Senior Commercial Advisor, GPG Growth

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 Commercial, GPG Growth, we are seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Advisor to play a key role in shaping APA's future gas-powered generation projects. Working within our Energy Solutions team, you'll partner with stakeholders across the business to structure, negotiate and manage complex commercial arrangements that create value, optimise commercial outcomes and effectively manage risk. This is an exciting opportunity to influence major growth projects from inception through to delivery while contributing to Australia's evolving energy landscape.

While Brisbane is the preferred location for this role, we're also open to considering candidates based in Melbourne or Sydney.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop commercial strategies, risk allocation frameworks and negotiation positions that support the successful delivery of new gas-powered generation projects.
• Lead and contribute to commercial due diligence activities, providing insights and recommendations that inform investment decisions, business cases and governance approvals.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, project partners and key stakeholders, fostering collaboration and creating long-term value across the project lifecycle.
• Identify, assess and manage commercial risks and opportunities, balancing strategic objectives with sound commercial outcomes for APA.
• Stay abreast of market, regulatory and industry developments, translating insights into practical recommendations that support project competitiveness and future growth.

Your background

• You will have a tertiary qualification in Commerce, Law, Engineering or a related discipline, providing a strong foundation for commercial decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
• You will bring significant experience in commercial or business development roles, with a demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate complex commercial arrangements in large-scale infrastructure, energy or capital projects.
• You will have a strong understanding of commercial risk allocation and contract negotiation, with the ability to develop practical solutions that balance strategic objectives, commercial outcomes and risk management requirements.
• You will bring experience supporting or leading complex transactions, including the development of business cases, commercial evaluations and governance approval processes.
• You will have the ability to build trusted relationships across a broad range of stakeholders, using your influencing and communication skills to drive alignment and achieve successful project outcomes.
• You will bring strong commercial acumen and an interest in the evolving energy market, with the ability to analyse market developments and translate insights into informed commercial recommendations.

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 Thursday, 1 October 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4504

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.