Senior Project Engineer

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 Project Engineer - Design to join us in our Infrastructure Engineering team in Brisbane, QLD or Perth, WA on a Permanent Full Time Basis.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in developing construction-ready, detailed designs for Gas Transmission growth projects, ensuring delivery on schedule and within budget, while effectively engaging stakeholders to support a seamless handover to Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of safe, compliant and construction-ready engineering designs that support successful project outcomes.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across Energy Solutions, Infrastructure Delivery, Transformation and Operations to achieve integrated design outcomes.
• Develop clear engineering scopes of work and technical documentation to support engagement with external engineering service providers.
• Coordinate engineering work packages and interfaces, supporting quality, cost and schedule outcomes across internal and external teams.
• Identify and manage technical and safety risks, design changes and potential impacts throughout design, construction and commissioning.
• Support design completion and asset readiness, ensuring the right documentation and assurance is in place for a smooth handover to Operations.

Your background

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience contributing to engineering design and project delivery within energy, infrastructure or a similar environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a collaborative approach to working across different teams and disciplines.
• Ability to coordinate technical activities, documentation and competing priorities while keeping projects moving forward.
• Understanding of engineering assurance, safety and risk management, with a commitment to delivering safe and quality outcomes.
• Proactive and adaptable approach, with a willingness to learn, share knowledge and contribute to positive outcomes as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Working at APA

At APA, we're committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.
We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we'll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we're taking on one of Australia's greatest challenges: the energy transition. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of 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 focused 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.

Role closes on Sunday 13th of September. Role Reference Number: JR4881.
APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.