Senior Inspector -NDT

SGS Australia is a leading provider of Testing, Inspection, and Certification services, supporting multiple industries across the country with trusted expertise and technical excellence. Backed by SGS’s global legacy of over 140 years, we operate one of the largest networks of accredited laboratories and field facilities in Australia, with a network of more than 50 offices and laboratories and over 1,400 employees across Australia. We are accredited by NATA and ISO 9001, ensuring our services meet both Australian and international standards.

Are you an experienced NDT professional looking to take the next step in your career? Join our Industrial Field Services & Inspections team and play a critical role in delivering high-quality inspection and testing services for a range of industrial and oilfield equipment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Conduct NDT inspections and testing in compliance with contractual requirements, safety limits, and your area of expertise.
• Specialize in oilfield tubular inspections, including Drill Pipe, Tubing, and Casing, to DS1, API, and licensor specifications.
• Perform QA/QC surveillance, welding inspections, and verification services to support client compliance and decision-making.
• Monitor and organize resources to ensure customer needs are met safely, accurately, and on time.
• Maintain accurate QC reporting, inventory tracking, and equipment calibration.
• Complete job-specific administration duties and ensure all work is recorded on the planning board daily.
• Provide training and mentorship to junior inspectors, logging competency hours and assisting them to achieve ISO 9712 Level 2 certification.
• Comply with ISO9001 requirements and other regulatory standards.
• Undertake FIFO (Fly-In, Fly-Out) travel as required by operational needs.

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum NDT Qualifications – Level 2 MT, PT, UT (AINDT or equivalent).
• Proven experience with EMI processes, inspection procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Strong administrative skills, including documentation, reporting, and record keeping.
• Ability to work effectively in remote or isolated environments.
• Flexibility to work FIFO hours, including varied shifts and overtime as required.

Why Join Us:

• Be part of a team delivering critical industrial inspection services that ensure safety and compliance.
• Opportunities for professional growth, mentoring, and ISO certification support.
• Work across diverse sites and gain exposure to challenging and varied inspection projects

If you’re ready to take your NDT expertise to the next level and make an impact in industrial and oilfield inspection, apply today!

Working at SGS means joining an innovative, Global company. Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS. 

• As a company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work
• Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time for volunteering day and blood donations
• Corporate health & wellbeing offers
• Ongoing learning & development 
• Career development opportunities (Nationally and Globally)
• SGS Rewards: Our employee benefits platform with access to retail and online discounts and cashback

COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU

SGS Australia supports a diverse workforce, we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our SGS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We truly believe the diversity among us will continue to foster a strong, innovative, and forward-thinking workplace.



SGS Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.