Head of Corporate Communications

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 Corporate Communications to join our Sustainability & Corporate Affairs team based in the Sydney CBD office on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the GM Communications, this pivotal leadership role will shape and deliver APA's internal communications strategy - ensuring our people are engaged with APA's corporate priorities, culture ambitions, and enterprise-wide change programs. This is a highly visible role, working closely with the CEO and ELT, requiring a confident leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and inspires a high-performing team.

At APA, we are securing Australia's energy future. This is your opportunity to play a key role in shaping how we engage, inspire, and align our people around that purpose.

About The Role

• Lead and develop a team of four Communications Business Partners to deliver enterprise-wide corporate communications that align and engage our people.
• Partner with the CEO, ELT, and change leaders to design and deliver impactful communication strategies on corporate priorities, culture, and transformation.
• Prepare and oversee internal speeches, presentations, announcements, and collateral for CEO and ELT communications.
• Govern and shape APA's internal communications channels (including Empower (Intranet), Viva Engage, ELT communications, All Hands (quarterly town hall) to ensure clear communication and support engagement.
• Maintain and oversee APA's communications plan and calendar, ensuring priorities are aligned and executed with impact.
• Provide strategic guidance and hands-on support for crisis management, incidents, and business continuity.

About You

• Significant experience leading internal communications in a large, complex ASX-listed (or equivalent) organisation.
• Proven capability in partnering with CEOs and senior executives to craft and deliver impactful messaging and improve employee communications impact.
• Demonstrated success in designing, executing, and governing enterprise-wide communications strategies.
• A strong track record of leading and developing high-performing communications teams.
• Experience supporting large-scale culture change and enterprise transformation.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.

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 Wednesday, 8 October 2025. Role Reference Number JR3369

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.