Senior QMI and Metering Engineer
What’s the role
The Prelude FLNG facility is stationed North East of Broome, Western Australia. 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 QMI & Metering Engineer is responsible for provision of QMI & Metering engineering services to the organization developing close integrated working relationships with all relevant stakeholders. The role is part of the Instrument and Control Engineering Team and has technical responsibility for overseeing Prelude FLNG custody transfer and quality measurement instruments as well as brown field projects, across various design and engineering stages.
What you’ll be doing
Primarily based in Perth office, but with travel to site when required, the Senior QMI & Metering engineer will be responsible for a range of duties, including:
Maintain and improve the quality measurement instruments and metering systems management system.
Provide routine assurance that maintenance of quality measurement instruments and metering systems is being adequately conducted to satisfy legislative, commercial and operational requirements.
Review and improve preventive maintenance activities and ensure spare parts, special tools and equipment availability.
Governance control and assurance of contracts and contractors from Contract Management perspective, this includes HSE and commercial compliance, vendor support for mobilization and oversight over site execution.
Execution of performance monitoring programs using AMADAS, Control Charts or other tools.
Perform routine identification of bad actors, cost reduction and defect elimination opportunities.
Assist in development and implementation of programs to eliminate bad actors and improve quality measurement instruments and metering systems performance with the goal to minimize deviations and optimize availability.
Provide inputs and assurance into development of brownfield projects to address reliability and obsolescence issues.
Assist Hydrocarbon Allocation (HCA) engineer in maintaining compliance with the Operations Management Systems and statutory requirements.
Conduct troubleshooting and investigation of failures utilizing root cause analysis.
Develop improvements to quality measurement instruments and metering systems and associated with them processes.
Assist in resolution of mismeasurements in conjunction with HCA Engineer and Product Lifting Co-Ordinator.
Assist in the development of Turn-Around scopes for Metering and QMI Systems.
Ensure that Metering and QMI documentation, calculation and data are kept up to date.
What you bring
To succeed in the role, you will have:
Tertiary qualifications in an Engineering discipline.
Demonstrated experience in the Oil & Gas industry, LNG and Utilities QMI (particularly Steam System) experience essential.
Sound knowledge and extensive experience with measuring methods, quality measurement instruments and metering systems
Knowledge of standards and practices relevant to lab measurement, online quality measurement instruments and metering systems.
Demonstrated capability to quickly & accurately identify, engineer and execute engineering solutions and own the processes through the engineering lifecycle with a hands-on approach.
Crucial to the success of this role is the ability to work collaboratively and lead effectively across multi-functional teams and interface with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, based in various locations, and being able to work autonomously.
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.