Project Manager

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 Manager to join us in our Power & Electricity Transmission team in Melbourne, Vic or Brisbane, QLD on a Permanent Full Time basis.

Reporting to the Team Leader - Overhauls Power & Electricity Transmission, you will play a key role in managing and delivering power and electrical infrastructure projects, overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle to achieve successful outcomes that support both business unit priorities and APA's strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, and delivery of power projects, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, on time, and within budget.
• Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, resource plans, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies to support successful project delivery.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and regulatory bodies.
• Drive project governance, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve business objectives.

Your background

• Demonstrated experience managing electrical or power infrastructure projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of high voltage (HV) systems, power generation, transmission, distribution, or renewable energy assets.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, risks, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of an organisation.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline, with experience working in complex operational or infrastructure environments.

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.​

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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.

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

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.