APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.

We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Regulatory Specialist to join us in our Strategy & Commercial Team in our Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane office on a permanent basis.

Working as part of the Economic Regulation and External Policy team, you will be involved in a wide range of matters from helping develop and drive APA’s economic regulation strategy, assisting with the development of APA’s gas and electricity regulatory submissions processes, contributing to energy market policy issues and supporting the business in its growth and transition strategy through the provision of regulatory advice.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of APA’s Access Arrangements and Revenue Proposals, and participate in the consultation process with the relevant economic regulator
• Provide specialist advice to various APA business units and joint ventures on economic regulatory matters. This will include working collaboratively with the business to help identify and evaluate the regulatory risks, and contribute to recommendations on how to optimise regulatory outcomes and mitigate regulatory risks
• Actively monitor, assess, and respond to developments in regulatory legislation, rules and policy settings
• Lead a process of embedding process improvements and learnings into future regulatory engagements
• Represent APA on industry working groups and committees

Your background

• Tertiary qualifications in economics, finance, business, law or related discipline
• Minimum 3 years economic regulatory experience within a major corporate, consultancy or regulatory agency
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills
• Demonstrable strength in stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent literacy and communications skills with the ability to put forward considered, rational and detailed arguments both in writing and verbally
• Strong attention to detail

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work–life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

Sound like your kind of career? We’d love to hear from you.

Role closes 23 April 2023

Role Reference number 3185