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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.

We are currently PNG’s largest single investor and most active explorer, operating all the country’s producing oil fields and holding an extensive appraisal and exploration portfolio. Our aspirations and strategies reflect our genuine commitment to making a meaningful contribution to the lives of Papua New Guineans.

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 supplier, a leading Asia Pacific LNG supplier and is 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.

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.

What you’ll do:
The SGSC Senior Engineer plays a key role in establishing and strengthening the PNG national-led support centre in Port Moresby.

The role supports the safe, reliable and efficient production of oil and gas by delivering high-quality engineering services across Santos’ portfolio of assets. This includes providing technical stewardship, leading engineering deliverables, and ensuring strong risk management and governance within established systems and processes.

As part of the SGSC engineering support workstream, the Senior Engineer works closely with Santos’ operating assets and support teams, taking a leadership role in the delivery of defined engineering services to a consistently high standard. The role has a strong focus on building PNG technical capability through coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer, contributing to the long-term sustainability and technical depth of the SGSC engineering team.

SGSC Senior Engineers are expected to demonstrate Santos’ values and apply the LEAP behavioural framework in all aspects of their work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide senior technical support to operations, maintenance, and engineering teams across Santos’ assets, including peer review and advice within delegated authority.
• Lead the delivery of engineering scopes from problem definition to implementation and close-out, ensuring quality, schedule, and stakeholder alignment.
• Act as a technical focal point for stakeholders, managing interfaces to deliver timely, accurate, and fit-for-purpose outcomes. Support operational risk management through Management of Change (MOC), hazard and risk assessments, and barrier management.
• Provide technical stewardship and build capability in the SGSC team through mentoring, coaching, and on-the-job development.
• Drive business improvement initiatives, including standardisation, technical quality and efficiency improvements, and cost and risk reduction opportunities. Contribute to the development of business plans and processes for the SGSC engineering support workstream.
• Manage and coordinate daily engineering activities, prioritising work to meet team objectives while maintaining strong discipline compliance.
• Represent SGSC in internal and external interactions, upholding Santos’ values and behavioural expectations.
• Support and uphold Santos Health, Safety, and Environmental policies, participating in the implementation of relevant action plans.
• Ensure compliance with the Santos Management System (SMS), Delegation of Authority (DOA), and corporate governance requirements.
• Apply industry best practices, standards, and specifications in all engineering activities.

What you’ll bring:
As a Senior Engineer in the SGSC, you bring a combination of deep technical expertise, leadership, and operational insight. You have a strong understanding of engineering principles across your discipline, with awareness of multi-discipline interactions, and are experienced in applying process safety, risk management, and problem-solving in operational environments.

You are confident working with stakeholders across multicultural teams, translating technical issues into clear, actionable recommendations, and fostering an inclusive environment where all team members are respected, valued, and able to contribute. You are self-motivated, adaptable, and proactive in driving technical excellence and operational outcomes.

You are also proficient in computer applications, including MS Office and relevant technical software, enabling effective analysis, reporting, and delivery of engineering solutions.

Essential

• 10+ years’ experience and a proven track record in technical engineering within the oil and gas or related resources industry, supporting operational and maintenance activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex engineering scopes and provide technical assurance, including review, verification, and approvals within delegated authority.
• Deep discipline knowledge - Process, Mechanical, or Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering with broad multi-discipline awareness.
• Strong understanding of process safety, risk management and mitigation.
• Strong knowledge of relevant technical standards and regulatory frameworks in the oil and gas industry.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary stakeholders in a multicultural, remote-support environment.
• Ability to lead and communicate effectively – communicate confidently with stakeholders, build effective working relationships and trust across the organisation in a multicultural environment. Ability to translate technical issues into clear options and recommendations for stakeholders at multiple organisational levels
• Be self-motivated, adaptable and demonstrate high initiative.
• Proficient computer literacy, particularly in MS Office and relevant technical software.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Process, Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation/Control) and Chartered Professional Engineer & RPEQ status, or eligibility.

Desired

• Operational asset experience, including brownfield modifications and shutdown/turnaround support.
• Experience in project engineering and understanding of project management best practices, or the ability to rapidly develop these skills.
• Familiarity with Continuous Improvement methodologies and experience using data to inform decision-making.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of economic principles that apply to Oil and Gas production.

What you’ll get:
Here, you’ll be amongst high-calibre people and get to work on industry-leading projects. We don’t shy away from solving tough problems at pace. We like it that way. You can expect to be challenged and supported; to learn and grow.

At Santos, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. This means a place that is safe; where you are valued and respected, and your contribution is recognised and appreciated. Join us, and you’ll play a role in this too.

Each of our sites offer access to specific amenities that aim to create the best possible benefits to your health, wellbeing and performance.

What you’re part of:
Everywhere you turn you will be a part of a team who are coming together to contribute to our single uniting purpose - to provide reliable and affordable energy to help create a better world for everyone And because it’s not only what you do, but how you do it, you will also contribute to improving the living standards of the communities where we operate, building enduring and respectful relationships that serve a generation. It’s about each of us, and all of us – together.

How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB Thursday 12th February 2026.

A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for PNG to apply.

Potential Scams
There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place. You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is https://recruitment.santos.com/

To Apply

To apply, email your CV and other relevant documentation to [email protected]. Please include the Job ID "#25814" in the email's subject to ensure your application is processed.