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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:
Based in Brisbane you will lead the development and execution of health, safety and security strategies across our AUPNG Onshore operations. You will play a critical leadership role in fostering a safety-first culture, ensuring compliance, managing risk, and supporting operational excellence across a complex and high-risk environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, mentoring and developing a high-performing Health, Safety & Security team
- Driving Santos' "Always Safe" value and embedding a proactive safety culture across all levels of the business
- Partnering with senior leaders to provide expert advice on HSS risks, opportunities and strategic priorities.
- Developing and implementing fit-for-purpose HSS strategies, programs and initiatives that support safe and reliable operations
- Leading risk identification, incident investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, corporate standards and governance requirements.
- Building capability through training, coaching and the development of safety competencies across employees and contractors.
- Monitoring performance through data, reporting and analytics to drive informed decision-making and ongoing improvement. Representing the organisation with regulators, industry bodies, contractors and community stakeholders to promote HSS excellence.
What you’ll bring:
You are a collaborative and influential HSS leader with a proven track record of delivering safety excellence within complex operational environments. You are comfortable working with senior stakeholders, leading teams through change, and creating a culture where safety, accountability and high performance thrive.
To be successful, you will bring:
- Extensive experience in Health, Safety and Security leadership, including significant experience within the oil & gas, resources or other high-risk industries.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong knowledge of HSE legislation, risk management frameworks and compliance requirements.
- Experience managing contractor performance and supporting major operational or project activities
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility at all organisational levels.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, supported by a continuous improvement mindset.
- The ability to manage competing priorities while delivering results in a dynamic operational environment.
- A tertiary qualification in Occupational Health and Safety and Lead Auditor qualifications in health and safety and/or environmental management systems.
You are a values-driven leader who leads by example, champions safety, develops people and delivers exceptional outcomes through collaboration and accountability.
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. In Brisbane this includes Onsite Gym facilities, Onsite GP services and many more employee benefits.
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 22nd October 2026