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General Information

Location:
Iagifu Ridge
Ref#:
ATR 500192

Description & Requirements

About Us
Santos is a global energy company committed to increasingly cleaner energy and fuels production, with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and North America.   

We are currently PNG’s largest single investor and most active explorer, operating all the country’s producing oil fields and holding an extensive appraisal and exploration portfolio. Our aspirations and strategies reflect our genuine commitment to making a meaningful contribution to the lives of Papua New Guineans. 

At Santos, our commitment is to be a global leader in the transition to cleaner energy and clean fuels, by helping the world decarbonise to reach net-zero emissions in an affordable and sustainable way.    

Santos is one of Australia’s biggest domestic gas supplier, a leading Asia Pacific LNG supplier and is committed to supplying the critical fuels such as oil and gas in a more sustainable way through decarbonising projects such as the Moomba CCS project.  

For more than 65 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing local jobs and business opportunities, safely and sustainably developing its natural gas resources, and powering industries and households.  

About the Role
The Electrical Instrument Technician’s primary objective is to provide timely completion of all Electrical /Instrumentation, maintenance and installation requirements. In addition, with associated work within the Oil and Gas area that encompasses the wellheads, flowlines, processing facilities, and camp facilities.

***This is a 3-year max term contract opportunity based in Iagifu Ridge, Papua New Guinea. The role operates on a 28/28 roster flying out of Brisbane airport.

Key accountabilities include:
  • Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on turbine-driven compressor and generator sets to ensure optimal performance. 
  • Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on fixed and portable diesel engine generators, lighting plants, mobile air compressors and general electrical & instrument equipment. 
  • Plan, prepare & execute equipment isolations across high voltage, low voltage, mechanical, and process systems.
  • Perform hazardous area inspections and provide accurate reports in a timely manner.
  • Effectively diagnose, troubleshoot and complete electrical and instrument routine & non-routine tasks. 
  • Accurate and timely submission of planned maintenance reports, calibration certificates and inspection sheets.
  • Adhere to Santos control of work, permitting & isolation procedures. 
  • Escalate defects, non-compliances, delays to supervision in a timely manner.
  • Adhere to Santos values, behaviours and lifesaving rules at all times. 
About You
We are looking for an experienced E&I Technician with the ability to interpret electrical drawings, instrument loop drawings, datasheets, wiring diagrams, PLC diagrams, P&IDs, and C&E charts. Your excellent oral and written communication skills are essential, along with:
  • Post trade electrical & instrument experience in mining, oil & gas or other heavy industry.
  • Extensive trade experience maintaining Solar Turbines or equivalent engines, compressors & generators.
  • Extensive trade experience maintaining fixed and portable diesel generators and controls, remote area power systems and UPS.
  • Trade experience maintain and switching of HV & LV electrical systems. 
  • Detailed knowledge of routine maintenance and installation of electrical & instrument equipment relevant to Oil and Gas facilities.
  • Experience maintaining, installing & inspecting hazardous area equipment (EEHA).
  • Experience in calibrating instrument equipment using Beamex calibrating device or equivalent.
  • Experience with Microsoft applications, and SAP.

Essential qualifications required for this position are:
  • Current Electrical License
  • Instrument trade certificate
  • Current Driving License

Desired qualifications for this position are:
  • HV switching certificate
  • EEHA 5-day operating and maintaining 
  • Cert. IV Training & Assessment

How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system by COB 1 April 2025.

Potential Scams
There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place.  You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is https://recruitment.santos.com/