Address- Permanent Position
- ASX Top 50 Leading Energy Infrastructure Company
- Perth CBD
APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar, battery 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, Tasmania with Victoria 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.
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. The project pipeline includes exciting large scale wind, solar, storage and storage projects. This acquisition capitalises on our existing capabilities in energy infrastructure and positions us to be the leading independent energy solutions provider in the Pilbara.
We employ more than 2,700 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.
We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Lead-Planning and Environment to join our Energy Solutions team in Perth on a permanent basis.
Reporting to the Planning & Environment Manager, you will provide key inputs and advice into the development of projects and manage environmental, planning/tenure and statutory approval requirements for new projects. The projects related to this role are primarily renewable and electrical transmission lines focused, there will be some gas generation projects as well. Please note it will require intermittent travel to the Pilbara including remote areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide sound guidance on environmental, tenure, heritage and planning approval requirements for new projects across the group
- Conduct assessments, manage site surveys and studies, prepare reports and provide advice on sound environmental, tenure and heritage management practices for development, construction and operation of development projects
- Identify, schedule, and manage aspects of the statutory approvals work stream for key projects, overseeing specialist consultants as necessary
- Develop and design innovative land access and impact mitigation strategies to provide a competitive advantage in winning new projects
- Support Power Generation & Development's Business Development roles and activities by providing advice on feasibility, schedule and cost of potential projects across varied business units
About You
- A tertiary qualification, or extensive (+10 years) experience, in a relevant discipline (for example Planning, Environmental Science, Engineering, Construction, Sustainability)
- Project development or project management experience on infrastructure projects from $10m to $100m+
- Experience working with Traditional Owners on country (eg. during survey work)
- Able to work both independently and part of a cross functional team
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, with capacity to influence and negotiate
Sound like your kind of career? We'd love to hear from you.
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
When you join us on this journey to success, you will have access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work-life balance and wellbeing programs. We are proud to offer hybrid working arrangements for our office-based roles.
Role closes 31 March 2024
Role Reference 5858
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au
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