Environment Advisor Wells
If you have a passion for promoting and driving environmental outcomes, the Environment Advisor position could be your chance to work within an inclusive team to make lasting change. This role will allow you to manage environment risks across Wells business unit within Shell QGC, a supportive global company powering the lives of millions.
What’s the role
As we transition to cleaner forms of energy, the challenge facing the energy industry in the coming decades is considerable.
Shell’s QGC Wells includes drilling rigs, workover rigs, civil road and lease pad construction, civil reinstatement/rehabilitation, road maintenance and general brownfields civil works. You’re going to be a key part of our QGC S&E (Safety & Environment) team, a team of professionals who embed safety and environmental compliance requirements to front-line activities while focusing on protecting and enhancing the natural environment and contributing towards Shell’s net-zero emissions and social license to operate.
As the key environment team member, you are expected to represent the HSSE discipline to the highest standards whilst partnering with the business, identifying issues and delivering timely and fit-for-purpose solutions, that comply with risk-based Regulations. You will role model a deep commitment to our values, code of conduct, safety and visibly demonstrate a simplification and delivery mindset, balancing immediate activities with longer-term direction setting.
You are expected to role model inclusive behaviours where different views and perspectives are encouraged and valued – set clear direction/expectations, motivate, build trust, intervene respectfully, enhance discipline credibility and balance life with work.
What you’ll be doing
As the Environment Advisor for Wells, you will be integrating environment into the Asset via strong stakeholder relationships and intimate understanding of management system. You’ll thrive on providing challenge, fit-for-purpose solutions, insights and learnings, simplifying ways of working, and directly supporting Wells goals and Shell QGC’s goals. More specifically, your role will include:
Implement environment mitigations and HSSE improvement plan initiatives via the ISO14001 approved management system including completing associated Regulatory compliance and field assurance components.
Provide technical environmental advice and monitoring as the environmental focal point for the Wells business unit including the coordination of environmental field audits, incident response, management of environmental and regulatory issues and implementing appropriate business aligned solutions.
Drive engagement and promote environment culture to a wide range of internal stakeholders, facilitating learning within QGC Upstream, and working collaboratively with Shell Australia to share best practices and address common issues.
What you bring
When it comes to nurturing collaborative stakeholder relations, your interpersonal and influencing people skills will make a difference. You will inspire people to make changes that will have a direct impact on our success. Furthermore, you will have:
A Degree(s) or equivalent in a relevant science or environmental science discipline, or environmental management, or environmental engineering.
Proven experience working with civil disturbance, drilling rigs, field teams and positively impacting HSE culture (preferred).
General knowledge of Queensland environment legislation and standards. Working knowledge in the application of HSE legislation, tools and techniques.
Professional experience in site environmental management. Proven operational experience and knowledge of industry safety and environment risks.
A strong background in erosion and sediment control / land stabilization.
Deep commitment to Goal Zero and personal accountability.
Exposure to working with external stakeholders and familiarity with relationship & liaison skills. Interpersonal and presentation skills and a willingness to proactively connect with stakeholders across the business.
The courage to share views, insights, uncomfortable truths whilst accepting and supporting decisions made.
Relentless drive for simplification and improvement.
This role is based in the Surat (e.g. Chinchilla, Dalby, Miles or Wandoan) on a 14:14 Roster (Wed to Tues)/12 hours days.
APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL AUGUST 21.
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What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
international teams.
Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).
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Shell in Australia
Shell has operated in Australia since 1901. From operating Australia’s first oil refinery, which was central to meeting Australia’s fuel needs, to fuelling the first Qantas commercial flight in the 1920s, to playing a foundation role in building some of Australia’s largest and most innovative natural resource developments.
Throughout this 124-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities.
Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today’s energy supply. This integrated gas portfolio includes our two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland and Prelude Floating LNG offshore in Western Australia, and our joint venture interests in Gorgon and North West Shelf in Western Australia and Arrow Energy in Queensland.
Today, Shell’s portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.