Document Governance

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 Document Governance & Systems Officer to join our Networks team in Kidman Park, SA, on a permanent fulltime basis. This role plays a key part in ensuring the integrity, accessibility, and compliance of our national document library and governance systems.

Reporting to the RCA Governance & Support Lead, you will manage and improve the SharePoint-based document library, support compliance and assurance systems, and provide technical and operational support across the team. You'll be a key liaison between business stakeholders, technical administrators, and RCA teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support the SharePoint-based document library, including structure, permissions, metadata, and document lifecycle processes
• Engage with stakeholders to review and uplift documentation across its full lifecycle—enhancing content quality, ownership, metadata, and compliance, while ensuring timely updates and accurate reporting
• Develop and implement document compliance and assurance strategies that identify and mitigate risks, such as overdue documents, incorrect lifecycles, and governance gaps—ensuring alignment with regulatory and organisational standards
• Support compliance and assurance systems including reporting, action tracking, control attestations, risk assessments, and audit coordination, while actively promoting a culture of compliance across the business
• Support and manage RCA systems including SAGOC, prescribed incidents, and compliance platforms, ensuring effective operation, oversight, and reporting
• Coordinate BU training logistics, manage team inboxes, and provide general administrative support

Your background

• Strong understanding of document governance and lifecycle management
• Proficiency in SharePoint, metadata application, and document formatting
• Experience with compliance and assurance systems, ideally within regulated industries
• High IT literacy across Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel), Windows, and document systems
• Technical writing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Familiarity with risk/control platforms such as Vigilant
• Basic finance and procurement system knowledge

About the Team

Networks manages and operates local distribution networks and transmission pipelines that deliver gas to around 1.4 million households and businesses across Australia. 

This is an exciting time for the Networks team, we are growing and expanding with many new projects, including 2032 Olympics.  Also, we have a strong culture of continuous improvement and working towards Net Zero with the introduction of renewable green gas into the Gas Networks.  We need people who are courageous, nimble and ready to make a positive impact.

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.