Commercial Manager - Network Access

Description:

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 Commercial Manager – Network Access to join our team in Perth on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will be independently managing network access coordination. This includes managing new connections to the electricity network, ensuring technical feasibility, commercial viability and regulatory compliance, whilst ensuring cost-effective and technical sound solutions and adhering to industry regulations and policies. You will also be working closely with internal and external customers to provide efficient processes for network access.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the planning, assessment, and execution of new connection requests, ensuring alignment with engineering standards, regulatory requirements and internal processes
• Interacting with the Pilbara Independent System Operator (ISO) and regional regulators, ensuring compliance with all applicable policies, guidelines and network rules
• Providing commercial oversight of the Pilbara Network Access Code (PNAC) and Pilbara Network Rules (PNR), ensuring cost recovery, fair pricing structures, and economic feasibility of new connections
• Coordinating the technical due diligence associated with new connections with the Engineering Lead
• Collaborating with internal development, engineering, planning, and commercial teams to deliver efficient and technically sound connection
• Represent the company in negotiations with customers, suppliers, government departments whilst acting as a key point of contact for customers, facilitating smooth engagement and clear communication throughout the connection process

Your background

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (such as Law or Commerce)
• Extensive experience in a similar Commercial Manager role within the renewables or power generation sector
• High levels of contract management and negotiation experience
• Demonstrated experience with financial analysis and modelling
• Sound analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with strong attention to detail

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.