Project Engineer

C015 APT MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTY LIMITED; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

APA is seeking a Project Engineer to join our Operations & Maintenance team in Brisbane on a full-time basis. You will provide technical support through all project phases and ensure designs meet APA standards and operational requirements.

You will collaborate with project teams, review designs, resolve technical issues, and report progress to senior management. The role offers a hands-on environment within a leading energy infrastructure partner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering suitable for project work.
• Experience in managing or supporting engineering projects.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills to address project needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support during all project phases.
• Ensure project designs meet operational requirements and APA engineering standards.
• Collaborate with project teams to understand and address technical needs.
• Review and approve project designs and changes.
• Identify and resolve technical issues that may arise during the project.
• Report on project progress and technical issues to senior management.

Skills

Engineering principles

Project management

Technical problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

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 Project Engineer to join us in our Operations & Maintenance team in Brisbane on a full time permanent basis.

Reporting to the Team Leader - Overhauls Power & Electricity Transmission, you will play a key role in providing technical support during all project phases to ensure that project designs meet operational requirements & APA engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support during all project phases.
• Ensure that project designs meet operational requirements and APA engineering standards.
• Collaborate with project teams to understand and address their technical needs.
• Review and approve project designs and changes.
• Identify and resolve technical issues that may arise during the project.
• Report on project progress and technical issues to senior management.

Your background

• Strong knowledge of engineering principles and project management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills for addressing technical issues.
• Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with project teams.
• A commitment to ensuring that project designs meet operational requirements and APA engineering standards.

About the Team

The Operations & Maintenance team exist to safely operateAPA Power, Transmission, Midstream and Network assets in an efficient and cost-effective manner to enable APA to achieve its business strategy and goals, extract maximum value from its assets, and deliver value for its customers.

To help APA Securing Australia’s Energy Future, the Operations teams focus is on Our People, Operational Excellence and Creating Value. We are also making great strides towards achieving our net zero ambition, enabling APA to be world class in energy solutions.

This is an exciting time for the team, we need people who are courageous, nimble, and ready to make an impact.

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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4297