Manager, Power Portfolio

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 Head of Portfolio Strategy & Analytics, an exciting opportunity has become available for a Manager, Power Portfolio to join our Energy Solutions division.

In this pivotal role, you will help shape the future of our power portfolio by leading strategic planning, driving portfolio prioritisation and identifying opportunities that support the delivery of our Energy Solutions strategy. Operating at the forefront of the energy transition, you will assess market trends, macroeconomic factors and emerging opportunities to help optimise capital deployment and create long term value.

You will also provide analytical leadership and specialist support across power investment opportunities, partnering with senior stakeholders to inform key strategic decisions.

This is a permanent full-time position that can be based in Perth, Brisbane or Sydney.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic planning cycle for the power business, shaping divisional plans, performance measures and strategic priorities that support long term growth.
• Drive the prioritisation of power opportunities by maintaining and evolving portfolio frameworks, ensuring capital is allocated to initiatives that deliver the greatest strategic and commercial value.
• Partner with senior leaders to advance Energy Solutions' long term power development strategy, providing insights on market trends, industry dynamics and emerging opportunities.
• Provide robust commercial and analytical support for organic growth initiatives, developing business cases that inform critical investment decisions.
• Influence key business decisions through the preparation of high-quality analysis, board papers and executive level presentations, while fostering continuous improvement across portfolio governance and decision-making forums.

Your background

• You will have a tertiary qualification in economics, commerce, engineering or a related discipline, supported by significant experience in strategy, portfolio analytics, investments or the energy sector.
• You will bring strong portfolio management capabilities, with the ability to develop priorities and frameworks to support long-term business strategies
• You will have exposure to the National Electricity Market (NEM) and/or the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM), with an understanding of the market dynamics shaping Australia's energy transition.
• You will bring exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a proven ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• You will have strong commercial acumen, including exposure to assessing investment opportunities and an understanding of power purchase agreements.
• You will bring at least 5 years' relevant experience, ideally gained within the energy sector, with exposure to power, strategy, corporate development, portfolio management or investment analysis.
• You will have experience working within wholesale electricity markets or broader energy businesses, enabling you to quickly understand industry challenges and opportunities.

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 Monday, 24 August 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4792

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.