Operations Support Engineer

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Shell

Operations Support Engineer

in

Stockton

California

California, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Maintenance, Reliability and Turnarounds

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

June 23, 2022

Business unit:

Integrated Gas

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

The purpose of this role is to provide technical and engineering services to Shell’s Hydrogen Refueling Stations in the Southern California area. These stations receive, store, compress and dispense hydrogen. You will be responsible for the safe running of these assets and to ensure they stay available.

If you are highly ambitious and safety-conscious, and if you can thrive in complex and uncertain situations, then you are the perfect match for this role. We can bring your career to greater heights by helping you grow in a business that encourages both personal and professional development and by broadening your exposure to some of the most ground-breaking projects in the industry.

Expect lots of support and encouragement while you’re here. You’ll be working alongside passionate people who love what they do and enjoy sharing their enthusiasm with everyone around them. We value career growth. You’ll have limitless opportunities to explore—whether that means building up new areas of expertise or taking your career in a different direction.

Where you fit in

As the world gravitates toward greener mobility and zero emissions transportation, Shell Energy Marketing works on several fronts to provide customers with various choices that will reduce their mobility carbon footprint.

Shell Hydrogen Mobility is a rapidly growing business in Shell and requires structured operations and maintenance excellence to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective, low-margin operations at scale. The Hydrogen Mobility Operations team manages Hydrogen refueling stations for serving Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (passenger cars, busses and trucks). The current portfolio of stations consists of JV and Shell Owned stations in Europe (90 stations in Germany, 3 stations in the UK, 1 station in NL), and in the United States (8 light-duty stations in California with 50 more planned, as well as heavy-duty stations). The business is also planning to rapidly expand its portfolio of stations in Canada, China and Asia Pacific, especially as government legislation mandates targets for decarbonization in the transportation sector.

The global operations team loves learning, being committed to improvements and is highly motivated to deliver the O&M philosophy with the focus on operation excellence with outstanding customer experience.

What is the role?

Working under the direction of the Hydrogen Operations Team Lead NA you are accountable for:

Station Availability

Provide rapid response to station trips (shutdowns); ability to solve malfunctions common to a Hydrogen Refueling Station

Monitor Human Machine Interface (HMI) of supply, storage, compression, chiller and dispenser units and troubleshoot process problems

Hands on supervision of technicians during preventive and corrective maintenance

Support Hydrogen delivery to these stations by ensuring the station is ready for a delivery and be available throughout the delivery process to assist if needed

Operations & Maintenance

Provide superior customer experience by enlightening customers on the basics of a station operation

Support operations of Southern California area stations incl. trouble shooting / Root Cause Analysis studies to eliminate failures and technical issues

Manage equipment vendor technicians

Execute implementation of monitoring tools

Execute proactive technical monitoring

Follow & Drive Ensure Safe Production philosophy

Work preparation, coordination and supervision of maintenance activities and temporary repairs

Support deployment of inspection / maintenance plans and drive execution of both

Assist in the development and implementation of a Growth Reliability Program with focus to increase reliability, availability and efficiency of the hydrogen assets

Develop and deliver relevant operations and maintenance manuals

Execute operations requirements in GSAP

Operational Engineering

Field verify latest revision of all drawings in use to ensure they are complete, accurate and evergreen

Support P&ID reviews, Desktop Safety Reviews (DSR), HAZOPs, HAZIDs and Pre-Start-up Safety Reviews of various equipment suppliers out of an operational perspective

Support evaluation of vendor documentation, identify gaps and drive improvement process to meet Shell standards

Support development Process control diagrams / narratives

Operational safety

Support the Hydrogen HSSE Team by giving input to the development of HSSE assurance processes, deploy it across all Shell Hydrogen assets, projects and contractors working on behalf of Shell and to non - operated JV

Ensure all Shell staff and contractors comply with the Shell HSSE policies, Life Saving Rules, and the Shell HSSE Control Framework

Work with PTW custodian – follow Shell´s PTW process incl. JHA and LOTO

Operational support for plant changes by following the Management of Change process

Support delivery of HSSE audits of operational assets (internal and external audits)

What we need from you

Naturally, we see you as a good team player and communicator, with demonstrated experience supporting Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure. Your people skills will mean you’ll easily nurture strong relationships, using your strong influencing skills to challenge where necessary. Alongside your broad understanding of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Mobility industry, you will thrive in a fast-paced operation and enjoy building and maintaining strong stakeholder engagement.

Beyond that we would ideally like to see as many of the following within your application:

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Bachelor’s Degree in related Engineering discipline or equivalent is required.

Minimum 5 years of experience with a focus in Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, or Discipline Engineering with at least 1 year experience Hydrogen Mobility industry is a must.

In lieu of Hydrogen Mobility industry experience; experience with high pressure (greater than 1,000 psi) gases will be considered

Skill in turnaround and project support

Skill in coordination of maintenance planning & execution

Skill in safe isolation / LOTO process

Additional Information:

Nature of the job requires relocation to Southern California. Relocation assistance and Cost of Living Adjustment will be provided.

Work together with stakeholders that have little to no experience with Hydrogen Mobility

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential…

We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.

We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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