Land Tenure Management/Property Paralegal

APA Group is seeking a Tenure Management Officer to manage land tenure for its operational assets in Australia, specifically in Perth, Brisbane, or Melbourne. The role involves maintaining land tenure databases, resolving land tenure issues, overseeing lease activities, and preparing legal documents. Candidates should have extensive knowledge of land tenure systems and strong stakeholder management skills. The position is permanent and full-time, emphasizing safety and inclusivity in the workplace.
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 Tenure Management Officer to join us in our Engineering and Planning in Perth, Brisbane or Melbourne on a Permanent Full Time contract.

Reporting to the Corridor Protection Lead, you will play a key role in managing land tenure effectively for the operational assets required by APA.

Key Responsibilities
• Manage and maintain accurate land tenure databases, including tracking new and existing agreements and associated financial obligations.
• Lead the resolution of land tenure issues, ensuring full protection of APA’s rights, such as easements and leases.
• Oversee lease-related activities, including renewals, rent reviews, and terminations.
• Prepare, review, and support the execution of legal documents, including leases, co-use deeds, access agreements, and other property-related documentation.
• Assist with property valuations by ensuring accurate data is available for proper rate and state land tax assessments.
• Identify and resolve land tenure-related issues, ensuring clear and timely communication with internal and external stakeholders to maintain alignment on property management matters.

Your background
• Extensive knowledge of land tenure systems and legislation across Australian states.
• Proven expertise in researching, interpreting, and applying land tenure and property laws.
• Experience in preparing, reviewing, and executing legal documents related to land use.
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with landholders and their representatives (private, corporate, and government).
• Strong stakeholder liaison, negotiation, time management, and organizational skills, with a detail-oriented, safety-conscious, and self-motivated approach, including willingness to travel to remote locations.
• Pipeline license tenure knowledge (highly regarded).

Working at APA

At APA we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best. We’ll provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life.

We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

We are APA

APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind 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 centric 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 Sunday, 6 April 2025. Role Reference Number JR2334

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.