Lead - Land Access

APA Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing initiatives

Career development programs

Job summary

APA Group is seeking a Land Access Lead to join the Infrastructure Delivery team in Melbourne CBD on a full-time basis. You will lead land tenure acquisition, negotiations and access to land to support APA's project delivery objectives.

You will provide strategic oversight of land access activities, drive consistency across projects and resolve complex land access matters, travel as required to project locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in land access, land tenure, property, easements, or related disciplines.
• Proven ability to develop land access strategies across complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong negotiation skills with landholders and government entities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement land access strategies and frameworks across APA projects.
• Monitor progress, risks, and requirements to support schedules and delivery objectives.
• Lead complex negotiations with landholders, government entities, and stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to Land Access Advisors to ensure consistent approaches across projects.
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, internal policies, and governance.
• Build strong relationships with project teams, agencies, consultants and stakeholders.

Skills

Land access management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Project delivery oversight

Governance & compliance

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 Land Access Lead to join our Infrastructure Delivery team in our Melbourne CBD office on a permanent full-time basis.

Working in the Infrastructure Delivery team, you will play a key role in leading and managing the delivery of land tenure acquisition, landholder negotiations and access to land to support APA's project delivery objectives.

Working across multiple projects, you will provide strategic oversight of land access activities, drive consistency in land access delivery, monitor progress against project requirements and lead the resolution of complex land access matters. You will support the development of land access strategies and frameworks while working closely with project teams and advisors to ensure successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement land access strategies, plans and frameworks that support a consistent and effective approach to land access delivery across APA projects.
• Monitor land access progress, risks and project requirements across multiple projects, ensuring access activities support project schedules and delivery objectives.
• Lead complex and strategically important negotiations with landholders, government entities and other key stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and support to Land Access Advisors, helping resolve complex issues and ensuring consistency in approach across projects.
• Ensure land access activities comply with statutory obligations, internal policies, project commitments and governance requirements, including tracking, reporting and assurance activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal project teams, government agencies, consultants and key stakeholders to support successful project outcomes.

Your Background

• Demonstrated experience in land access, land tenure, property, easements, infrastructure delivery or a related discipline.
• Proven experience developing land access strategies and leading land access activities across complex infrastructure or linear infrastructure projects.
• Strong negotiation skills, with experience leading complex or strategically significant negotiations involving landholders, government entities and other stakeholders.
• Experience monitoring and managing land access risks, project dependencies and delivery outcomes across multiple projects.
• Sound understanding of land access governance, compliance obligations, tenure arrangements and associated agreements.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to guide others, build alignment and drive successful outcomes across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability and willingness to undertake periodic travel to project locations, to support stakeholder engagement and land access activities. Travel requirements vary depending on project needs and may increase during key project phases.

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.

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: JR4835

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.