Land Access Lead

About the role

APA, Australia's energy infrastructure partner, is looking for a Land Access Lead to join its Infrastructure Delivery team in the Melbourne CBD office on a permanent full-time basis. Working across multiple projects, you will lead and manage land tenure acquisition, landholder negotiations and access to land, providing strategic oversight, driving consistency and resolving complex land access matters.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement land access strategies, plans and frameworks for a consistent approach across APA projects.
• Monitor land access progress, risks and project requirements so that access activities support project schedules and delivery objectives.
• Lead complex negotiations with landholders, government entities and other key stakeholders.
• Guide Land Access Advisors and help resolve complex issues consistently across projects.
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, internal policies, project commitments and governance, including tracking, reporting and assurance.
• Build strong relationships with project teams, government agencies, consultants and stakeholders.

Required profile

• 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 on complex infrastructure or linear infrastructure projects.
• Experience monitoring and managing land access risks, project dependencies and delivery outcomes across multiple projects.
• Ability and willingness to travel periodically to project locations, with travel requirements varying by project.
• Eligibility to work in Australia; candidates are subject to background vetting including police checks.

Required skills

• Strong negotiation skills, including leading complex negotiations with landholders and government entities.
• Sound understanding of land access governance, compliance obligations, tenure arrangements and associated agreements.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

What we offer

• Targeted career development programs.
• Competitive remuneration and employee benefits.
• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing initiatives.
• Inclusive parental leave of 18 weeks, including superannuation.