Senior Mechanical Engineer - Project

APA Group; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

APA Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Project to support the Gas Operations East team in Brisbane or Fyshwick (ACT). You will provide technical leadership during all project phases, ensuring designs meet operational requirements and engineering standards.

The role requires mentoring junior engineers and coordinating multidisciplinary teams. Reporting to the Team Lead Project Delivery NSW, you will collaborate with managers, design teams, operations and contractors to ensure

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with experience in managing engineering design activities and project delivery.
• Proven leadership with ability to mentor and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with ability to manage budgets and schedules.
• Proactive problem-solving with focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering design activities ensuring alignment with project scope and standards.
• Develop and manage design schedules, drawings, specifications and documentation with approvals.
• Monitor progress, budgets and timelines; identify risks and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, design teams, operations and contractors for coordination.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers while promoting safety and quality.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Problem solving

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 Senior Mechanical Engineer – Project to join us in our Gas Operations East team in Brisbane, QLD or Fyshwick, ACT on a Permanent Full Time Basis.

Reporting to the Team Lead Project Delivery NSW, you will play a key role in providing technical support & supervision during all project phases to ensure that project designs meet operational requirements & specified engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering design activities, ensuring all work meets project scope, operational requirements and relevant engineering standards.
• Develop and manage design schedules, drawings, specifications and technical documentation, ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained.
• Monitor project progress, budgets and timelines, proactively identifying risks and resolving issues to ensure successful delivery.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, design teams, operations, contractors and service providers to ensure effective project coordination.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to junior engineers while promoting a strong safety and quality culture.

Your background

• Strong engineering background with demonstrated experience in managing engineering design activities and project delivery.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and support engineers and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with experience managing competing priorities, budgets and project schedules.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities, with a strong commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.

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 Sunday, 15 November 2026. Role Reference Number: JR5200

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.