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 Are you an excellent communicator proficient in land contract negotiation?
Located at our Brisbane office, the Land Access Adviser role encompasses leading and contributing to negotiations for land access contracts on behalf of the Onshore Development Business.
You will contribute to crafting and executing the negotiation strategy, and conducting discussions with landholders and their legal representatives.
Given the diverse aspects of land access negotiations, this role requires understanding of negotiation, contracts, project management and stakeholder management.
While previous experience is beneficial, this role is also a great opportunity for someone newer to the field to learn and grow in these areas.
Key accountabilities include: Negotiations Develop Negotiation Schedule that aligns with the appropriate Santos Board and Partners Investment Decisions approvals.
Project Management Contribute to providing Land Access intelligence for Santos Sub-surface and Field Development Teams to quantify access risk and opportunity Contract Management Drafting and Finalising Land Access Agreements that comply with the relevant Acts and Contract Law Dispute Resolution / Mediation Participate in Mediations including Alternate Dispute Resolution, where complex and multi-dimensional Negotiations exist.
Stakeholder Management Building and maintaining Strong business partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders *** Ad hoc field travel is necessary for this role.
About You To be successful in this role, we are seeking a professional with strong communication skills and demonstrated experience in the following: High proficiency in Land Access, Contract Law, Petroleum Construction, Land Valuation, Agriculture Practice and Stakeholder Management.
High proficiency in Negotiation capabilities including the ability to influence outcomes Mediation and Dispute Resolution with ability to help resolve conflicts.
Strong Business planning skills including high attention to detail, prioritisation and managing critical path milestones Strong computing skills and the ability to effectively utilise support systems.
Ideally, you hold relevant tertiary qualification in Law, Business, or relevant area.
While industry experience is preferred, it is your transferable skills, your hunger for knowledge, and your unwavering commitment to hard work that truly define you.
This role is not just about a job; it is about a partnership in growth, a chance to contribute to a cleaner energy future, and a platform to showcase the full extent of your abilities.
If you are ready to channel your experience into a role that values your dedication, your skills, and your potential, we invite you to join us as a Land Access Adviser.
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.
We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.
Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander jobseekers are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB 8th October 2024 A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia 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/
