The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia’s energy future. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it with our customers and communities as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Access & Approvals Advisor to join us in our Access and Approvals team in Melbourne on a full-time permanent basis.

Reporting to the Manager Access and Approvals South East, the Senior Land Access & Approvals Advisor is responsible for securing all necessary land tenure arrangements and statutory approvals for a suite of infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Work within a team to plan projects, identify and gain all approvals required and advising on schedule, budget, key risks and mitigation during development and delivery
• With the team, identify and liaise with relevant stakeholders to obtain access to land for APA projects
• Build and maintain relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to proactively manage issues, concerns, and disputes effectively, build trust and respect, and anticipate and respond to stakeholder needs
• Appoint and manage external consultants through the preparation of scope and deliverables for packages of work where required and manage their performance
• Ensure that all land access negotiations are undertaken in a professional manner

Your background

• Experience in the delivery of land access, management and/or approvals in the Energy or similar industry
• Ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively across the organisation and externally; by building and developing relationships based on trust, integrity, and credibility
• Sound analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with strong attention to detail
• Well-developed verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work in an organised, safe and efficient manner, while working in accordance with policies and procedures applicable to functional responsibilities

Working at APA

At APA we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best. We’ll provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life.

We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

We are APA

APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we’re focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.

Our customer centric approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to securing Australia’s energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia’s energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities.

Join our team and be part of securing Australia’s energy future. We’d love to hear from you.

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

Role closes Sunday, 4 May 2025. Role Reference Number JR2460

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.