Project Development Manager - Power

About Us

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.

We employee more than 2000 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 to deliver our vision to be world class in energy solutions.

The Opportunity

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Project Development Manager – Power to join us in our Infrastructure Engineering team in Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth on a full-time permanent basis.

Reporting to the General Manager – Infrastructure Engineering, you will provide a key role in managing and executing development activities, within the Infrastructure Delivery mandate, for power generation projects, from pre-concept to final investment decision. Projects may encompass solar, wind, BESS, and/or gas fired power generation technologies delivered on an EPC / D&C or multi-contract basis.    

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop technically and commercially feasible solutions for both customer and internally generated projects 
• Compile accurate and timely strategic assessment of development challenges across all development aspects such as land, permitting, grid connections, project delivery schedules, procurement, resource assessment while identifying associated risks and opportunities.
• Establish and maintain a streamlined workflow to ensure project teams (engineering, procurement, estimators, schedulers, access & approvals, etc.) meet crucial milestones, conducting meetings to sustain momentum. 
• Management of external consultants to facilitate Project Development. 
• Review all deliverables to ensure the development plan remains comprehensive, updated, and effectively maintained. 
• Oversee and coordinate internal infrastructure development workstreams, ensuring their efforts align with project objectives.
• Work closely with BDMs and Infrastructure Delivery teams to manage relationships with customers, suppliers, and contractors.

Your background

• Tertiary Qualification in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Project Management, Commerce) 
• Proven development experience in the power generation and renewable energy sectors. 
• Demonstrated ability and experience in leading and managing others. 
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with capability for innovation and continuous improvement. 
• Knowledge and experience in measuring and evaluating the progress of projects in the development phase

About the Team

The Infrastructure Engineering - Power team forms part of the Infrastructure Delivery division in APA, responsible for development and delivery of growth power projects across Australia.

With a strong pipeline of power projects, both on-grid and off-grid, the recently established Infrastructure Engineering – Power team is experiencing rapid growth. We are actively seeking new talent to complement our existing cadre of multi-disciplinary engineers. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Australia’s energy transition by supporting development and delivery of power generation projects, utilising wind, solar, battery and thermal technologies. 

Working at APA

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.

APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, and work–life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

Sound like your kind of career? We’d love to hear from you.

Role closes Sunday 17th March 2024. Role Reference number 5806

PD is available on request by emailing ***********@apa.com.au