Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Project Assurance Engineer supports the Assurance Manager in implementing the Project Assurance Framework across all project phases. The role is responsible for coordinating assurance activities, stage gate reviews, readiness assessments, assurance actions, and compliance verification to ensure project delivery requirements are achieved in accordance with Santos Management System (SMS) requirements.

The position provides assurance coordination throughout the project lifecycle, from opportunity maturation through FEED, execution, commissioning, start-up, and handover.

Key Responsibilities

Project Assurance Framework

• Support implementation of the Project Assurance Plan (QAP).
• Coordinate project assurance activities across all project phases.
• Maintain assurance schedules, action registers, and deliverable tracking systems.
• Verify project assurance requirements are incorporated into project execution plans.
• Ensure assurance deliverables are completed in accordance with project timelines.

Stage Gate Assurance

• Coordinate preparation for all project stage gate reviews.
• Track gate deliverables and evidence requirements.
• Support gate readiness assessments.
• Verify closure of gate actions and conditions.
• Maintain records of gate decisions and approvals.
• Facilitate coordination between functional disciplines to achieve gate readiness.

Phase Assurance Reviews

Coordinate assurance activities during:

• Opportunity Identification
• Concept Select
• Pre-FEED
• FEED
• Detailed Design
• Execute
• Commissioning
• Start-Up
• Handover

Support verification that phase-specific requirements have been completed prior to progression to the next phase.

Assurance Action Management

• Maintain project assurance action registers.
• Track closure of assurance findings and recommendations.
• Monitor aging and overdue actions.
• Coordinate with action owners to ensure timely closeout.
• Provide regular status reporting to project leadership.

Readiness Reviews

• Project Readiness Reviews
• Execution Readiness Reviews
• Construction Readiness Reviews
• Commissioning Readiness Reviews
• Operations Readiness Reviews
• Track readiness actions and verify completion.

Management System Compliance

• Verify project compliance with applicable SMS requirements.
• Monitor implementation of project governance requirements.
• Support periodic assurance assessments.
• Assist with identification of improvement opportunities.

Assurance Reporting

• Prepare assurance dashboards and reports.
• Develop assurance status summaries for project management.
• Monitor assurance KPIs and performance metrics.
• Support management review meetings.

Lessons Learned Integration

• Coordinate incorporation of lessons learned into project planning and execution.
• Verify lessons learned actions are implemented where applicable.
• Maintain lessons learned tracking records.

Interface Coordination

Coordinate assurance activities between:

• Project Management
• Engineering
• Procurement
• Construction
• Commissioning
• Operations
• HSE
• Commercial
• Stakeholder Management

Experience

5+ years expereience with Engineering degree

Preferred

• Major capital projects ($100M+)
• Oil & Gas / Energy projects
• Project assurance or project governance experience
• Stage gate and project delivery systems
• Pre-FEED and FEED development processes
• Readiness reviews and project controls

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.