3rd Year Apprentice

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 have an Electrical Trade Apprenticeship available for a 3rd year apprentice on a full-time permanent basis, with progression towards dual trade qualified in Instrumentation.

Your apprenticeship will consist of both onsite work experience and formal classroom training. You will be an integral part of the team, learning from our highly skilled tradespeople.

This position will give you a nationally recognised trade qualification Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician, and a Certificate III in Instrumentation & Control. After completion, you will be a qualified technician in your trade.

APA will cover and provide all your:

• TAFE fees
• Tools and equipment
• Expenses for work travel
• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Clothing

As an APA Apprentice you will: 

• Travel out to planned and unplanned maintenance, inspection and repair works within the region
• Proactively monitor the process conditions of our assets by performing routine checks on all types of equipment
• Service and repair a variety of equipment
• Support in equipment replacements and upgrades as required
• Perform routine easement maintenance and inspection i.e signage replacement, erosion repairs and vegetation management activities.
• Contribute to the safety, and efficient delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance
• Prioritise the safety of yourself, your team and environment  
• Ensure that regional site facilities are maintained in a clean and tidy condition
• Involvement in job preparation including the identification and collation of tools and equipment, required parts and relevant operational documentation
• Involvement in the review and update of key operational documentation  

To be eligible to apply for our Apprenticeship program, you will be: 

• Available to continue your career with APA in January 2026
• Ready to ask questions, work hard, listen, and learn from your mistakes
• Enjoy working outdoors and getting your hands dirty
• Able to listen carefully, follow directions in the interest of safety for yourself, the team, assets, and environment
• Able to work in confined spaces / at heights
• Licensed to drive a motor vehicle  
• Enthusiastic and dedicated to learning and developing your skills 

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.

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.