Program Director, GSP

APA Group is seeking a Program Director, GSP to lead a major transformation program aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and integrating new technologies. This full-time position is based in either Sydney CBD, Brisbane CBD, or Melbourne Southbank. The role involves managing complex projects, engaging with senior stakeholders, and ensuring program governance. Candidates should have experience in large-scale transformations, particularly in infrastructure or energy sectors.
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 Program Director GSP to join our Operations team in Sydney CBD, Brisbane CBD or Melbourne Southbank office for 2 years on a full-time basis.

Reporting to General Manager Grid Solutions, you will be responsible for delivering a major transformation program that enhances operational efficiency, integrates new technologies, and drives business-wide change. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our business, working with senior stakeholders to embed innovative solutions and optimise business processes for long-term success.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex, multi-year technology and business transformation program, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals
• Manage cross-stream co-ordination and escalation, and rigorously apply contingency planning to maintain the program schedule
• Manage external dependencies and risks and contractor performance
• Develop and lead a tight program delivery management process
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including executives, technical teams, and external partners, to drive program success
• Ensure adherence to program governance, ensuring risks, dependencies, and financials are managed effectively
• Drive change adoption, ensuring teams are equipped to embrace new ways of working and leverage digital solutions
• Develop and lead high-performing teams, fostering collaboration and accountability across all program streams

About You
• Proven experience leading large-scale technology and business transformation programs, ideally within infrastructure, energy, or utilities sectors
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage at executive and board levels
• Expertise in program governance, financial oversight, and risk management
• A track record of successfully delivering technology-driven change and embedding innovative business processes
• Experience working in complex, highly regulated environments is highly desirable

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 employee 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 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, 16 March 2025. Role Reference Number JR2220

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.