Senior IT Manager - Alaska

Business/Functional Purpose

Through its merger with Oil Search, Santos acquired and assumed operatorship over a world-class portfolio of oil leases on the Alaskan North Slope, USA.

Santos' focus in Alaska is the 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.

The Senior IT Manager – Alaska is accountable for optimizing business outcomes through the strategic and operational delivery of technology across the Alaska Business Unit. The role leads the Alaska D&IT team, overseeing IT infrastructure, telecommunications, end user computing, business applications, cyber security and IT/OT interfaces across all locations - including Anchorage, North Slope field sites and the Remote Operations Center.

The role works collaboratively with Alaska BU leadership, the Santos Corporate IS function and external partners to prioritize investment, deliver the Alaska business systems roadmap, and ensure the technology environment is fit for purpose as the business scales up both production operations and further development opportunities. The role is the primary interface between the Alaska BU and Santos Corporate D&IT, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, governance and strategy.

Promote and lead in the implementation of Santos Ltd policies and procedures, including Safety, health, environment, process, people and planning

• Develop and maintain the Alaska BU IT delivery roadmap and annual delivery plan, aligned to business strategy and priorities
• Collaborate closely with Alaska BU leadership and functional teams to identify opportunities for strategic use of technology to support and optimize business deliverables
• Ensure D&IT capability is in place to support production operations and facilitate a smooth transition into steady state operations.
• Align Alaska BU and Corporate initiatives relating to data, information and systems
• Co-lead efforts to develop and extend relationships with business partners to deliver Business Data, Information Management and ICT strategies and architectures
• Support D&IT requirements for operational activities including drilling, project development, production operations and seismic acquisition

• Oversee the Alaska IT infrastructure landscape - server, network, end user computing, field telecommunications and cloud environments - whether on Santos premises or in co-location data centers
• Manage and ensure delivery of End User Computing services via internal staff and third-party providers, maintaining availability, performance and responsive support for all regional users including VIP support for critical users
• Oversee technology interfaces between IT/OT and production operations
• Ensure successful ITIL management procedures are followed for all IT operations activities, local and remote.
• Maintain and test Business Continuity Plans for IT operations, developing additional plans as needed
• Ensure corporate standards and best practices are followed across all operational services
• Work alongside Cyber Security to address any concerns in IT operations and maintain an up-to-date operational risk register