Intern – Engineering

APA Group; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 27,300 - 36,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive remuneration

Employee benefits

Flexible work

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Job summary

APA Group is offering a 12-week Summer Intern Program in Queensland, commencing 30 November 2026. The program provides hands-on learning, structured onboarding, and supervision while gaining exposure to the energy infrastructure sector.

Applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, be available for the full 12 weeks, and be an Australian/New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a Bachelor of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

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.

The Opportunity

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 position us to play.

Summer Intern Program

At APA we’re not just about pipelines and power – we’re about powering potential.

Our Summer Intern Program is a structured and supported program that runs for 12 weeks from 30 November to February and gives you a taste of what it’s like to work with us and the energy infrastructure industry.

What can you expect?

• Meaningful work, on-the-job-training and appropriate supervision whilst you’re learning and gaining hands‑on experience.
• A supported program offering comprehensive on-boarding and induction, as well as virtual workshops with your peer cohort.
• Opportunity to be considered for our Graduate Program dependant on positions and locations available for the coming year.

About You

• You are currently studying a Bachelor of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• You’re available to complete a 12‑week summer intern program from 30 November 2026
• You’re an Australian / New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident in Australia.

To be successful in this role you are someone who:

• Enjoys learning, asking questions and building confidence through experience, knowing you don’t need to have all the answers on day one.
• Has a strong sense of responsibility and care – you take pride in doing work that is safe, reliable and well thought through, understanding the impact engineering decisions have on communities and colleagues.
• Has a collaborative mindset – you value teamwork, bring others along with you and feel comfortable learning from people with different perspectives, disciplines and backgrounds.
• Is motivated to contribute to Australia’s energy infrastructure and are excited by the opportunity to support the energy transition.

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
• 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, 16 August 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4728

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.