Electrical Facility Engineer

What’s the role?

Facility Engineer is about understanding and maintaining our equipment as effectively and efficiently as possible, making sure it performs as intended. The Reliability discipline covers the development of Reliability strategies and the planning, coordination and execution of Reliability activities. These activities relate to equipment strategy optimisation, defect elimination and Reliability improvement, root cause and causal learning analysis, and Integrity Assurance, thereby reducing facility deferment and Integrity incidents.

As a member of the Midstream Facility Engineering team, your role is to ensure the integrity and reliability of Midstream’s assets.  The Facility Engineering team is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of crude oil, chemical and product transportation assets operated by Shell Midstream.  The team is passionate about protecting Shell Midstream’s License to Operate and Reputation by preventing HSSE incidents and reliably meeting our customer’s needs.

As an Offshore Electrical Facility Engineer, you will be accountable to provide support to meet the needs of the assets and stakeholders.  The asset base includes:

Offshore Gulf of America Crude Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines and Platforms. (Requires ability to acquire T-HUET certification, TWIC, and other applicable requirements.)

What you’ll be doing

• Run and Maintain support for electrical and automation equipment, including emergency support.
• Offers technical support and act as a troubleshooting resource for electrical and automation equipment throughout the organization.
• Supports annual review and improvement efforts of equipment maintenance and current practices.
• Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices, and performance standards.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement activities to improve business profitability and efficiency.

What we need from you

Your ability to effectively communicate priorities, level of engagement, and results to stakeholders will be a key enabler of success.  Beyond that, we hope to see as many of the following in your professional history:

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US
• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree
• 3+ years’ professional experience with knowledge of applicable Industry codes
• Application of technical knowledge of control systems and network design
• Application of a technical knowledge of electrical distribution systems
• Familiarity with electrical industry standards
• Awareness level knowledge of PLCs, specifically Allen Bradley Controllogix PLC systems, panel views, RSVIEW, Omni Flow computers, MOVs, control valves, motors, electrical systems, 13.8kV switchgear down to 24V volt dc instrumentation, tank gauging systems, communication, motor controls, SCADA equipment, sampling equipment, fire and gas detection systems, generators, transformers, and in the use of applicable electrical test equipment
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

What we offer

The base salary range for this position is $101,000 - $151,000 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 for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. 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.

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.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in The United States

Shell has been in the US for more than 100 years, leading the sector in energy, petrochemicals and refined products. Today, we provide millions of Americans with the energy needed to heat and cool their homes and power the economy.

We operate in all 50 states, from our Deep Water platforms in the Gulf of America to the Pennsylvania Chemicals complex and our miles of pipelines throughout the US.

We reach our customers through our 13,000 branded retail stations, and we are number 1 in gasoline sales. We also own the #1 brand of motor oil in the U.S. – Pennzoil® – made from natural gas.

We are excited to play a key role in the move to net carbon emissions while providing the oil and gas needed by society for many decades to come.