Procurement Specialist

Analysis & Reporting (Mining, Resources & Energy)

The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is simple: to strengthen communities through responsible energy.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Procurement Specialist for a 12 month term in our Infrastructure Delivery (ID) team in Brisbane/Melbourne. This is covering for an internal secondment and may become permanent.

Reporting to the Manager - Infrastructure Procurement, you will play a key role in providing capiltal project procurement services through various stages of Development through to Delivery. This includes construction contracting Procurement support to APA Group capital Infrastructure Delivery projects and development support to Energy Solutions team nationally. The team supports variety of Energy Infrastructure Projects including Gas Infrastructure such as Pipeline, facilities and Renewable projects such as Solar, Wind, Battery (BESS) and associated infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Support stakeholders such as Project Managers and Capital Delivery Managers, by providing functional and procurement services to support delivery schedules, drive benefits and ensure on-time and on-budget quality project outcomes are achieved.
• Manage assigned packages from planning and preparation of the request for tender (RFT), through negotiation, governance, approvals and award of contracts
• Deliver sourcing, negotiation of variations, changes, claims, disputes, amendments and contracting of terms and conditions to effectively manage risk and ensure optimum benefits for APA projects.
• Provide input and involvement into the development and execution of strategies, policies, and procedures to maximise procurement efficiencies for business units
• Identify and manage procurement and related project risks for projects, including staying up-to-date with any trends and external drivers which may affect delivery to ensure these are proactively managed

Your background

• Knowledge and experience in the procurement of direct services and equipment for major capital/construction projects and/or engineering works
• Experience in complex multi-party projects with technical development
• Demonstrated business acumen, including but not limited to financial, commercial, and contractual
• Experience in renewable (solar, wind, BESS) will be an advantage

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 employee more than 2900 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 $27 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia.
And we own over 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to families and industry 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 their businesses offering reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia's energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers.
We prioritise sustainable outcomes so that APA, our people, customers, and communities can thrive - now and in the future.

Join our team and be part of Australia's energy transition

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 30th of June 2024. Role Reference number JR592.

PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $21 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 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. Our operations span every mainland state and territory in the country and we employ more than 1900 people.

Our vision is to be world class in energy solutions.

To make that vision a reality, we are building a culture that enables us to be our best for each other, for our customers and for the communities in which we work.

Our behaviours - Courageous, Accountable, Nimble, Collaborative, and Impactful - define the ways we work and provide the culture we need to succeed.

At APA, we are Always Powering Ahead.

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business.

We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $21 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 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. Our operations span every mainland state and territory in the country and we employ more than 1900 people.

Our vision is to be world class in energy solutions.

To make that vision a reality, we are building a culture that enables us to be our best for each other, for our customers and for the communities in which we work.

Our behaviours - Courageous, Accountable, Nimble, Collaborative, and Impactful - define the ways we work and provide the culture we need to succeed.

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