Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator

**Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator - Perth**

**About Santos**

Santos is a leading independent producer of oil and gas committed to ever-cleaner energy and fuels production. With operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and North America, Santos has been supplying reliable and affordable energy for over 65 years.

**About the Assignment**
- Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator
- Bayu-Undan Decommissioning Project
- Perth, WA Based

The Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator will support the delivery of timely and fit-for-purpose stakeholder engagement, regulatory approvals and local content outcomes for the Bayu-Undan Decommissioning Project.

**Tasks include**:

- Facilitate internal and external stakeholder identification, engagement and monitoring.
- Support processing, submission, and monitoring of Regulatory approvals for Bayu-Undan Project offshore and onshore activities.
- Support the implementation of BUD Project local content requirements for Bayu-Undan to enable the capacity for T-L employees and T-L suppliers to optimise their local content opportunities.
- Conduct activities in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policy and procedures.
- Support ongoing open communication/meetings with internal departments, and Regulators and JVPs where appropriate, to facilitate good relationships; to negotiate to achieve Santos' company strategy; and to achieve good understandings and alignment.
- Support approval development and submissions for both onshore and offshore Regulators - which includes the keeping and following of schedules within RoadMaps and providing skilled internal approval support in alignment with project, commercial, legal and stakeholder engagement teams.
- Develop strategies, schedules and execution plans to motivate Project team and support teams as required to facilitate preparation, review and the timely submission of approvals.
- Support the implementation of local content initiatives (goods and services, employment, training and capacity building) including monitoring and performance management of offshore and onshore contractor local content commitments.
- Review contractor Local Content Plans submitted as part of Project Tender Evaluation process and then collaboratively review contractor Local Content Reports on need.
- The position is based in Perth and may invite some intermittent travel to Timor-Leste based on need._

**This assignment is initially offered for 12 months, engaged via Chandler Macleod.**

**Location for this assignment is Perth, WA, working full-time office hours with some requirement for travel.**

**Essential Professional Experience Required**:

- Commitment to collaboration and to teamwork both with face to face, and virtual teams.
- Highly accomplished verbal and written communication and presentation skills with excellent planning, presentation, implementation and facilitation skills.
- Effective stakeholder engagement skills to support the Project's and Santos' strategic objectives.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with considerable experience working with, respecting and understanding other cultures.
- Highly computer literate practitioner with strong organisational skills and the ability to work on multiple scopes.
- Strong understanding and experience of the local content culture and/or experience in a similar role with Local Content and development of Local Content Plans.
- Capacity to operate both independently, using initiative and self-direction, and as a team member to produce consistently high-quality work.

**About You**
- Tertiary qualification/s in a technical, commercial, legal or other relevant field.
- Proven experience in a similar role - preferably within the Oil & Gas industry
- Professional knowledge of Stakeholder engagement, capacity development and of the Australian oil and gas sector.

**How to Apply**

**_ To be considered for this assignment you must have current work rights in Australia (i.e., Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or eligible working visa)._**

***_We comply with all relevant State, Territory and International Covid-19 laws and health orders, including but not limited to vaccinations, safe travel, and declarations of health. We acknowledge that these laws and health orders will vary and may change over time. We encourage all applicants to check and consider the impact of the relevant laws and health orders on your availability for this assignment and work location._