Head of Asset Operations

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.

Reporting to the General Manager Gas Operations, we have an opportunity available for a Head of Asset Operations to join our team in Victoria (Dandenong or Melbourne CBD). This role is responsible for the leadership and development of our Asset Operations team while delivering end to end operations of our gas infrastructure assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and guide decisions, risks and the prioritisation of activities across the business unit for the operated asset, in line with delegated authority.
• Act as the key relationship holder with local and state regulators in the role of PIC or SSM, building trust and ensuring effective engagement.
• Approve and shape asset strategies and lifecycle plans within a two year horizon, balancing performance, risk and value.
• Lead the delivery of integrated works plans, ensuring alignment across operations, maintenance and support functions.
• Oversee contractor performance and strategy, including contractor reviews, to drive safe, effective and reliable outcomes.
• Lead people outcomes across the team, including capability development, succession planning, culture and industrial relations strategy

Your background

• You bring a strong commitment to asset safety, with experience across people, process safety and environmental outcomes.
• You have experience leading and developing operations teams, building capability, accountability and performance.
• You have managed gas transmission assets within defined standards and frameworks, ensuring customer requirements are met while maintaining safe and reliable operations.
• You are confident owning and managing risk within established frameworks, applying sound judgement in line with delegated authority.
• You have experience managing operating budgets, including asset operating and capital expenditure within approved limits.
• You take ownership of planning and scheduling activities, ensuring work is effectively planned and delivered safely, while maintaining asset availability to meet customer demand.

Working at APA

At APA, we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.

We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we’ll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we’re taking on one of Australia’s greatest challenges: the energy transition. We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of 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 focused 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 on Friday, 12 June 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4328

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.