Manager Corporate Development

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 have an exciting opportunity available for a Manager Corporate Development to join our Capital Markets & Corporate Development team in our Sydney or Melbourne office on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Development, you will play a key role in identifying and assessing inorganic growth opportunities, and lead execution of transactions across APA’s portfolio that support the continued growth of APA and deliver tangible value to APA’s stakeholders including customers, communities it serves and securityholders.

This is a high impact role operating at the centre of APA’s strategic growth agenda where you will manage end-to-end M&A transactions and partner with senior executives and leadership from across the business to deliver on growth initiatives.

This role offers the opportunity to move beyond pure advisory work into a commercially focused environment where you will directly contribute to strategic and financial outcomes within a leading ASX-listed organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day execution of M&A transactions, including valuation, due diligence, coordination of work streams spanning various teams and functions across the business, preparation of transaction related documents, and liaising with external advisers

• Prepare and present high quality, detailed qualitative and quantitative presentations, reports, and recommendations on transaction opportunities for senior Executives, governance forums and the Board

• Undertake financial modelling and valuation analysis to evaluate potential transaction opportunities, identify and quantify key value drivers, commercial considerations and risks

• Foster relationships with industry stakeholders, partners, investors, external advisers and internal stakeholders to support origination activities

• Monitor market trends and industry developments to identify potential acquisition and business development opportunities

• Support the development of a high performing team, including managing and mentoring Senior Analysts and Analysts and contributing to a collaborative, commercially focused culture

Your Background

• Experience within Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Big 4 Deals / Infrastructure Advisory, Private Equity, Infrastructure Investing or a similar transaction focused environment

• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading M&A, divestment or strategic investment transactions in complex environments

• Infrastructure / utilities / energy industry expertise

• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including expertise in valuation, financial modelling and transaction analysis

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders across fast-paced transaction processes

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to deliver clear, compelling insights to executive and senior stakeholder audiences

• Collaborative and proactive approach, with strong relationship management skills and a genuine interest in strategic growth and infrastructure investment

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.​

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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 Saturday, 3 October 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4325

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.