The Opportunity
At APA, our purpose is simple: to strengthen communities through responsible energy.
We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Long Term Planner to join our Planning team in Perth, WA on a Permanent Full Time Basis.
Reporting to the Long Term Planning Team Lead, you will play a key role in developing Integrated Activity Plans for all maintenance and project work for APA assets. You will also focus on optimising resource utilisation throughout the planning and scheduling process.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and communicate Regional Annual Plans & grid-based Integrated Activity Plans (IAP)
- Engage with key stakeholders to identify, review and approve activities throughout the Long Term Planning process.
- Forecast, validate and communicate future activity and resource requirements (project, operations and baseline resources).
- Make recommendations to update data requirements in the CMMS primarily through task grouping and alignment analysis.
- Deliver scheduled reporting to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the optimisation of the Long Term Planning Process.
Your background
- Demonstrated experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities or similarly relevant heavy industries.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with different cross functional teams on a variety of assets and projects.
- Proven capability to work with a team to implement continuous improvement within Operations and Engineering processes.
- Proven CMMS experience (Maximo, SAP or similar).
- An aptitude for seeking efficiencies in data handling and reporting.
- Strong commitment to Health, Safety and Environmental process and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience in a maintenance planning and scheduling, asset management and optimisation or similarly relevant roles.
About the Team
The Planning and Scheduling team forms an integral part of the wider Engineering and Planning team. Via a collaborative and results oriented partnership, we provide optimised plans and schedules to our Operations and Maintenance stakeholders. We now have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and nimble team player to join us on a permanent full time contract.
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 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 Monday, 28 October . Role Reference Number JR
We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.