Engineering Manager

apa; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive remuneration

Parental leave 18 weeks

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

APA in Brisbane, QLD, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead delivery of gas transmission capital projects from FEED to handover. You will manage engineering scopes, regulatory alignment and collaboration across Energy Solutions, Infrastructure Delivery and Operations.

The role requires a tertiary engineering qualification, strong leadership, and experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and consultants to ensure safe, on-time and on-budget project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary engineering qualification is required.
• Experience delivering capital projects in energy or infrastructure.
• Ability to manage multiple relationships with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery of capital projects from design to handover.
• Develop engineering scopes, specs and documentation to APA standards.
• Coordinate with Design, Construction, Commissioning and Operations teams.
• Manage external consultants, service providers, budget and schedule.
• Lead safety and technical risk assurance activities throughout projects.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Consultant management

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Project management certification

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 an Engineering Manager to join us in our Infrastructure Engineering team in Brisbane, QLD on a Permanent Full Time Basis.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering Management, you will lead the engineering delivery of Gas Transmission growth projects from FEED through to final handover, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering delivery of assigned capital projects from detailed design through construction, commissioning and final handover to Operations.


• Develop and manage engineering scopes, technical specifications and project documentation, ensuring alignment with APA standards, regulatory requirements and relevant Australian and international codes.


• Build collaborative relationships across Energy Solutions, Infrastructure Delivery, Transformation and Operations to support integrated, practical and cost-effective project outcomes.


• Manage external engineering consultants and service providers, overseeing technical quality, commercial performance, budget and schedule.


• Manage technical and safety risks, design changes and assurance activities throughout the project lifecycle, including development and implementation of Technical Assurance Plans.


• Provide leadership, guidance and mentorship to Design Development Engineers, while supporting design efficiency, standardisation and continuous improvement across projects.

Your background

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline, with relevant experience delivering capital projects within energy, infrastructure or a similar environment.


• Experience coordinating engineering activities across design, construction, commissioning and project handover.


• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to bring together multidisciplinary teams and external partners.


• Experience managing engineering consultants, technical scopes, budgets, schedules and design deliverables.


• Sound understanding of engineering assurance, technical change management, safety and risk management, and relevant engineering standards and regulatory requirements.


• A collaborative leadership style, with experience supporting, mentoring and developing engineers while creating an inclusive and positive team environment.

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 do not open, 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 P