Land Access and Approvals Lead

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 Land Access and Approvals Lead to join our Energy Solutions team in Perth on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Planning & Environment Manager, you will provide key inputs and advice into the development of large-scale renewable energy and power transmission projects in the Pilbara. You will assess strategies and feasibility for land access options and provide guidance on land access, tenure, planning and stakeholder approval requirements for new projects including wind, solar, batteries and transmission lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Building relationships with key stakeholders, prepare tenure applications and negotiate land access agreements, and assist the business to secure all land access required for new projects.
• Developing power infrastructure projects by managing tenure applications, specialist consultants and legal support to obtain land access and relevant approvals workstream for key projects
• Developing ideation tenure pathways to support prospective projects to achieve customer and corporate objectives
• Supporting a culture of Zero Harm and environmental responsibility
• Supporting a cross functional team during ideation, pre-feasibility and feasibility study phases for prospective development projects
• Understanding and ensuring projects comply with tenure conditions, land access agreements and tenure related regulatory, governance and community requirements

About You

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 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.

We are APA

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.

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.

Role closes Sunday, 20 July 2025. Role Reference Number JR2741

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.