Head of Integrated Operations Control Room at APA Group · Brisbane

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 Head of the Integrated Operations Control Room to join us in our Market Services team in Brisbane, QLD on a Permanent Full Time Basis.

Reporting to the General Manager Market Services, you will play a pivotal role in providing strategic and operational leadership to the Integrated Operations Control Room team, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of all assets managed within the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, reliable and efficient 24/7 monitoring and operation of assets under IOC control, ensuring robust business continuity and system integrity.
• Guide and support the Integrated Operations Control Room, fostering a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Provide clear and confident decision-making during significant events or emerging risks, coordinating with field operations and market operators, and escalating to the General Manager Market Services or Executive where appropriate.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for critical incidents, asset integrity matters and major system performance issues, ensuring timely communication and resolution.
• Oversee operational readiness and the seamless integration of new assets into IOC control, including commissioning and handover processes.
• Promote continuous improvement, effective risk management and strong governance practices to enhance operational resilience and performance.

Your Background

• Experience leading teams within a 24/7 operations, control room, energy or critical infrastructure environment.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound, balanced decisions during complex or high-pressure situations.
• Strong experience managing incident response and stakeholder engagement across operational and customer environments.
• Exposure to asset integration, commissioning or operational readiness within structured governance frameworks.
• Solid understanding of compliance, regulatory and risk management requirements.
• A collaborative leadership style, with a focus on building capability, empowering teams and fostering operational excellence.

Working at APA

At APA, we’re committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.

We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we’ll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we’re taking on one of Australia’s greatest challenges:​ the energy transition.​ We’re not doing it alone. We’re doing it as Australia’s energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.​

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We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of 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 focused 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 on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. Role Reference Number: JR3960

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.