Manager Technical Authority

Add expected salary to your profile for insights The Opportunity At APA, our purpose is simple: to strengthen communities through responsible energy. We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Manager Technical Authority to join our Networks team in Thomastown VIC, Eagle Farm QLD or Kidman Park SA, on a Permanent fulltime basis. Reporting to the Head of Engineering and Planning, Networks, this leadership role manages a team of highly skilled professionals, ensuring that the required standards are applied to all operational and project activities, deliver business improvement initiatives and meet APA's quality and assurance frameworks. Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of initiatives and improvement programs for the Networks Group
• Foster a culture of innovation within the technical authority team
• Lead technical standard application and overarching authority to manage engineering in Networks
• Collaborate with other teams across Engineering and Planning, Capital Delivery, Procurement and Operations to deliver complete solutions
• Implement and monitor various business KPIs, including process safety
• Change management and keep up to date with changes in industry and best practices

Your Background

• Tertiary qualification in engineering with extensive experience in managing technical practices and teams
• Strong knowledge of application of technical standards and practices
• Well-developed leadership and stakeholder management skills and drives optimisation and delivers quality outputs
• Project management and change management expertise
• Ability to foster innovation and ensure quality assurance.

About the Networks Team Networks manages and operates transmission pipelines and local distribution networks that deliver gas to around 1.4 million households and businesses across Australia. This is an exciting time for the Networks team; we are growing and expanding with many new projects, including the 2032 Olympics. We have a strong culture of continuous improvement and working towards Net Zero with the introduction of renewable green gas into the Gas Networks. We need people who are courageous, nimble and ready to make a positive 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 $27 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across 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 their businesses offering reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions. Join our team and be part of Australia's energy transition! We'd love to hear from you. APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health, and wellbeing of our people, community, and environment is 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 and during employment. Role closes Tuesday, 11 February, 2025. Role Reference number JR2000. APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. We will contact successful candidates after the closing date. #J-18808-Ljbffr