Senior Commercial Advisor

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 Senior Commercial Advisor to join our team in Perth, WA on a permanent full-time basis. This role will be supporting the commercial performance and growth of our remote and on-grid power generation assets.

In this high-impact role, you will report to the Head of Commercial – West and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive commercial outcomes across existing and new energy developments. You will lead the negotiation and management of offtake and related commercial agreements, identify and pursue commercial optimisation initiatives and ensure robust, balanced risk allocation to protect APA's commercial and operational interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial execution and day-to-day management of new and existing commercial agreements, including Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Development Agreements and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Agreements
• Develop and execute strategies to enhance commercial outcomes for existing assets
• Work closely with project delivery, legal, and other internal stakeholders to ensure commercial consistency and effective project delivery
• Lead the approval process for new contracts or amendments to existing contracts, up to Board level
• Represent the company in negotiations with customers, suppliers, government departments and other stakeholders

Your background 

• Tertiary qualification in Commerce, Law, Engineering or a related field
• Extensive experience in a commercial, project development or operations role within the power sector
• Excellent commercial negotiation skills and a track record of delivering improved financial or operational outcomes
• Great analytical thinking and ability to interpret technical and financial data
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams

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.