Senior Control Systems Engineer
What’s the role
The Prelude FLNG facility is stationed approximately 450 km Northeast of Broome, Western Australia, in Australian Commonwealth Ocean waters of 250 meters depth. It is one of the first of its kind, comprising of sub-sea wells tied back to a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility, which encompasses gas processing and liquefaction through to LNG/LPG/Condensate storage and offloading, with the requisite supporting marine and utilities facilities.
The Senior Control Systems Engineer is a key member of the Shell team supporting the Prelude FLNG Asset. This position is responsible for control systems engineering operations support. You will develop a close integrated working relationship with all relevant stakeholders across asset’s business functions. You will be responsible for discipline engineering assurance, development and roll out of local technical strategies and support development of technical skills.
You will work extensively with reliability, integrity assurance, safety critical and production critical tasks, Management of Change and documentation processes to ensure Shell Australia’s business targets are met. For this key role it is also important to note that the incumbent would be required to frequently participate and generate risk assessments, prepare technical datasheets, reports, and technical specifications. The role also works closely with the production support team and maintenance execution team.
What you’ll be doing
Some of the key deliverables and responsibilities for this role are as follows:
Primarily based in the Perth office, but with occasional travel to site, the Senior Control Systems engineer will be responsible for a range of duties, including:
Commitment to health, safety and protection of the environment.
Demonstrate safe work practices, take active part in safety meetings, and advise relevant personnel of any non-conforming conditions.
Develop, roll out and maintain a program assuring high reliability of facility Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems.
Implement and maintain ongoing proactive technical monitoring business process for facility Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems.
Perform routine identification of cost reduction and defect elimination opportunities.
Manage lifecycle management process for facility Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems.
Establish systems maintenance spare parts requirements. Support the procurement of these spare parts and set up spare parts management system.
Develop Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems plant changes to achieve improved safety, reliability, and reduced maintenance cost.
Develop SIS changes in full alignment with functional safety lifecycle in accordance with facility practices and standards (AS 61511).
Develop and implement non-engineered overrides in the Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems following requirements of Management of Overrides Management Manual.
Develop and review new brownfield designs & installations in compliance with corporate standards and engineering practices.
Ensure high quality technical advice to operation and maintenance teams which deliver integrity and reliability outcomes.
Conduct and support troubleshooting and investigation of failures utilizing root cause analysis techniques.
Develop major turnaround work scopes and support their execution for Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems.
Development of procedures, and practices.
Ensure that Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems documentation, calculations, software configurations and data are kept up to date.
Maintain cybersecurity of Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems.
Act as Contract Holder for assigned systems vendors maintenance contracts.
What you bring
If you have these skills, qualifications, specialist competencies, and experience relevant to the petroleum, gas and energy sectors we would love to hear from you.
Tertiary qualifications in an Engineering discipline.
Demonstrated experience as a Senior Control Systems Engineer with site experience of an operated Oil & Gas asset.
Proficient and experienced with Process Automation and Safety Instrumented Systems, interfaces, and protocols, as well as having sound knowledge of measuring methods, field instruments, and actuated valves.
Demonstrated capability to quickly & accurately identify, engineer and execute engineering solutions and own the respective business processes with a hands-on approach.
APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL AUGUST 18.
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 value-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 programs.
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 fueling 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.