Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Gas

Bring us your experience and desire to learn about gas markets and the regulatory framework for certificates for biomethane and we will give you the opportunity to join Shell Energy Europe and Africa (SEA), a fast-paced organisation focused on achieving Shell’s strategy to thrive in the Energy Transition.  This is a perfect opportunity for those that thrive in a fast-paced environment and wish to develop within an inclusive multinational company.

What’s the role?

As a Regulatory Affairs Advisor based in The Hague or London, you will be working with our gas and biomethane traders and originators and be accountable for the researching and synthesising regulations to draw out key learnings to support country specific business strategies and commercial opportunities with respect to gas and biomethane in Netherlands.  Further, you will be responsible for influencing the further development of the regulatory framework for gas and biomethane in Netherlands to enable the gas energy transition in Netherlands and to protect protect/advance SEA’s interests.

Other accountabilities of the role include:

• Focal point subject matter expertise for traders and originators on NL gas and biomethane regulation to anticipate, develop insight and influence regulatory developments
• Establish & maintaining relationships with key internal stakeholders, including Trading & Supply Products team, Products Compliance team, Renewable Energy Solutions, Government Relations and Legal.
• Establishing strong working relationship with national authorities and agencies responsible for the regulatory framework of gas and for biomethane certificates.

What we need from you

• Candidate must be able to reside in Netherlands or London with monthly travel
• Dutch and English language skills are required for the role
• University degree required
• Some knowledge of regulatory framework for energy in the Netherlands, experience reviewing/interpreting regulations, ability to synthesize relevant information from review of lengthy/complex regulations and draw commercial implications
• This position requires high commercial acumen and creativity allowing you to respond adequately (and in many cases under time pressure and in public fora) to challenges in negotiations with highly experienced and commercially astute regulatory professionals
• Influencing skills; ability to inform & influence multiple stakeholders (internal & external)
• Demonstrated ability to formulate opinions and advise on commercial impact to existing and/or regulatory feasibility of new commercial activities given evolving legislative landscape.

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 Netherlands

The Netherlands is one of the two founding countries of the company. Here 9,380 employees (March 2024) of more than 100 nationalities jointly work to provide the country with energy for today, for tomorrow and for you.

Energy for today

The refinery at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam (Pernis) - Europe’s largest - is facing a cleaner future with less carbon emissions. Chemicals Park Moerdijk is transitioning to a circular future. Shell operates multiple wind and solar farms in the Netherlands. Both onshore and offshore, Shell is exploring for and producing oil and gas via the Nederlandsche Aardolie Maatschappij, NAM (50% Shell, 50% ExxonMobil). Shell is the market leader in transport fuels. Dutch motorists take 3 billion litres of fuel from 570 Shell retail stations (May 2024) annually, while thousands of Shell's own fast EV charge points and Shell Ubitricity normal charge points are being installed as we speak.

Energy for tomorrow

At the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), research is conducted into low CO2 energy technologies and sustainable solutions for energy and chemicals. Near Rotterdam Shell builds Europe's biggest green hydrogen plant of the continent. From Amsterdam and The Hague, Shell Nederland leads the transition of the corporation to a more sustainable future, with 6.5 billion euros invested in solar panels, wind farms, green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, EV charging and other groundbreaking solutions for the future.

Energy for you

Even after the company HQ moved to London in January 2022, Shell's commitment to the Netherlands remains very strong. The Hague still housing the headquarters of three of Shell's business divisions, and Rotterdam stays a key trading, marketing and sales hub for Shell products. Combined Shell in the Netherlands works to bring its wide range of energy products as close as possible to you as an energy consumer. This includes a Shell Impact Fund to make the energy transition closer to people with financial challenges, this includes EV chargers on the corner of your street via our daughter company Ubitricity and this includes keeping the country warm in winter with Liquid Natural Gas.