Manager, Climate

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 Manager, Climate to join our Sustainability & Corporate Affairs team in our Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane offices on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Head of Climate, you will play a key role in leading the preparation of APA's annual climate disclosures, uplifting systems and processes to meet new regulatory requirements, and embedding physical and transition risk assessments across the business.

This is a pivotal role for an experienced climate professional to apply their expertise in climate risk, reporting, and disclosures. With the recent release of our refreshed Climate Transition Plan and introduction of legislated climate disclosure requirements, this position offers the chance to shape our climate disclosures and approach to climate risk management.

About The Role

• Lead the preparation of APA's annual climate reporting and disclosures in line with AASB S2 and emerging global standards.
• Establish and maintain systems and processes that ensure climate data is accurate, auditable, and assurance-ready.
• Embed physical and transition risk processes into business decision-making, working closely with technical and commercial teams.
• Manage delivery of APA's Climate Transition Plan, ensuring progress on key actions and alignment with corporate objectives.
• Provide expert analysis and advice on climate disclosure trends, legislation, and industry best practice.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to uplift reporting capability and strengthen climate risk integration across the organisation.

Your background

• Tertiary qualifications in climate science, environmental science and / or engineering is preferred.
• Proven work experience in climate risk, emissions data, program management, or climate-related disclosures for a listed organisation.
• Experience in developing disclosures consistent with TCFD, ISSB, or equivalent frameworks.
• Solid understanding of enterprise-wide physical and transition risk assessment processes and systems.
• Proven project management skills, including navigating complex governance and approval pathways.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to provide expert guidance and influence outcomes across a large organisation.

Why join us
At APA, sustainability is central to our strategy. This is a unique opportunity to apply your climate expertise to shape how climate reporting is embedded in a major ASX-listed energy infrastructure company.

If you're ready to take your climate career to the next level - leading critical disclosures, shaping climate risk management and driving process uplift in a high-impact environment - we'd love to hear from you.

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 JR3384

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.