Advisor Native Title & Cultural Heritage

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.

The Opportunity

We now have an exciting opportunity available for an Advisor – Native Title & Cultural Heritage to join our Access & Approvals team, based in Melbourne, VIC or Brisbane, QLD, on a full-time permanent basis. Reporting to the Manager, Native Title & Cultural Heritage, you will support the delivery of native title and cultural heritage activities across APA’s projects, while building strong relationships with Traditional Owners, native title groups and other key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and advice to project teams regarding native title and cultural heritage requirements.
• Progress native title and First Nations agreements to support project development and business growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Traditional Owners, native title groups and other key stakeholders.
• Coordinate consultation activities and associated logistics, including meetings, travel, site visits and stakeholder attendance, ensuring engagement aligns with cultural protocols and community expectations.
• Ensure native title, cultural heritage and statutory approval requirements are identified early and integrated into project planning.
• Ensure activities comply with legislative requirements, internal policies and governance obligations, including appropriate tracking, reporting and assurance.

Your Background

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, such as Anthropology, Archaeology, Law or a related field.
• Experience in Indigenous engagement, relationship management, agreement negotiations and/or project approvals.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills, including the ability to manage meeting logistics, stakeholder engagement activities and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently, including to regional and remote project locations, to support stakeholder engagement, meetings and site activities.

About The Team

The Access, Approvals and Geospatial Solutions – Infrastructure Delivery East team is committed to building strong relationships, securing land access and project approvals, and fostering positive community outcomes across all stages of project development. We support the delivery of energy infrastructure projects for APA Group across Australia by providing expert services in land access, regulatory planning and approvals. We provide end-to-end land access, environmental and planning support for new development projects. Our services span gas transmission, gas-fired power generation, future fuels, renewable energy and power transmission infrastructure.

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.

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing of our people, community and environment is 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, 4 October 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4637 APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.