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General Information

Location:
Brisbane
Ref#:
ATR 475215

Description & Requirements

About Us

Santos provides reliable, affordable energy for progress and seeks to provide lower carbon energy over time.

Santos is a global energy company with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the United States.

At Santos, our goal is to be a global leader in the energy evolution to low-carbon fuels that help the world decarbonise and continue to provide the reliable, affordable energy the world needs for modern life and human progress.

Santos is an important Australian domestic gas supplier and LNG supplier in Asia. We are committed to supplying critical fuels such as oil and gas, and abating emissions through carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency projects, use of renewables in our operations and high-quality offsets. Santos will also seek to develop low-carbon fuels as customer demand evolves.

For 70 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing jobs and business opportunities, safely developing natural gas resources and from there powering industries and households.

Santos seeks to deliver long-term value to shareholders through our diverse portfolio of high-quality, long-life, low-cost oil and gas assets, carbon storage resources and infrastructure. 

The Santos portfolio is value accretive and resilient across a range of decarbonisation scenarios. Santos has a climate transition action plan that will continue to evolve for the global energy evolution.

Santos has a regional operating model with a strong local focus. The Company’s operating structure comprises three regional business units focused on enabling and executing corporate strategy. Two divisions – Santos Energy Solutions and Santos Upstream Gas and Liquids – are accountable for global portfolio management and strategy.
 
About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and engaging individual adept at governance and compliance monitoring of regulatory requirements as our new Tenures Coordinator as part of Santos’ EAPNG Tenures team based in Brisbane. Reporting to the Manager Tenures, this role is required to: 
  • Support the Tenures team to deliver high quality tenure (permit) management and governance services to ensure tenures (permits) are managed in compliance with regulatory requirements. 
  • Monitor tenure (permit) compliance obligations, and coordinate lodgements and approvals with relevant internal and external stakeholders 
  • Assist the Tenures team with internal and external reporting obligations, fee payments and data management and visualisation 
  • This will be delivered in line with company values and in accordance with Santos Management System including Risk, Compliance, and Asset Life Cycle Standards
Key Accountabilities:

  • Develop and maintain a knowledge of compliance requirements under onshore resource legislation 
  • Coordinate and prepare statutory forms for lodgement with Government agencies including preparation and co-ordination of accompanying documentation
  • Process tenure payments and invoices, including annual fees and council rates and ensure expenses are reconciled
  • Support the Tenures team in ensuring tenure approvals are delivered in a timely manner and legislative compliance is maintained for petroleum tenures (permits) across various jurisdictions, including submission of statutory notices and reports 
  • Interface with Government agencies to ensure efficient management of petroleum tenures (permits) with respect to legislative compliance 
  • Responsible for the accuracy and integrity of tenure compliance systems to maintain tenure detail, documentation and upcoming compliance obligations including payment of prescribed fees 
  • Assist the team with internal and external reporting, data management, systems and visualisation

About You

  • Holding a Tertiary qualification and/or work/industry experience in a relevant technical area, it is also essential that candidates can demonstrate the following skills and experience:
  • Analytical skills and experience in a similar role demonstrating understanding regulatory compliance legislation, policies and processes
  • Knowledge of tenures approvals and compliance regimes in the petroleum and gas industry 
  • Capability to work in complex commercial and large organisational structures 
  • Demonstrated sound ability to successfully initiate and implement change and continuous improvement in the work environment 
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Good clerical and communication skills
  • Strong attention to Detail
  • Experience in the use of compliance management systems
  • This role will suit candidates from a Regulatory or Compliance background

Supporting a Diverse Workforce 

Santos acknowledges that we operate on the traditional lands of Aboriginal people. We recognise the traditional rights to maintain the culture, identities, traditions, and customs on their country. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our ongoing success.

We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.  

Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander jobseekers are strongly encouraged to apply. 
 
How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB 28th January 2025.  
 
A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia to apply.  

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/