Hybrid Business Improvement & Commercial Performance Advisor bei APA

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 have an exciting opportunity for a Business Improvement and Insights Advisor to join the Portfolio Strategy & Analytics team within the Energy Solutions division. This is a permanent full-time position based in Perth, WA.

Reporting to the Manager, Improvement & Performance, the Business Improvement and Insights Advisor plays a critical role in enhancing APA’s strategic and operational decision-making. Operating within the Energy Solutions (Business Development, Commercial and Major Projects) team, this nationally focused role is responsible for uncovering performance drivers, developing meaningful KPIs, and delivering actionable insights through robust reporting and analysis.

Beyond performance analytics, the Advisor will champion business improvement initiatives that unlock commercial value, optimise cost and investment decisions, and drive strategic outcomes. Working within a matrixed organisation, the role requires strong influencing skills to align diverse stakeholders and embed a culture of continuous improvement across functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support initiatives that improve business processes, enhance commercial performance, and deliver measurable value
• Analyse commercial, operational, and financial data to identify performance trends and business improvement opportunities
• Develop and maintain performance frameworks and KPIs aligned with strategic objectives and commercial outcomes
• Build and evolve reporting suites and dashboards to support decision-making across the business
• Partner with stakeholders across functions — including Commercial, Business Development, Project Development, Operations, and Finance — to ensure performance insights are understood and acted upon
• Support strategic planning and budgeting cycles with performance analysis and forecasting, contributing to commercial strategy and investment prioritisation

Your Background

• Demonstrated ability to drive a high-performance culture through data-driven insights, commercial acumen, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven experience in performance analysis, business intelligence, or strategic advisory roles, ideally with exposure to business improvement or transformation initiatives.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and strategic recommendations that influence commercial and operational outcomes.
• Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in tools such as Power BI, Excel, SQL, or similar.
• Understanding of the Oil & Gas sector, particularly midstream operations, or Power (and Renewables) is highly desirable.

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.