Development Lead

APA Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

APA Group is seeking a Development Lead to drive technical development of energy infrastructure opportunities across the NT and Queensland, engaging customers as a technical expert from concept through prefeasibility.

You will lead concept development, techno-economic assessments and coordination of multidisciplinary teams to mature investment-ready pathways for pipelines, processing and storage facilities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in gas, energy, hydrocarbons, resources or major infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading concept development, option assessment, feasibility or prefeasibility studies.
• Strong understanding of gas energy infrastructure systems, including gas conditioning, transmission and storage.
• Experience undertaking techno-economic assessments, development cost estimation and evaluation of alternative infrastructure solutions.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with customers, senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development of APA’s NT and Queensland opportunity portfolio, progressing multiple initiatives concurrently.
• Partner with Energy Solutions and Business Development to engage customers and define requirements.
• Develop and evaluate integrated infrastructure concepts involving pipelines, compression, processing facilities, storage and related energy infrastructure solutions.
• Lead concept selection, development engineering, techno-economic assessments and prefeasibility studies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering, operational and external technical resources to progress opportunities through gates.
• Provide trusted technical advice balancing technical, commercial, constructability and operational considerations.

Skills

Gas infrastructure

Concept development

Tecno-economic assessments

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Technical leadership

Job description

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 Development Lead to join our Gas Engineering Solutions team on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Head of Concept Engineering & Research, you will play a key role in leading the technical development of energy infrastructure opportunities across APA’s Northern Territory & Queensland portfolio. Working closely with our Energy Solutions team, you will engage directly with customers as a technical subject matter expert, helping define requirements, develop solution options and evaluate technically and commercially viable pathways for new infrastructure opportunities.

This role combines technical leadership, customer engagement and infrastructure development, with responsibility for supporting opportunities from early-stage concept development through to investment decision support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development of APA’s Northern Territory and Queensland opportunity portfolio, progressing multiple customer-driven, resource development and strategic infrastructure initiatives concurrently.
• Partner with Energy Solutions and Business Development teams to engage customers, understand project requirements and provide technical expertise throughout the opportunity development lifecycle.
• Develop and evaluate integrated infrastructure concepts involving pipelines, compression, processing facilities, storage and related energy infrastructure solutions.
• Lead concept selection, development engineering, techno-economic assessments and prefeasibility studies to identify and mature preferred development pathways.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering, operational and external technical resources to progress opportunities through screening, concept development, feasibility and investment decision gates.
• Provide trusted technical advice to customers and internal stakeholders, balancing technical, commercial, constructability and operational considerations to deliver practical infrastructure solutions.

Your Background

• Significant experience in gas, energy, hydrocarbons, resources or major infrastructure projects, ideally within concept development, project development, engineering advisory or owner’s team environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading concept development, option assessment, feasibility or prefeasibility studies for complex infrastructure opportunities.
• Strong understanding of gas energy infrastructure systems, including gas conditioning, gas transmission & storage, and the ability to develop fit-for-purpose technical solutions that address customer needs and commercial objectives.
• Experience undertaking techno-economic assessments, development cost estimation and evaluation of alternative infrastructure solutions.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with customers, senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, translating complex technical concepts into practical development outcomes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work through ambiguity, challenge assumptions and guide opportunities towards a preferred solution.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of energy infrastructure across Northern Australia and Queensland. You’ll work directly with customers, commercial teams and technical specialists to solve complex infrastructure challenges, develop investment-ready solutions and influence opportunities that support APA’s long-term growth. If you enjoy working at the front end of project development, combining technical expertise with customer engagement and strategic problem-solving, we’d love to hear from you.

Working at APA

At APA, we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.

We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we’ll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we’re taking on one of Australia’s greatest challenges: the energy transition. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of 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 focused 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 on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Role Reference Number: JR5112

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.