Tenures Adviser

**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 Adviser as part of Santos’ EAPNG Tenures team based in Brisbane. Reporting to the Manager Tenures, this role is required 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
- Provide advice and input on matters relevant to tenure (permit) management and the development of tenure (permit) strategies
- 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**:

- Maintain knowledge of compliance requirements under onshore resource legislation to ensure consistent compliance despite legislative & regulatory updates and changes
- Coordinate and prepare statutory forms for lodgement with Government agencies including preparation and co-ordination of accompanying documentation
- Be a key internal interface with Government agencies to ensure efficient management of petroleum tenures (permits) with respect to legislative compliance (including coordination and monitoring and environmental and Native Title processes)
- Lead negotiations with key stakeholders to develop strategies for and to ensure compliance and efficient petroleum tenure management
- Responsible for the accuracy and integrity of tenure compliance systems to maintain tenure detail, documentation and upcoming compliance obligations including payment of prescribed fees
- Effectively represent Santos by active participation at Industry and Government forums and meetings to contribute to legislative and policy reform

**About You**

Advanced analytical skills and significant previous experience in a similar role demonstrating understanding and interpretation of resource legislation, policies and processes
- Excellent knowledge of tenures approvals and compliance regimes in the petroleum and gas industry
- Experience in and capability to work in complex commercial and large organisational structures
- Well-developed strategy and negotiation skills
- 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 Tenures Systems, such as Landfolio

**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.

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