Project Development Manager - Power

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.

Reporting to our Head of Development - Remote, we have an opportunity for a Project Development Manager to join our Energy Solutions business in Perth.

In this role, you’ll take the lead on developing greenfield and brownfield energy projects from concept through to final investment decision (FID). Taking a holistic approach to project development, you’ll work across technical, commercial, project management and procurement streams, partnering closely with customers and internal teams to shape innovative power solutions and successfully progress projects through development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development of greenfield and brownfield energy projects from concept through to FID, developing and managing integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resources and risks.

• Drive the commercial development of projects, working closely with customers to understand their needs, shape solutions and support commercial negotiations.

• Oversee engineering design, feasibility assessments and technical studies, including the management of consultants and suppliers.

• Lead pre-FID project readiness, including cost estimates, procurement strategies and downstream procurement activities, ensuring projects meet regulatory, governance, safety, environmental and technical requirements.

• Build strong relationships across internal teams, customers, partners, regulators, contractors and suppliers to align project requirements, resolve issues and secure FID approval.

Your Background

• You have demonstrated experience developing complex energy, power or infrastructure projects through feasibility and pre-FID stages, with strong project management capability and experience developing and managing integrated project plans.
• You bring strong commercial capability, including experience working with customers, developing commercial solutions and supporting or leading negotiations.
• You are a strong stakeholder manager with a customer focused mindset and the ability to work effectively across internal teams, customers, regulators, consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• You have experience overseeing technical and engineering workstreams while taking a holistic approach to project development across commercial, technical, procurement, schedule, cost and risk requirements.
• You have experience developing project schedules, budgets, cost estimates, resource plans, risk assessments and procurement strategies, including downstream procurement activities.

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.

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.