Description & Requirements

Don’t come for an easy career. Stay for a rewarding one.

At Santos, we do work that matters and always have. When you join us, you will too.

As a global energy company, we’re committed to providing reliable and affordable energy to help create a better world for everyone.

To make it happen, we work as One Team and ask ourselves, “How can we?” (Even when others say, “We can’t.”)

We’re proud of our history as pioneers, problem-solvers, and pragmatists. And as we strive to achieve our Vision2040, we’ve got our sights set on a culture that is focused and disciplined to drive value, and entrepreneurial and energised to leave a positive legacy.

As part of the Santos team, you’ll tackle one of the most complex problems of our time. It’s no easy task, but nothing rewarding ever is.

What You’ll Do

Based in our Brisbane office, you’ll play a key role within the Upstream Production Engineering team in optimising the safety, performance and capacity of Santos’ surface assets, working across the business to maximise production, resolve constraints and deliver improvements in safety, reliability, cost and emissions.

In this role, you’ll champion a “produce every molecule” mindset, using your technical expertise to identify and resolve production constraints, optimise surface facilities and gathering systems, and deliver improvements in production, reliability, cost and emissions. Working across a large and geographically challenging portfolio of conventional oil and gas assets, you’ll gain exposure to a diverse range of facilities and infrastructure, including gas, oil and water assets, pipelines, and a variety of compression systems and configurations.

Your robust analytical,



troubleshooting and stakeholder engagement skills will be key to leading Return to Plan (RTP) and production optimisation activities, turning opportunities into delivered outcomes and solving complex operational challenges alongside Operations, Maintenance and other business stakeholders. As a senior engineer, you’ll also champion the application of risk management frameworks (IRR) and the Santos Management System (SMS), while providing technical guidance and mentoring to build capability across the team.

- Monitoring facility performance to identify actual and potential production shortfalls and recommend any corrective actions or investigation activities
- A focus on minimising asset risk through risk-based work selection, risk management processes and effective management of change in alignment with Santos’ SMS
- Being the champion of a "produce every molecule" mindset by identifying and delivering opportunities to maximise production and facility performance
- Identification and implementation of initiatives to reduce unit operating costs and improve asset value
- Driving emissions reduction initiatives to achieve asset emissions targets
- Collaboration with Operations, Maintenance and support functions to optimise asset performance and deliver business objectives
- Leading subject matter guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior production engineers,



fostering capability development in alignment with Santos Values and the Santos Management System (SMS)

What You’ll Bring

You’re recognised as a technically credible production engineering leader, with strong analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder engagement skills. You can translate production forecasts and asset performance data into actionable insights, looking ahead to identify emerging facility, gathering system and infrastructure constraints and driving solutions before they impact production. You’ll influence outcomes across multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior engineers and drive continuous improvement, bringing experience across surface facilities, production planning and forecasting, and emissions reduction initiatives.

You will hold an engineering degree in mechanical, chemical, process or electrical engineering, with Chartered Engineer and/or RPEQ certification.

You Will Also Be Able To Demonstrate The Following

- Industry experience in Production Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Operations Engineering within the Oil & Gas industry
- Experience with Integrated Risk Registers (IRR), Management of Change (MOC) and Risk-Based Work Selection (RBWS)
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving capability
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and during operational upsets to minimise risk and production impacts
- Self-motivated, adaptable and able to lead through influence
- Demonstrated commitment to safety and working as one team, with the accountability, integrity and drive to deliver exceptional results and build a better future

📌 Senior Asset Production Engineer (Brisbane)
🏢 Santos
📍 Brisbane