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Your role

The APA Graduate Program – Commercial Operations stream provides a unique opportunity to complete three six-month rotations across core Market Services teams accountable for the commercial and physical operations of APA’s transmission asset portfolio including frontline customer relations, commercial product management, invoicing, and APA Grid Solution design, as well as commercial management for power assets.

Teams include:

• Product Design
• Contracts and Commercial Services
• Grid Solutions
• Integrated Operations Centre (IOC)

Plus, you’ll complete an additional 6-month rotation in a complementary team aligned to your individual career pathway as part of your initial two-year program to develop broad internal relationships and a wide business perspective.

The location for this role is flexible and hybrid, however, to be able to learn effectively from your mentors and fellow team members, it is important you are based out of the Brisbane or Sydney office, to get the full support you need.

About you

Eligibility

• Degree qualified by the end of 2024, and within the last 2 years
• Located within reasonable travel time to the Brisbane office
• Willingness to continue your learning and be a part of a greater national Graduate team
• Able to demonstrate the APA behaviours: Accountable, Collaborative, Courageous, Impactful & Nimble
• Available to start your full-time career on 3rd March 2025

Benefits

Some of the benefits you can expect from being part of the program are:

• Competitive remuneration
• Wellbeing programs
• Support and guidance
• Professional and Personal Development each year, including meeting up with all fellow colleagues in the program
• Share Back, Teach Back - share learnings with current rotation manager, peers, or external school/university workshops
• Graduate-led catchups with your fellow cohorts in the Graduate Program
• YAPA (Your Community in APA) - is the official young professional community of APA, run by young professionals for young professionals. They support those new to the industry, new to the workforce, and new to APA by providing opportunities for technical and professional development as well as networking and social events. 

Training, development & rotations

The program at APA is a two-year learning and development journey, designed to help you build a rewarding career linked to your discipline and interests.

As a graduate at APA, you’ll experience:

• An active program before you start, with a graduate mentor, networking events and personalised career conversations to help tailor your graduate program
• 3 x 6 monthly rotations across core business areas within your engineering or commercial stream, and an elective rotation you can shape based on your learning/development needs or career pathway interests
• Meaningful work on rotation, where you’ll be entrusted and empowered to deliver real outcomes for your projects and teams
• A buddy each rotation and business mentor for 12 months in your second year to help guide your career and development
• An experiential development program focused on your personal growth to complement your technical learning, with face-to-face workshops and social events
• On-site field trips with your graduate group so you get to see a diverse range of assets up close, from solar and wind farms to an established power station
• A culture that supports you to be nimble, accountable, collaborative, impactful and courageous
• Access to their Yapa community – which supports people who are new to the energy industry, new to the workforce or new to APA – and their regular social and networking events, including a Yapa buddy for when you start.

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Career progression

They bring graduates on as permanent employees from day one, so you’re guaranteed a role after your program ends, and your long-term career development needs are their focus. APA Group supports career progression by providing resources for employees at all levels to advance. They offer talent programs for mentoring and transitioning into senior roles, leadership development activities, and technical training to build expertise.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• apa.com.au/about-apa/employees/
• apa.com.au/careers/working-at-apa/
• apa.com.au/careers/apa-graduate-program/