Short Range Scheduler

Santos Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Gym facilities

Onsite GP services

Employee benefits

Job summary

Santos Ltd in Brisbane is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Scheduler to lead the delivery of short-term maintenance schedules for Varanus Island, based from our Brisbane office and focused on safety, efficiency and value creation.

You will work with SAP, SharePoint and Prometheus, optimise schedules, ensure planning standards, and collaborate with site teams to deliver cost reductions and reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in short-term maintenance scheduling in an oil and gas or resources environment.
• Proficiency with SAP, SharePoint and Prometheus.
• Strong understanding of execution scheduling, resource levelling and maintenance compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain schedule integrity under operational pressure.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across site and Brisbane-based teams.
• Commitment to safety, continuous improvement and delivering efficient maintenance outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine and accept execution schedules, ensuring all scheduled work is confirmed as planned and ready to execute.
• Ensure minimum planning standards are met before work is scheduled and that only planned and approved work orders are included in schedules.
• Confirm material readiness prior to scheduling, including bagging and tagging.
• Schedule work to the day, aligned with SWPP permit planning requirements.
• Optimise the two-weekly schedule for production utilisation and resource levelling, including cranes and work platforms.
• Ensure Safety Critical Maintenance, preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance compliance targets are met.
• Maintain ready and identifiable filler work to maximise tool time when scheduled work is delayed or unavailable.
• Lead fortnightly draft schedule review meetings and schedule close-out reviews.
• Participate in Gate 3 Execution Readiness Reviews and support campaign event close-out;
• Escalate Priority 1 and Priority 2 work orders that have exceeded their late-finish date

Skills

Maintenance scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Prioritization under pressure

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

Prometheus

Job description

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, so will you.

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, so will you.

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 focussed and disciplined to drive value, and entrepreneurial and energised to leave a positive legacy.

The difference isn’t just thinking big – it’s delivering on it too.

As part of the 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

Provide technical leadership in the delivery of optimised short-term maintenance schedules and support the efficient delivery of routine maintenance, strategic maintenance campaign schedules and planned maintenance shutdowns for Varanus Island.

Based from our Brisbane office, you will contribute to delivering cost reduction efficiencies and value creation strategies. You will capture lessons learned and promote a culture of continuous improvement to deliver consistently safe and efficient maintenance schedules and work practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, refine and accept execution schedules, ensuring all scheduled work is confirmed as planned and ready to execute
• Ensure minimum planning standards are met before work is scheduled and that only planned and approved work orders are included in schedules
• Confirm material readiness prior to scheduling, including bagging and tagging
• Schedule work to the day, aligned with SWPP permit planning requirements
• Optimise the two-weekly schedule for production utilisation and resource levelling, including common services such as cranes and work platforms
• Ensure Safety Critical Maintenance, preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance compliance targets are met
• Maintain ready and identifiable filler work to maximise tool time when scheduled work is delayed or unavailable
• Lead fortnightly draft schedule review meetings and schedule close-out reviews
• Participate in Gate 3 Execution Readiness Reviews and support campaign event close-out;
• Escalate Priority 1 and Priority 2 work orders that have exceeded their late-finish date

What You'll Bring

• Experience in short-term maintenance scheduling in an oil and gas or resources environment
• Proficiency in SAP, SharePoint and Prometheus
• Strong understanding of execution scheduling, resource levelling and maintenance compliance requirements
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain schedule integrity under operational pressure
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across site and Brisbane-based teams
• Commitment to safety, continuous improvement and delivering efficient maintenance outcomes

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 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.

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.