Operations Readiness Lead

4 days ago


Perth, Australia Santos Ltd Full time

**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.

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 suppliers, a leading LNG supplier in the Asia Pacific region. We are 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, while we all transition to cleaner fuels.

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.

As customer demand evolves, Santos will grow and develop its cleaner energy and clean fuels, including hydrogen through carbon capture and storage, nature-based offsets, energy efficiency and use of renewables in its operations.

To deliver the transition and our Purpose and Vision, 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 functional divisions - Santos Energy Solutions and Santos Upstream Gas and Liquids - are accountable for global portfolio management and strategy.

**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.

**About the Role**

Santos is hiring an Operations Readiness Lead for our Barossa Project. This position will be based in our Perth Operations and will be a pivotal role to ensure the successful development, implementation and production of Santos Operations Readiness practices and strategies to achieve a Disciplined Operating Mode that is safe and reliable throughout the lifecycle of the asset.

**Accountabilities are delivered in line with the Santos company values and Santos Management System (SMS). Key responsibilities of the role include**:

- Define the Operations Readiness (OR) scope and list of deliverables for the Barossa project.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams in the delivery of the Barossa Project (FPSO, SPS, SURF, GEP, D&C and Subsurface) to ensure currency with Operations Excellence (OE) strategies and practices.
- Oversee the FPSO Contractor in the in the development of operations readiness deliverables which include the SMS gap analysis in the development of the integrated Barossa Management System
- Facilitate the delivery of an integrated resource loaded Operations Readiness Plan
- Provide governance and reporting to ensure deliverables are completed at the required OR gate assurance reviews
- Responsible for ensuring any findings from OR Reviews are being adequately managed by the project including escalation if and when required
- Ensure all necessary systems, processes, personnel, and documentation are in place prior to project start up
- Representative for the Barossa Project on the Operations Readiness Community of Practice
- Support the improvements to project handover commissioning and start-up
- Actively support cost and schedule management in line with Santos and project requirements
- Provide HSE leadership to support successful project outcomes.

**About you**
- Engineering Degree qualifications with the ability to obtain an Australian recognized Chartered Practicing Engineering certification. and/or with eligibility to obtain one.
- History of experience with hydrocarbon/energy projects and/or operations within an FPSO & subsea environment is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in leading FPSO operations and/or gas production facilities.
- Experience in leading, collaborating and building strong relationships across the business including external stakeholders.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Experience of working in Australia and knowledge of the offshore regulatory regime is required.
- Ability to lead and mentor staff to achieve successful outcomes.
- Resilient, flexible and adaptable in managing dynamic and multi-disciplinary



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