AddressAbout Us
APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation's gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.
We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.
The Opportunity
We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Business Support Assistant to join our Operations team in Brisbane CBD on a full time permanent basis.
Reporting to the General Manager Operations & Maintenance, you will play a key role in providing high level executive, organisational and administrative support. This support will ensure streamlined core processes and effective communication with key stakeholders as well as expert level efficient coordination and delivery of the business tempo and operating rhythm for the leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
Interface with the Operations & Maintenance key stakeholders to prioritise and action requests, taking decisive action to optimise the General Managers time
Support General Manager with:
Managing communication with stakeholders
Managing calendars, inboxes and logistics
General administrative and budget support
Coordinate and administer business reporting against metrics for the Operations & Maintenance leadership team
Own and deliver the team operating rhythm, including:
Coordinate team meetings
Coordinate team workshops
Administer communications and deliverables (presentations, email, management papers)
Develop and administer the Operations & Leadership leadership team planner and coordinate sharepoint pages
Support the completion of actions and timely responses
Support the health, safety and wellbeing culture of the organisation.
Your background
- Qualifications or ongoing study/professional development in Business Management /Administration
- Highly engaging who can work with multiple different styles of leader
- Demonstrated effective written and verbal communications
- Demonstrated experience in exercising confidentiality and careful handling of sensitive information
- Ability to exercise discretion, initiative and judgement in varied contexts within established policies and procedures.
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Expert knowledge of Sharepoint.
About the Team
This position supports a significant role within the APA business. The General Manager of Operations & Maintenance has a diverse portfolio of assets which are complex including various technologies such as processing plant, gas transmission, electrification, renewables, and power generation. The team of approximately 500 people, are geographically dispersed located in every state of Australia. The Operations & Maintenance are responsible for ensuring that our assets are operated and maintained safely and efficiently to meet our customers' requirements. Relationship management is paramount to our success.
Continuous improvement and technology underpins everything we do at APA from helping connect millions of Australians to essential energy sources every day to achieving our net zero ambition and the capability for our people to make this happen. Technology enables us to to create value and strive for operational excellence.
APA's growth and diversification strategy and its vision to be world class in energy solutions is underpinned by our culture where we are customer focused, innovative and collaborative with empowered and energised teams. APA's strategy includes continuing to expand its customer base, growing off grid power generation and hybrid energy solutions.
This is an exciting time for the team, we want people who are courageous, nimble, and ready to make an impact.
Working at APA
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work-life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
Sound like your kind of career? We'd love to hear from you.
Role closes Sunday 3rd March 2024. Role Reference number 5751.
PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.
