Landholder Engagement Co-Ordinator

APA Group is seeking a Landholder Engagement Co-Ordinator for their Networks team in Thomastown, VIC. The role involves ensuring compliance with pipeline easements, managing landholder communications, organizing community engagement events, and fostering relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in stakeholder liaison and gas pipeline infrastructure. This is a permanent, full-time position on-site, not a remote job.
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 exciting opportunity available for a Landholder Engagement Co-Ordinator to join our Networks team in Thomastown VIC, on a permanent fulltime basis.

Reporting directly to the Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Networks, you will ensure all APA Networks pipeline easements are compliant with the requirements of relevant standards, licences, property access agreements and all applicable corridor and environmental management plans.

Key Responsibilities
• Prepare and deliver the Landholder Contact Program using X-info across VIC/NSW, SA, and QLD licensed assets, ensuring compliance with procedures
• Action all landholder, requests, change of contact, title searches and feedback in X-info; collaborate with Stakeholder Engagement Lead and Operations staff to resolve issues and complaints while keeping landholders informed
• Manage and update landholder brochures and letters, ensuring compliance, accuracy and relevance of information
• Organise and participate in community engagement events to promote gas pipeline awareness and manage the procurement and distribution of merchandise for annual landholder visits, maintaining proper inventory records for future use
• Foster strong relationships with other asset owners, local councils, heritage and Indigenous groups connected to the land, and stakeholders involved in third-party works or stakeholders of influence/authority near the transmission pipeline
• Assist Operations in communications with Landowner's for planned maintenance works such as DCVG Surveys, Coating Fault Dig Ups, Vegetation Removal" just a thought.

About You
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Science or equivalent
• Experience working with general public, landowners, third-party certification bodies and suppliers, plus strong stakeholder liaison, negotiation and influencing skills
• Technical knowledge of risks associated with works around gas pipeline infrastructure, good understanding of civil works/construction activities and the ability to interpret design/engineering plans and drawings
• Knowledge and skills to identify and report quality performance indicators.
• Understand and interpret legislation, regulations, codes of practice and standards applicable to key aspects of the business
• Strong organisation skills, ability to prioritise and good record keeping (CRM experience).

About The Team

Networks manages and operates local distribution networks and transmission pipelines that deliver gas to around 1.4 million households and businesses across Australia.

This is an exciting time for the Networks team, we are growing and expanding with many new projects, including 2032 Olympics. Also, we have a strong culture of continuous improvement and working towards Net Zero with the introduction of renewable green gas into the Gas Networks. We need people who are courageous, nimble and ready to make a positive impact.

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 Friday, 6 June 2025. Role Reference Number JR2574

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.