Project Development Engineer

Join to apply for the Project Development Engineer role at APA Group . 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 Development Engineer to join our Engineering & Planning team in Melbourne, Vic on a 24 month Max Term Contract. Reporting to the Team Leader – Recovered work, you will play a key role in ensuring project objectives are effectively controlled, monitored, and communicated. You will support successful project development, enabling efficient delivery while maintaining budget, schedule, scope, safety, and quality requirements. Key Responsibilities Define all project components, including scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring compliance with APA’s quality standards, statutory regulations, applicable codes, client requirements, and internal processes. Plan, direct, and oversee field activities conducted by the Projects Development Team, such as pipeline proving, field surveys, Pipeline protection works and excavations. Maintain a project-wide perspective by reviewing plans and customer constraints, ensuring input to design and other phases aligns with project requirements. Develop, plan, and control engineering designs to an appropriate level of detail, ensuring compliance with regulations, standards, client requirements, and APA processes. Monitor and report on project progress, addressing issues proactively to maintain schedule, budget, cash flow with monthly invoices and quality objectives. Collaborate with stakeholders across teams to support efficient project delivery while maintaining safety and quality standards. About You Experience in the oil and gas industry or a similar engineering environment. Tertiary qualification in Mechanical, Civil, or Materials Engineering is desirable. Strong knowledge of relevant Australian codes, standards, and statutory requirements. Proven ability in project planning, budgeting, estimating, and cost control. Experience in managing project work, meeting deadlines, conducting cost analysis, and preparing technical reports. Ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities. 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 programmes, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programmes. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life. We employ more than 2700 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. APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind 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 centric 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. Equal Opportunity & Candidates APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing of our people, community and environment is 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, 14 December 2025. Role Reference Number JR3622. APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. We will contact successful candidates after the closing date. #J-18808-Ljbffr