Global Networks/telecommunications Lead

**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're on the lookout for a Network & Telecommunications Lead to join our vibrant team and spearhead cutting-edge solutions that will drive Santos to new heights

As our Network & Telecommunications Lead, you'll be at the forefront of revolutionising Corporate wired and wireless LAN/WAN Networks and Unified Communications Services. Reporting directly to the IS Operations Manager, you'll wield the power to ensure seamless connectivity and communication across our global operations, making a tangible impact on our company's success.

But that's not all - you'll be the guardian of our IS Service contracts, forging strong partnerships with key Network Infrastructure Service Providers and Application Suppliers. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring that third-party services are not just secure and reliable, but also surpassing our key performance indicators with flying colours. You'll be the linchpin between the Business, IS, our managed service provider, and 3rd party vendors, ensuring that service levels never falter and our operations remain at peak efficiency.

Key Accountabilities:

- Development and delivery of standards, objectives and plans in IS Network Infrastructure
- Responsible for managing and planning the IS Network OPEX budget, including the preparation of short-term and long-term financial forecasts
- Responsible for financial planning, forecasting and management of the CAPEX budget as well as delivery of scope within 5% of budget
- Manage the performance and development of direct reports in line with all HR processes
- Guide and direct the activity of the voice and data Network Solutions teams in supporting on-going network / communications tasks and production support as well as supporting the requirements of approved IS projects
- Coordinate the efforts with the various Information Systems resources assigned to projects to ensure consistent implementations in keeping with short and long-range plans for Network Solutions
- Perform regular system design and capacity planning to ensure that company infrastructure is adequate to handle the requirements of near-term growth, and is aligned with long-term plans consistent with the overall Santos strategy
- Manages the purchasing, selection and installation of required infrastructure including; network software, hardware communications, VoIP and wireless
- Develops, implements and monitors Network Solutions infrastructure standards and strategies, ensuring compliance with all company and regulatory policies and procedures

**About you**
- Demonstrate the ability to lead technical discussions and make decisions on course of action.
- Possess extensive experience in both the technical and managerial aspects of Information Technology
- Experience in the supervision/management of converged voice and data networks experience.

It is essential that you can demonstrate expert knowledge of network infrastructure design, implementation, maintenance, upgrade and operations techniques and experience in Network Infrastructure in large enterprises at a senior level.

Other essential skills and experience include but are not limited to:

- Managing and leading teams of professiona