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Reference ID R158020 Updated 10/25/2024
Maritime
Texas, Louisiana
Houston, New Orleans
N/A

What’s the role?

Maritime Operations Americas is hiring for a Maritime Technical Advisor (MTA) to join our Americas Team as part of our Transformation journey to deliver integrated maritime solutions that Power Progress for a sustainable, profitable, net-zero carbon future.

You are a great candidate and should apply if the following accurately describe you:

Performance

  • Customer first, understanding the desired business outcomes we’re striving for and committed to exceeding expectations.
  • Safety leader and risk manager.  Confident to make interventions on vessels, in ports, at terminals and to share a discerning point of view during meetings.
  • Enjoy field work, willing to travel and engage with our maritime Partners in Safety on their assets and at their locations, to positively influence our HSSE & SP and business delivery.
  • Willing to apply causal reasoning with our Partners in Safety to learn from undesirable events and develop corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
  • Team player that can effectively influence without authority and engage with stakeholders to strengthen relationships and grow trust.
  • Develop and enable a continuous improvement and operational excellence culture utilizing FIT4.

Discipline. 

  • Understand and support our business partners with effective implementation of the maritime safety requirements of the SPF Transport Safety Standard, Maritime Design and Engineering Standards, and Maritime Technical Function (MTF).
  • Ability to safeguard our license to operate by ensuring compliance with applicable international and national regulatory requirements, industry standards, guidelines, and best practices.
  • Maritime experience, expertise and credentials that qualify for assessment as an Authorized Person Maritime Safety, Technical Authority or Subject Matter Expert within MTF.
  • Discipline to prioritize, focus, and deliver must win as a valued member of integrated natural teams.
  • Capability to provide assurance for terminals, docks, and vessel to vessel operations.

Simplification

  • Passionate for continuous improvement and eliminating all forms of inefficiency from our operations.
  • Aptitude for development of digital solutions that automate data processing and dissemination of information in ways that produce key insights for strategic and tactical decisions.
  • Learner mindset, genuinely curious, and effective at employing the improvement cycle in risk and performance management.

Our MTAs are on point to provide maritime expertise to their assigned business partners, may include; STUSCO, SOPUS, Chemicals, DLNG, Pipeline, Manufacturing, third party terminals and outside supply points.

As a Team Member of the Americas Upstream Integrated Gas integrated delivery hub, expected to work closely and proactively with the S&M Centers of Excellence to leverage global standardization, learning, and fully synergize.

Operations Team provides 24/7 support, 365 days per year to exceed our business partner targets for safe, reliable, and efficient operations.  Expected to share responsibility for weekend, holiday and evening coverage and collaborate with team members to enable each other to maintain a good work life balance.

Proactively support the development of response plans and willing to participate in emergency or operational incident response. The role is an individual performer with no direct reports, however, with extensive internal and external stakeholder engagements.

What we need from you

  • Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis
  • 5 or more years of relevant work experience
  • Must have appropriate Certificate of Competence and sailed in a senior officer capacity - Captain, Chief Officer (1st Officer), Chief Engineer, Second Engineer (1st Engineer) to demonstrate clear evidence of sufficient operational / technical / project delivery experience
  • Operational / technical experience must have been obtained on the type of commercial assets and cargos, for which the individual is being assessed
  • Vessel assurance experience in Maritime Operations as well as knowledge of US Jones Act vessels especially Inland barging operations
  • Experience working with HSSE and quality systems such as ISGOTT is a plus
  • Knowledge of applicable US Coast Guard regulatory requirements and Code of Federal Regulations is a plus
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills, flexibility and understanding of working with different cultures

The base salary range for this position is $122,000 – $182,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave to birthing mothers, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. Additionally, employees are eligible for disability leave for up to 52 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html

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.