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Reference ID R181037 Updated 06/01/2025
Production Engineering Upstream
Australia
Perth
N/A

What’s the role

The role is based offshore on the Prelude FLNG facility, stationed northeast of Broome, Western Australia, in Australian Commonwealth waters.

The Prelude FLNG operation comprises sub-sea wells tied back to an FLNG facility encompassing gas processing and liquefaction through to LNG/LPG/Condensate storage and offloading, along with the requisite supporting marine and utilities facilities.

As Storage & Loading Service Technician, you will be responsible for the safe execution of the facility’s services operations (including material handling evolutions).

What you’ll be doing

You will be entrusted to:

  • Promote a positive approach to HSSE in all aspects of operational activities by demonstration of personal commitment to HSE through the application of safety critical behaviors and leadership.

  • Undertake emergency response activities as part of a rescue team.

  • Support the upkeep of equipment via the planned maintenance system (SAP).

  • Undertake operations including rigging, scaffolding, lifting, dogman operations, rope access work, helicopter landing officer / assistant / refueling, and confined space entry as required.

  • Plan, develop and prepare comprehensive lifting, scaffolding and rescue plans to support operations.

  • Support the execution of the services-related implementation plans. (Off-take operations, berthing and mooring, helicopter operations, logistics, living quarters).

  • Execute pre-arrival and post-departure operations for off-take tankers (and support craft) which may include mooring operations, fender, hawser and hose deployment and recovery, personnel transfer.

  • Assist in the loading, receipt, stowage and discharge of dangerous goods by sea and by air. Conduct lifting operations (where competent to do so).

  • Participate in the in-house services-related maintenance plan, which may include amongst other items: inspection and maintenance of life saving appliances, portable firefighting equipment, lifting equipment, helicopter operations assets, work at height equipment, fabric maintenance, tank inspections, aspects of mooring and off-take equipment and support of maintenance department activities.

  • Contribute to ongoing Security on Prelude as required by the facility security manual. Assist with all types of emergency response on board Prelude, including lifeboat coxswain as required.

  • Developing work permits and JHAs.

What you bring

We are keen to speak to professionals with the following:

  • Significant years of experience / license in scaffolding erection/dismantling, rigging & slinging, Heli-Deck Operations, loading & bunkering activities in a storage / loading or terminal operation, preferably in an offshore environment.

  • Experience on offshore support vessels / construction vessels / rigs considered favourably

  • Ability to obtain and maintain an MSIC & FOET card

  • Ability to communicate clearly

APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL JUNE 16.

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).

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.

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn’t feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we’d still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.

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.