Senior Project Engineer/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/ Project Engineer to join us in our ID - Project Delivery team in Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will play a key role to co-ordinate project technical activities, to assist in the delivery of project team goals and targets across a range of Projects associated with APA’s East Coast Gas Grid (ECGG) Expansion Plan. This includes engineering investigations, preparation of estimates, reports, scopes of work, plans, and procedures.

This role requires site visit for the duration of contractor roster cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Project Manager to coordinate technical activities and support delivery of the ECGG projects

• Contribute to planning, investigations and implementation to ensure projects meet scope, schedule and quality objectives

• Prepare scopes of work, engineering documentation, cost estimates and clear technical reports

• Apply relevant engineering standards, codes and best practices to maintain safety, compliance and performance

• Collaborate with contractors, consultants and service providers to drive efficient, value-focused outcomes

• Support budget monitoring and site-based activities, ensuring strong communication between field and office teams

Your background

• Experience in construction, engineering or infrastructure environments

• Demonstrated understanding of quality, compliance and safety frameworks

• Experience working collaboratively with contractors, vendors and cross-functional stakeholders

• Exposure to civil, mechanical, piping, structural or E&I construction activities

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• Clear communication skills, commercial awareness and confidence working with data and reporting tools

About the Team

Infrastructure Delivery (ID) supports APA’s growth by securing approvals and delivering the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of major infrastructure projects.

Part of ID, the Project Delivery team leads the safe and efficient delivery of APA’s capital growth projects, from development to operational integration, working closely with Energy Solutions and Operations to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to APA’s safety and quality standards. This includes covering constructability, project management and delivery, contractor oversight, commissioning, safety, risk, and assurance.

This is an exciting time for the Project Delivery team, with the recent announcement of Stage 3 of APA’s East Coast Gas Grid (ECGG) Expansion Plan, which is expected to add approximately 30% additional transport capacity and address projected southern market gas shortfalls from 2028. 

The Project Delivery team will play an integral role in the successful delivery of ECGG projects to increase north to south capacity, which will be essentially for supplying gas to southern markets.

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.

Role closes on Wednesday, 3 June 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4283

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.