Manager Market Research & Analytics

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 Manager Market Research & Analytics to join our Strategy & Transformation team on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Head of Market Research & Analytics, you will play a key role in connecting market intelligence with commercial decision-making across APA's Gas Transmission & Storage, Contracted Power and Gas Powered Generation (GPG) divisions.

Working closely with senior leaders across the organisation, you will leverage market forecasts, industry intelligence and quantitative analysis to identify growth opportunities, assess strategic risks, challenge business assumptions and support investment decisions. You will act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, translating complex market dynamics into actionable recommendations that support APA's corporate strategy and long-term growth ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and enhancement of APA's in-house gas and electricity market forecasting models, including long-term energy transition scenarios.

• Deliver strategic market intelligence and quantitative analysis to support corporate strategy, investment decisions and organic growth opportunities.

• Present clear, compelling insights and recommendations to senior leaders, Executive Leadership Team and Board-level audiences.

• Identify emerging market trends, risks and opportunities across energy commodities, customer demand, competitor activity and regulatory developments.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, including Energy Solutions, Corporate Finance, Climate, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications teams.

• Manage external engagements with industry advisors, market bodies and stakeholders to ensure APA's market outlooks remain contemporary and market leading.

Your Background

• Experience using market intelligence, economic analysis or industry insights to support strategic planning, commercial decision-making and investment outcomes within energy, infrastructure or other capital-intensive industries.

• Knowledge of Australian energy markets, with exposure to gas and/or electricity markets (NEM and/or WEM experience highly regarded).

• Strong quantitative, modelling and analytical capability, with experience turning complex data into meaningful commercial insights.

• Proven ability to develop market forecasts, scenarios or business cases that inform strategic decision-making.

• Demonstrated experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders and executive audiences.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across diverse business functions.

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 Sunday, 26 July 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4612

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.