Lead Access & Approvals for Major Infrastructure

C015 Apt Management Services Pty Limited; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

APA, Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, seeks an Access and Approvals Lead to join the Access, Approvals and Geospatial Solutions team in Perth, WA on a permanent full-time basis. You will lead planning, environmental, heritage and regulatory approvals to support the successful development and delivery of APA's energy infrastructure projects.

Reporting to the Planning and Environment Manager, you will partner with project, commercial and delivery teams from early project development

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading environmental, planning, heritage or approvals activities for major infrastructure, energy, resources or development projects.
• Strong understanding of regulatory approval frameworks, project development processes and risk management principles.
• Experience working with, and ideally negotiating alongside, Traditional Owners, landholders, government agencies and other external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence project outcomes through effective stakeholder engagement, strategic thinking and sound judgement.
• Experience managing external consultants and coordinating multidisciplinary workstreams to achieve project objectives.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance environmental, social and stakeholder considerations with project schedule, cost and delivery requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead approvals strategies and pathways for major infrastructure projects, identifying critical path activities, risks and opportunities to support successful project delivery.
• Manage planning and environmental approvals, ensuring approval requirements are effectively integrated into project scope, schedule, cost and risk frameworks.
• Lead engagement and negotiations with government agencies, regulators and other key stakeholders to facilitate project outcomes.
• Identify and manage approvals and access-related risks during project development, supporting strategic growth opportunities and business development initiatives.
• Procure, lead and manage specialist consultants and internal subject matter experts, ensuring delivery of agreed scopes, timelines, budgets and performance outcomes.
• Establish and maintain robust governance, compliance and assurance processes to ensure all approvals activities meet statutory obligations, internal standards and approval commitments.

Skills

Environmental approvals

Regulatory frameworks

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

External consultants management

Commercial awareness

Job description

APA, Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, seeks an Access and Approvals Lead to join the Access, Approvals and Geospatial Solutions team in Perth, WA on a permanent full-time basis. You will lead planning, environmental, heritage and regulatory approvals to support the successful development and delivery of APA's energy infrastructure projects.

Reporting to the Planning and Environment Manager, you will partner with project, commercial and delivery teams from early project development