Senior Operations Secure Energy Specialist

APA Group is seeking a Senior Operations Secure Energy Specialist for a full-time, 2-year fixed-term role based in Brisbane, Melbourne, or Adelaide. The position involves conducting risk assessments, developing risk treatment plans, and implementing security strategies to enhance asset protection. Candidates should have qualifications in security studies or related fields and experience in the energy industry or protective security. The team focuses on operational excellence and achieving net zero ambitions.
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 Senior Operations Physical Security Specialist to join us in our Operations Physical Security team in Brisbane, Melbourne or Adelaide on a full time 2-year fixed term contract.

Reporting to the Program Manager Operations Physical Security, you will play a key role in providing specialised technical support in the Operations Physical Security team for the Operations Physical Security Program.

Key Responsibilities
• Plan, organise and conduct asset / site level risk assessments including the aggregation and reporting of risk assessments into asset and enterprise risk registers.
• Develop risk treatment plans based on output from asset / site level risk assessments to enable cost effective physical security uplift of assets.
• Set strategic direction and scope for the management of Operations Physical Security, including developing and implementing effective risk management, compliance and performance standards.
• Design and implement strategies to reduce security incidents/breaches. Monitor breach trends, record, review, and ensure corrective/preventative actions are taken.
• Coordinate system and process audits for compliance with security standards, including security equipment, lighting, and CCTV. Ensure issues/breaches are rectified.

Your background
• Formal qualifications or bachelor’s degree in security studies, risk management, project management or a related field (essential)
• Extensive experience with construction, operation, and maintenance of energy industry assets or in protective security profile or equivalent i.e. physical security, personnel security, operational risk (essential)
• Knowledge of Security of Critical Infrastructure (SoCI) act, specifically requirements for physical assets (preferred)
• Demonstrated experience with Emergency Management Systems and supporting risk management programs. (preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering national change initiatives/business improvement projects, (preferred)

About The Team

The Operations & Maintenance team exist to safely operate APA Power, Transmission, Midstream and Network assets in an efficient and cost-effective manner to enable APA to achieve its business strategy and goals, extract maximum value from its assets, and deliver value for its customers.

To help APA Securing Australia’s Energy Future, the Operations teams focus is on Our People, Operational Excellence and Creating Value. We are also making great strides towards achieving our net zero ambition, enabling APA to be world class in energy solutions.

This is an exciting time for the team, we need people who are courageous, nimble, and ready to make an 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 Sunday, 20 April 2025. Role Reference Number JR2401

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.