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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 at Iagifu Ridge, Kutubu in the Southern Highlands Province, PNG, this is a Fly-In, Fly-Out (FIFO) role that forms part of the Central Maintenance team. The Senior Instrument & Electrical Technician ensures the safe, timely and effective execution of preventive and corrective maintenance, as well as the installation of Instrumentation and Electrical (I&E) systems across Santos PNG Oil and Gas Field Operation sites. These sites encompass wellheads, export flowlines and metering, processing facilities, Solar turbine-driven power generation and gas compression units, and camp facilities. The role drives high-quality, on-schedule planned and unplanned maintenance work alongside a diverse, multi-skilled I&E team and contractors, while balancing cost, production and delivery priorities.
Key accountabilities include:
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on wellheads, export flowlines and metering, processing facilities, Solar Turbine driven power generation and gas compression units, and camp facilities to ensure optimal performance.
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on fixed and portable diesel engine generators, lighting plants, mobile air compressors and general electrical and instrument equipment.
- Plan, prepare and execute equipment isolations across high voltage, low voltage, mechanical and process systems.
- Perform hazardous area inspections and provide accurate reports in a timely manner.
- Effectively diagnose, troubleshoot and complete electrical and instrument routine and non-routine tasks.
- Accurate and timely submission of planned maintenance reports, calibration certificates and inspection sheets.
- Offer mentoring and skills development to other team members.
- Adhere to Santos control of work, permitting and isolation procedures.
- Escalate defects, non-compliances and delays to supervision in a timely manner.
- Utilise SAP to raise notifications, check materials, time write and close out work orders in line with the Santos work management process.
- Report all incidents (safety, environmental or operational) and comply with the Santos Management System (SMS) and Santos values, behaviours and lifesaving rules at all times.
What you’ll bring:
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Five years post-trade electrical and instrument experience in mining, oil and gas or other heavy industry.
- Extensive trade experience maintaining Solar Turbines or equivalent engines, compressors and generators.
- Extensive trade experience maintaining fixed and portable diesel generators and controls, remote area power systems and UPS.
- Trade experience maintaining and switching of HV and LV electrical systems.
- Detailed knowledge of routine maintenance and installation of electrical and instrument equipment relevant to oil and gas facilities.
- Experience maintaining, installing and inspecting hazardous area equipment (EEHA).
- Ability to interpret electrical drawings, instrument loop drawings, datasheets, wiring diagrams, PLC diagrams, P&IDs and C&E charts.
- Experience calibrating instrument equipment using a Beamex calibrating device or equivalent.
- Proficiency with Microsoft applications and SAP.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
You will hold a current Electrical Licence and current Driving Licence (both mandatory), along with an Instrument Trade Certificate. Desirable qualifications include an HV Switching Certificate, EEHA 5-day Operating and Maintaining certification, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
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 Friday 30th October 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/