Manager, Community

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 for a Manager, Community & Social Performance to join our Sustainability team in our Perth office on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting directly to the Head of Community and Social Performance, you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and scope for the management of the environment discipline, including the implementation of effective risk management, compliance and performance strategies

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility over branding by teaming with marketing and communications managers to proactively market the brand and increase ethical pride, to show the public that the company takes social responsibility seriously.

• Provide up to date intelligence (as a result of legislative changes), analysis, expert advice and recommendations to General Management and Senior Executive Team.

• Monitor changes to local and international environment policies.

• Co-ordinate system and process audits to ensure compliance with environmental standards requirements.

• Promote and coordinate awareness of environmental protection policies and strategies and other regulatory requirements and obligations within the organisation..

Your background:

• High level of strategic planning skills in safety, including the implementation of effective risk management, compliance and performance strategies.

• Extensive knowledge of environment and emergency management regulatory requirements.

• High level leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills, including consultation, presentation, negotiation and communication skills.

• People management skills.

Working at APA

At APA we're committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best. We'll provide you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation to support parents at work and in life.

We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.

We are APA

APA Group is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $26 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind 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 centric 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.

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.