Program Manager - Security

APA Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Parental leave 18 weeks

Wellbeing initiatives

Career development programs

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

APA Group seeks an experienced Program Manager - Security to lead the coordination and delivery of APA's security uplift program across Protective Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Resilience and more. You will partner with senior leaders to align strategy with delivery, governance, and risk management to strengthen compliance and organisational capability.

In this role you will develop roadmaps, governance frameworks, executive papers and investment cases, while managing multiple workstreams

Qualifications

• Strong program or portfolio management experience within a complex organisational environment.
• Knowledge of relevant security legislation, including the Security of Critical Infrastructure (SoCI) Act.
• Experience establishing governance, reporting and assurance frameworks.
• The ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across diverse business functions.
• Strong risk management, planning and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional communication skills, including executive reporting and presentation development.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and governance of APA's security uplift program, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, risk objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate program activities across protective security, cyber security, workforce, resilience and third-party assurance initiatives.
• Develop and manage an integrated program roadmap, including milestones, dependencies, risks and key deliverables.
• Facilitate alignment across business functions on implementation priorities, resource requirements, dependencies and delivery outcomes.
• Establish governance, assurance and reporting frameworks that provide clear visibility of program performance and readiness.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide assessment and uplift activities to identify capability gaps, implementation requirements and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare executive papers, governance updates, business cases and investment recommendations.
• Manage program risks, issues, decisions and dependencies, ensuring timely escalation of material matters.
• Engage with internal stakeholders, delivery partners, suppliers and third-party operators to support successful program outcomes.
• Provide program insights, reporting and decision-support materials to senior leaders and governance forums.
• Monitor progress across multiple workstreams and ensure delivery milestones, interdependencies and implementation activities remain aligned to the overall program roadmap.
• Track regulatory uplift obligations, implementation activities and evidence requirements to support compliance reporting and assurance activities.

Skills

Program/Portfolio management

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Job description

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.

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.

Coordinate the delivery of APA's security program, supporting compliance, resilience and security capability improvements across the business.

At APA, we're seeking an experienced Program Manager - Security to lead the coordination and delivery of APA's security uplift program, supporting implementation of security, resilience and risk improvement initiatives across multiple business functions.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of strategy, governance and delivery, partnering with senior leaders and diverse teams across the business to coordinate implementation activities that strengthen organisational capability, improve resilience, and support ongoing compliance obligations.

The Opportunity

As Program Manager, you will lead the coordination, governance and reporting of APA's security uplift program. Working across multiple business functions, you will support the delivery of initiatives owned by Protective Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Resilience, People & Culture and other stakeholder groups to strengthen compliance and organisational capability.

You will provide oversight of program activities, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and support executive decision-making through effective governance, reporting and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and governance of APA's security uplift program, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, risk objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate program activities across protective security, cyber security, workforce, resilience and third-party assurance initiatives.
• Develop and manage an integrated program roadmap, including milestones, dependencies, risks and key deliverables.
• Facilitate alignment across business functions on implementation priorities, resource requirements, dependencies and delivery outcomes.
• Establish governance, assurance and reporting frameworks that provide clear visibility of program performance and readiness.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide assessment and uplift activities to identify capability gaps, implementation requirements and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare executive papers, governance updates, business cases and investment recommendations.
• Manage program risks, issues, decisions and dependencies, ensuring timely escalation of material matters.
• Engage with internal stakeholders, delivery partners, suppliers and third-party operators to support successful program outcomes.
• Provide program insights, reporting and decision-support materials to senior leaders and governance forums.
• Monitor progress across multiple workstreams and ensure delivery milestones, interdependencies and implementation activities remain aligned to the overall program roadmap.
• Track regulatory uplift obligations, implementation activities and evidence requirements to support compliance reporting and assurance activities.

About You

You are a collaborative and strategic program leader with experience navigating complex, enterprise-wide initiatives. You are comfortable working across multiple stakeholder groups, bringing people together to achieve shared outcomes and translating strategy into practical delivery plans.

You Will Bring

• Strong program or portfolio management experience within a complex organisational environment.
• Knowledge of relevant security legislation, including the Security of Critical Infrastructure (SoCI) Act.
• Experience establishing governance, reporting and assurance frameworks.
• The ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across diverse business functions.
• Strong risk management, planning and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional communication skills, including executive reporting and presentation development.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivery outcomes.

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.

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 Saturday, 31 October 2026. Role Reference Number: JR5081