Senior Consultant- Change Management

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 Senior Consultant – Change Management to join APA's Grid Solutions Program team in Sydney CBD office on a full-time basis until June 2027.

Reporting to the Business Transformation and Change Lead, this role plays a pivotal part in delivering one of APA's most significant digital transformation programs - modernising how we operate our gas transmission assets and directly impacting our core revenue.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our business, drive people and customer readiness, and embed meaningful change that will set APA up for long-term success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the change management workstream within the Grid Solutions Program (GSP), ensuring effective planning and delivery across internal teams and customers.
• Develop and implement tailored change strategies that focus on adoption, capability uplift, behaviour shifts, and readiness reporting.
• Oversee communications and engagement, including program comms, leadership updates, business readiness forums, fortnightly engagement sessions, and internal digital platforms.
• Guide and coach two direct reports (a Change Consultant and Change Analyst), ensuring consistent, high-quality communications and impact assessments.
• Partner with executive sponsors, customer managers, and operational teams to manage stakeholders and secure alignment.
• Monitor and analyse sentiment across internal and customer groups, using surveys, feedback loops, and engagement to surface risks and opportunities.
• Translate insights into actionable change and communication plans that address resistance and enhance engagement.

Your background

• Extensive experience in leading change management delivery for large-scale digital or transformation programs.
• Strong background in communications, stakeholder engagement, and customer-focused change.
• Proven ability to design and deliver change impact assessments, readiness plans, and tailored strategies.
• Confidence in managing complex stakeholder groups, including executives, customers, and operational teams.
• Experience leading and coaching junior change professionals.
• A people-first mindset, with the ability to translate sentiment into clear actions and drive adoption.

Joining APA means being part of a team that is reshaping the future of energy. You will work on transformation initiatives that directly contribute to APA's growth and long-term strategy, while enjoying a collaborative, supportive environment with scope to lead and innovate.

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, 12 October 2025. Role Reference Number JR3412

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.