Native Title

Environment & Sustainability Consulting (Consulting & Strategy)

Full time

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At APA, our purpose is simple: to strengthen communities through responsible energy.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Native Title and Heritage Lead to join our Power & Development team in Perth on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Planning & Environment Manager, you will build, manage and maintain trusting, respectful and productive relationships with traditional owners, have a good moral compass and acts with integrity, support the negotiation of native title agreements, arrange heritage surveys, prepare cultural heritage approvals and management plans and provide advice in relation to the native title and heritage requirements for new power projects in the Pilbara.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide extensive guidance on the tenure, cultural heritage and statutory approval requirements for new projects
• Identify, schedule and manage all aspects of the native title and heritage workstreams for key projects
• Overseeing specialist consultants, along with supporting power generation and business development roles by providing advice on feasibility, schedule and cost of potential projects
• Assess strategies and feasibility for land access options required for development projects
• Develop projects to achieve customer and corporate objectives

Your background

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (such as Archaeology, Planning, Environmental Science, Legal, Sustainability, Construction etc).
• Extensive experience in a similar lead role within the renewables, infrastructure, construction or power projects sector
• The ability and willing to travel to remote project sites
• Sound analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with strong attention to detail

About the Team

We recently acquired Alinta Pilbara - an energy infrastructure business underpinned by high-quality gas power generation and renewable assets and a project pipeline of an estimated $3 billion dollars spread across the Pilbara and by a team with a track record of delivering safe and reliable operations, as well as growth. These Pilbara assets include solar and gas power generation, battery storage, and electricity and gas transmission infrastructure. This is an established business with long-term contracts and a significant development pipeline for future growth. This acquisition capitalises on our existing capabilities in energy infrastructure and positions us to be the leading independent energy solutions provider in the Pilbara.

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 employee more than 2900 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 $27 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia.
And we own over 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to families and industry 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 their businesses offering reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia's energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers.
We prioritise sustainable outcomes so that APA, our people, customers, and communities can thrive - now and in the future.

Join our team and be part of Australia's energy transition

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 Sunday 23rd of June, 2024. Role Reference number JR567.

PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $21 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country. Our operations span every mainland state and territory in the country and we employ more than 1900 people.

Our vision is to be world class in energy solutions.

To make that vision a reality, we are building a culture that enables us to be our best for each other, for our customers and for the communities in which we work.

Our behaviours - Courageous, Accountable, Nimble, Collaborative, and Impactful - define the ways we work and provide the culture we need to succeed.

At APA, we are Always Powering Ahead.

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $21 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country. Our operations span every mainland state and territory in the country and we employ more than 1900 people.

Our vision is to be world class in energy solutions.

To make that vision a reality, we are building a culture that enables us to be our best for each other, for our customers and for the communities in which we work.

Our behaviours - Courageous, Accountable, Nimble, Collaborative, and Impactful - define the ways we work and provide the culture we need to succeed.

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