. We also recognise that enduring, meaningful relationships with communities are fundamental to maintaining our licence to operate.

Technology and innovation are essential to our long-term sustainability. We are growing our carbon and new energy businesses using technology to reduce emissions and the carbon footprint of our products. We are working to improving energy efficiency, offset emissions, reduce emissions intensity and explore options for lower-carbon energy. Woodside led the development of the LNG industry in Australia and is applying this same pioneering spirit to solving future energy challenges.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT, & QUALITY 

• Ensure compliance with Company & Project and industry HSSE policies, standards, and regulations throughout all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Ensure all design, construction, and maintenance activities comply with industry codes, regulatory requirements, and safety standards.

WORK PROCESSES & SYSTEMS

• Governance, compliance & management systems
  • Ensure measurement systems meet local regulatory standards and requirements, as well as contractual/commercial obligations (e.g., custody transfer, allocation, environmental reporting).
  • Work within company management systems and processes, applying sound risk management and management of change.

TECHNICAL 

• Technical stewardship & assurance
  • Own integrity and performance of fiscal, allocation and environmental metering and QMI systems, including custody transfer.
  • Maintain and improve the metering & QMI management system; ensure preventive maintenance, spares, special tools and calibration facilities are defined and effectively managed.
  • Execute performance monitoring (e.g., analytics), identify bad actors, and drive defect elimination and cost reduction.
  • Establish metering/QMI configurations management, calculations recording and master data necessary to manage metering equipment.
• Troubleshooting, investigations & interfaces
  • Lead or support troubleshooting and root cause analysis; resolve mismeasurements in conjunction with Production Allocation/ Product Lifting teams.
  • Coordinate interfaces across Operations, Projects, Commercial, Supply Chain and vendors to remove blockers and deliver outcomes.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Project delivery & contractor assurance
  • Lead discipline oversight of the EPC contractor for metering and QMI scope, ensuring deliverables (philosophies, specifications, data sheets, drawings, packages, verification plans and procedures) meet performance, reliability and operability requirements through the asset life.
  • Set acceptance criteria, review and approve contractor deliverables, raise/close punch items, and ensure alignment with project standards and operational needs.
  • Work with EPC to define measurement performance requirements, uncertainty budgets, calibration and verification regimes, and lifecycle data/records management to support custody transfer and allocation.
  • Provide discipline input across Assess/Select/Define/Execute stages and assure that design and vendor selections are fit-for-purpose.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Travel: Occasional travel for vendor FATs, site visits, commissioning and turnarounds.
• Compliance: Perform work in line with company values, management systems and statutory obligations.

Skills and Experience

• Experience & technical skills
  • Strong (7+ years) experience in hydrocarbons metering and QMI across projects and/or operations; LNG and utilities experience advantageous.
  • Deep understanding of analyser and flow-metering technologies (e.g., gas chromatographs, moisture/H₂S/CO₂ analyzers; ultrasonic, turbine, Coriolis, and DP/orifice/venturi meters; flow computers; sampling/conditioning systems). FAT attendance and leadership experience is preferred.
  • Demonstrated competence in fiscal/allocation/environmental metering, custody transfer, uncertainty analysis, verification/calibration and performance monitoring.
  • Demonstrated ability to review, challenge and approve contractor/vendor deliverables and manage acceptance to close-out.
  • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capability; track record resolving integrity/production upsets.
• Regulatory, standards & commercial
  • Working knowledge US/local regulatory environment and applicable standards to ensure measurement systems meet statutory requirements; able to interpret and implement contractual/commercial measurement obligations.
  • Familiarity with relevant industry standards and practices (e.g., API/ISO for metering and analyzers).
• Ways of working
  • Clear communicator with strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.
  • Decisive and pragmatic, balancing technical, cost and schedule to deliver reliable, compliant outcomes.
• Key interfaces
  • Internal: Operations & Maintenance, Production Allocation/HCA, Projects, Development, Commercial/Offtake, Supply Chain, Engineering Centre.
  • External: EPC/EPCM contractors, OEMs and service providers, regulators and joint venture partners.
• Qualifications
  • Degree in Engineering (Instrumentation, Electrical, Chemical or related). Professional recognition desirable.

Recognition and Reward

What you can expect from us:

• Commitment to your ongoing development, including on-the-job opportunities, formal programs and coaching
• Industry-leading 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer, and maintenance of superannuation or retirement benefits at the current rate during any period of unpaid parental leave for up to 24 months (plus secondary carer leave entitlements)
• Values led culture with a focus on creating a psychologically and physically safe work environment
• Active employee-led working groups driving initiatives to build an inclusive culture
• Community volunteering opportunities
• Relocation assistance (if required)
• A competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives

Woodside is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture, which is supported by our Values. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a truly diverse and high-performing workforce. 

Diversity encompasses various differences, including but not limited to differences in age, nationality, race, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, intersex status, gender identity or expression, relationship status, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, cultural background, thinking styles, experience, family background, including caregiving commitments, and education. Inclusion centres on all employees creating a climate of respect, trust and belonging, where people feel enabled to be their best and authentic version of themself.

We offer supportive pathways for all employees to grow and develop leadership skills. We encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples and those seeking a more flexible working environment, including part-time opportunities.

Applications close at 11:59pm CST on June 5, 2026

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Please note Woodside Energy will only accept direct candidate applications. We do not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies.