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 Project Engineer to join our Physical Security Project Delivery team in Melbourne, Brisbane, or Sydney on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Project Delivery Lead – Physical Security, you will play a key role in project management and coordinate technical activities, to assist in the delivery of projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support during all project phases.
• Ensure that project designs meet operational requirements and APA engineering standards.
• Collaborate with project teams to understand and address their technical needs.
• Review and approve project designs and changes.
• Report on project progress and technical issues to senior management.
• Prepare project/package Scope of works and ensure that all components of the project are delivered to approved work scopes
• Managing construction, commissioning, hand over and close out activities.

Your background

• Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent (required)
• Ability to work unsupervised and productively in a team environment.
• Experience in the oil and gas industry, power generation Industry or similar environment in design and commissioning.
• Project Engineering experience on Physical Security Uplifts project.

About the Team

The Physical Security Project Delivery team focuses on securing APA’s critical energy infrastructure by uplifting physical security on these assets. To support operations, APA invests in a program of “stay-in-business” capital works as part of each asset’s lifecycle plan. The Physical Security Project Delivery team builds security uplift projects that minimise security risks, achieve regulatory compliance, and improve the operability of APA’s assets.

Physical Security Project Delivery team is a passionate multi-discipline design and delivery team, covering engineering and project management. The team delivers security uplift projects across APA’s asset base from natural gas transmission, power generation, renewables and electricity transmission. These projects ensure APA’s assets are secured with expectations of customers, the community and APA’s vision to be world class.

If you are looking to be involved in the energy industry, be part of a great team culture and see your engineering designs and plans come to fruition – this is the role for you!

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 Monday, 9 March 2026. Role Reference Number JR3993

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.