The Opportunity At APA, our purpose is simple: to strengthen communities through responsible energy.
We now have an exciting opportunity to become part of our Finance and Technology team as a Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Manager, based in our Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne offices on a permanent basis.
Reporting directly to the Value Stream Manager – Asset Information, this role serves as the primary liaison for business leaders in Geospatial Information Technology.
The successful candidate will drive innovation to meet evolving business needs, foster trusted relationships, and lead the development of strategic technology roadmaps to ensure continuous improvement.
Additionally, this role oversees a dedicated team managing GIS systems, ensuring operational and financial efficiency, robust governance, and comprehensive lifecycle support.
Key Responsibilities Drive innovation and implement new technologies to meet evolving business requirements.
Develop and maintain trusted relationships with GIS business systems leaders.
Lead the development of strategic programs of work and technology roadmaps to support continuous improvement in operations and infrastructure delivery.
Manage and mentor a team of Senior Systems Analysts, Systems Analysts, and Business Analysts to achieve desired outcomes.
Oversee the GIS Systems portfolio, ensuring financial forecasting, contract management, and service delivery efficiency.
Implement robust solution assurance practices and ensure seamless handover to business-as-usual (BAU) operations.
Facilitate the creation and maintenance of system documentation, including technical and monitoring processes, to support lifecycle management.
Collaborate with vendors and technical teams to deliver high-quality GIS solutions.
Champion governance frameworks to ensure compliance and operational excellence.
Your background Identifies, builds and develops team talent and capability, including a pipeline of talent for key positions.
Lead and oversee a team of application specialists, facilitating effective communication, coaching and development to ensure that individuals can achieve their full potential across BAU and projects.
Encourages individual development of skills and capabilities.
Facilitates the development of individuals and plays an active role in recruitment, reward and performance management.
Accountability Area Application Management Lead and facilitate Business engagement pertaining to new, emerging and ongoing business, jointly develop and agreeing requirements relating to change.
Lead Technology team engaging with business leaders to manage current and future state systems and process.
Manage a team that designs, develops, and tests technology solutions related to GIS Systems Develop and mature tools that support the preparation of designs, estimates and planning for any enhancement or development delivered by the GIS team.
Deliver and Maintain development standards and guidelines.
Design, develop, and maintain a prioritised plan that will ensure continuous improvement outcomes that are aligned with Business improvement KPI's.
Explore the Applications lifecycle and provide insight and planning that will form part of the strategic investment plan and roadmap activity.
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 $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 priorty.
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.
Role closes Saturday, 30 November 2024.
Role Reference Number JR1503 We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.