Head of Health

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 now have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Health & Safety - Infrastructure Delivery and Energy Solutions to join our PSC team in Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne office on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the General Manager HSEH, you will lead a team of 6 Health & Safety Business Partners, embedding consistent health and safety systems, governance, and contractor partnering practices across APA's APA.

This is a highly impactful leadership role focused on portfolio-level oversight, coaching, strategic guidance, and early risk identification across projects, new initiatives, and Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) activities. By strengthening governance, setting clear expectations, and enabling your team to deliver effective business partnering support, you'll play a critical role in ensuring APA's safe and successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of Business Partners, fostering capability uplift and consistent delivery of Health & Safety outcomes.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and presence to executives and senior leaders, supporting them in meeting WHS due diligence obligations.
• Embed and oversee the contractor partnering framework, including governance, prequalification, selection, assurance, and exit processes.
• Ensure effective implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of APA's Health & Safety strategy and management systems.
• Drive proactive risk identification and assurance, including oversight of investigations, reporting, audits, and lessons learned.
• Provide Health & Safety input to projects, M&A due diligence, and business integration to ensure safe outcomes from day one.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications and/or significant relevant experience in health, safety, or related disciplines.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams of Health & Safety professionals in mid-to-large organisations.
• Strong expertise in developing and embedding strategies, systems, and governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated success in contractor management and partnering, with the ability to influence across diverse stakeholders.
• Track record in delivering continuous improvement initiatives and driving cultural change in safety.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence executives and senior leaders.

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.

Role closes Sunday, 14 September 2025. Role Reference Number JR3193

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.