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 Business Support Assistant to join our Operations Strategy & Integration (OS&I) team in Perth or Brisbane on a full-time permanent basis.
Reporting directly to the General Manager – Operations Strategy & Integration, this role is a key enabler in improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of Operations. You will act as a trusted advisor and gatekeeper to the OS&I GM and broader leadership team, supporting high‑priority initiatives, enabling collaboration across operational groups, and ensuring seamless communication and coordination.
This position plays a critical role in driving operational excellence by providing high‑quality business support, maintaining accurate and accessible information, and contributing to continuous improvement across OS&I functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high‑level administrative and business support, including preparation of documents, reports, briefing packs and correspondence.
- Act as a key coordination point for OS&I, scheduling and facilitating meetings, workshops and cross‑functional collaboration.
- Support effective time and priority management for the OS&I GM, ensuring deadlines, commitments and key deliverables are met.
- Maintain OS&I information systems (e.g., Teams, SharePoint), ensuring information is current, structured and easily accessible.
- Identify issues and improvement opportunities, proposing practical solutions to enhance team efficiency and ways of working.
- Engage and support stakeholders across Operations and other business units, ensuring clear communication and positive collaboration
Your background
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain momentum on key deliverables.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels.
- Proactive problem‑solver, able to anticipate needs, identify risks and recommend effective solutions.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in documentation, scheduling and information management.
- Experience supporting senior leaders or working in fast‑paced operational or project environments.
- A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and implement process enhancements.
About the Team
The Operations Strategy & Integration (OS&I) team plays a vital role in enabling the overall efficiency and effectiveness of APA Operations. We provide strategic planning, governance, integration and performance support to ensure Operations delivers safely, consistently and in alignment with APA’s strategic objectives.
We’re focused on operational excellence, customer centricity, continuous improvement and enabling change across Operations. This is an exciting time for OS&I — we need people who are proactive, adaptable and ready to make a meaningful 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, 8 February 2026. Role Reference Number JR3846APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.