The Santos (Oil Search) Alaska LLC Business Unit (OSA) is responsible for appraising discovered resources in Alaska, commercializing the appraised resources and ultimately developing a project leading to oil production. In addition, OSA will be responsible for securing additional acreage and the discovery of new resources in the region. The President OSA is accountable for managing this Business Unit to the parent Company, Santos LLC, headquartered in Adelaide, Australia.

Through its merger with Oil Search, Santos has acquired and assumed operatorship over a world-class portfolio of oil leases on the Alaskan North Slope, USA. Our focus in Alaska is advancement of our Pikka Phase 1 project, which includes a single drill site, an oil processing facility, and other infrastructure to support production of 80,000 barrels of oil per day.

Pikka has been identified as being among the top quartile of oil and gas development projects for greenhouse gas emissions performance. Pikka is poised to play an important role in the energy transition and is aligned with our company goal of managing climate change risk. The project is on track to be ready for first oil in 2026.

The Pikka Unit is one of the largest conventional oil discoveries made in the United States in the last 30 years, and the Pikka Phase 1 Project is the most significant development on Alaska's North Slope in more than 20 years. The permitted Pikka development project includes two additional drill sites. The Alaska assets also include discoveries made from both the Mitquq and Stirrup exploration wells drilled in 2020. These opportunities combine to offer a clear path to long-term growth in Alaska.

Position Purpose

The Operations Support Supervisor plays a crucial role in ensuring the seamless delivery of contract services to support the Pikka project. This position oversees and proactively performance manages all aspects related to people and camp management, infrastructure management, and third-party operations and maintenance services under Pikka's Integrated Service Contract. The primary focus is on maintaining operational excellence, safety, and efficiency while meeting contractual obligations and delivering exceptional service to all stakeholders. The Operations Support Supervisor is responsible for managing resources, implementing best practices, and fostering strong relationships with contractors and internal teams to achieve operational goals and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.

This position will be based on the North Slope on a rotational basis of 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off.

Formal Requirements

• Educational background normally acquired through a High School degree or GED or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen, and background check, and pre-employment fitness for duty assessment.
• Valid state motor vehicle license.

Experience/Requirements

• Proven experience in managing operations and support service in the oil and gas industry or a related field.
• Willing and able to work a 12-hour day/night shift with a 2/2 weeks on/off rotational schedule on the North Slope of Alaska

Skills / Technical competencies

• A strong operations foundation with a strong understanding of upstream surface facilities.
• Read, understand PFD's and P&ID's and communicate direction based on process flow
• Ability to performance manage multiple contracts.
• Exceptional productivity skills. Can be relied upon to get the job done accurately and on time.
• Exhibits a strong work ethic, and a reputation for the highest degree of integrity.
• Understanding of business drivers and ability to manage contractors and execution plans to meet objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize all the tools and processes to evaluate multiple options for solutions.
• Application of critical thinking & guidance to complex contracts and ability to demonstrate practical application of contracting principles