Land Access Negotiator

**The Role**:
**What’s the role?**

The purpose of this role is to enable the business to access land and retain access to land while developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with Shell’s key stakeholders.

In this Brisbane-based role, you will be required to:

- Negotiate contracts with landholders to access their land; and
- (In consultation with Shell Legal) advise the business on its ongoing contractual and statutory obligations with respect to land access; and
- Assist in the resolution of any concerns raised by landholders (either directly or through their legal representatives).

You will be expected to utilize their problem-solving skills to facilitate commercial outcomes for the organization.

Some of the key deliverables and responsibilities of this role are:

- Accountability for reaching agreements for access to land in compliance with relevant legislation whilst maintaining Shell’s high standards with respect to its social license to operate.
- Identifying risk and developing appropriate risk minimization strategies, including adopting formal and information dispute resolution procedures.
- Developing and executing strategies for negotiation that meet project timeframes.
- Accountability for ensuring all written and verbal correspondence is of a high professional standard and clearly communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Escalating issues internally (as required) to ensure issues are dealt with promptly and that QGC operations are not affected; and
- Assisting to implement compliance activities to meet the needs of the Access Team.

**What we need from you**

To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Proven problem solving, contracts and stakeholder management skills. Ideally you will have substantial some experience in land access, real property, or legal industries.
- Related work, preferably in the CSG industry, with a sound knowledge in major project development and a demonstrated understanding of issues that impact a large resource development.
- Ability to demonstrate a track record of adding real value to the decision-making processes in a business with an ability to present a point of view thoughtfully and persuasively with a high level of verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience in delivering outcomes against tight deadlines and reaching goals despite obstacles, setbacks and/or uncertainty.
- An excellent communicator to a wide variety of audience types you will have the ability to work in and influence multi-disciplinary teams and manage multiple stakeholders from both internal and external businesses.

**Company description**

Shell Australia is a leading natural gas producer, and we are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by also investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities. A Shell career offers opportunities to work on innovative projects such as the Prelude floating LNG facility offshore of Western Australia and the QGC onshore gas business in Queensland. Beyond these are a wide range of Shell’s New Energies development opportunities. Join Shell and let’s power progress together with more and cleaner energy solutions.

**An innovative place to work**

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell.

Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future - whether by investing in oil, gas and renewable energy to meet demand, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently, everyone at Shell does their part.

**An inclusive place to work**

To power progress, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we are nurturing an inclusive environment - one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.
- We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.
- We’re closing the gender gap - whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
- We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

**A rewarding place to work**

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.
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