Third Party Maintenance Contracts Manager

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 available for a Third Party Maintenance Contracts Manager to join us in our Gas Operations West team in Perth on a full time permanent basis.

Reporting to the Manager Maintenance Delivery West, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional results for our customers and APA. This is a customer-facing, commercially accountable role where you'll work with some of WA's largest mining and resources companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support the delivery of O&M contracts for customer-owned assets, ensuring obligations, KPIs, and APA standards are met.
• Build strong customer relationships and deliver on expectations.
• Develop and manage CAPEX and OPEX budgets, tracking performance against targets.
• Use Power BI to model, monitor, and report on KPIs and contract performance.
• Lead contract renewals and new agreements, ensuring compliance with AS 2885, Australian Standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate across engineering, planning, regulatory compliance, HSE, commercial, and finance teams, as well as with contractors and regulators.
• Provide leadership and support to the Contracts Maintenance Lead.

Your background

• Experience in customer service, contract management, or field service in mining, resources, oil & gas, or heavy industry.
• Proven track record in high-performing teams delivering measurable results.
• Strong commercial and budget management skills.
• Power BI or similar analytics tool experience (highly desirable).
• Engineering dgree (preferred) or trade qualification; MBA or equivalent commercial experience highly desirable.
• Knowledge of AS 2885, Australian Standards, and industry compliance requirements (highly regarded).

About the Team

The Third Party Maintenance Contracts team is embedded within APA's Gas Operations West business unit, part of our Operations & Maintenance function.

We are responsible for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of gas transmission assets across Western Australia, with a strong focus on maintaining high performance for our third-party customers — from major mining and resources companies to townships and power generation facilities in remote WA locations, where natural gas is a critical energy source.

Our work supports infrastructure that is essential to WA's economy, communities, and industry, ensuring security of supply while meeting strict safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. We collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across engineering, planning, HSE, regulatory compliance, and commercial teams, as well as with our customers, contractors, and regulators, to deliver value and uphold APA's reputation as the partner of choice for gas transmission services.

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.