Staff Wells Engineer - Deepwater Optimization Engineer

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124397BR

Job Title:

Staff Wells Engineer - Deepwater Optimization Engineer

No. of Positions:

1

Job Description:

The Staff Wells Engineer - Deepwater Optimization Engineer is responsible for enabling continuous improvement for more integrated, consistent and credible well delivery. Efforts are focused on natural teams to cultivate and deliver performance improvement with transparent, data-driven solutions and insights that enable early and sustainable business value, closing the gap to ambition.

Accountabilities

For assigned projects/rigs, work together with Well Engineering, Operations and Asset Teams (natural teams) to:


Take a lead role in making gap to ambition visible to focus DW Community efforts on the next level of efficiencies and fleet-wide consistency improvement areas.
Champion business improvement initiatives revealed by gap to ambition analysis, and as agreed and assigned by management, facilitating diverse and inclusive efforts with the necessary DW community engagement and support for co-developed, fit-for-purpose and sustainable solutions.
Actively participate in regular well delivery performance discussions pre/during/post execution to visualize, discuss and drive performance in the current well and upcoming wells (efficiency and NPT), delivering ideas from what is working on other rigs, and enabling risk-based decisions to close the gap to ambition.
Deliver Operations Trackers and insights around highlights/lowlights for weekly performance reporting.
Manage micro KPI data including annual targets refresh and the gap to potential dashboard for efficient identification of improvement opportunities, driving ownership, alignment and collaboration
Enable a structured rig contractor collaboration on performance data and improvement, aligned with Operations, focused on the consistent rig set up and procedural best practices.
Serve as a focal point with Theme Office on recommended practices identification, development and impact transparency.
Deliver quarterly rig ranking scorecard as assigned.
Coach less experienced OE team members.
Champion refresh of data analysis to support time estimations and best composite well times.
Be a focal point for the business in identifying and maturing digitalization priorities with a focus on micro KPIs, improved time estimations and offset analysis, best composite well time, and archetype well design, tying digital solutions in with natural teams for early engagement, value, and ownership.


Dimensions

Deepwater Performance & Planning (P&P) consists of three teams – Performance Improvement, Cost and Data Management, and Business Planning. The Performance Improvement (PI) Team includes an Optimization Engineering team that works with the multi-disciplinary project and well delivery teams to develop and deliver the agreed value creation and performance improvement opportunities, driving toward the Wells point C ambition at data-driven, best composite performance levels.

The position is supervised by the DW Optimization Engineering Team Lead and the line manager for this position is the Performance Improvement Team Lead. The position is expected to deliver consistently in thr role while maintaining safety focus, committing to personal and coworker wellbeing while driving performance transparency and efficient execution for current and upcoming wells, ultimately enabling well delivery performance improvement.

Special Challenges:


Technical and people-oriented position – requires strong well engineering/operations and optimization background combined with sound interpersonal, communication and leadership abilities
Ability to work in diverse and inclusive teams, and influence without formal authority
Thorough understanding of key value creation deliverables per the GWDP
Key player in broadening understanding and application of Shell’s performance culture
Effective time management and delegation, ensuring deliverables are achieved
Ability to share lessons learned and experiences in a consistent, useful way
Coaching of less experienced team members, enabling quick learning curves and upside value delivery


Additional Interactions / Tasks:


Champion fleet-wide learning and continuous improvement, collaborating with well delivery teams and Theme Office, highlighting successes in network meetings and in the RTOC collaborative environment displays, and contributing to Wells newsletters and knowledge-sharing workshops, as applicable.
Focal for feedback on improving operations reporting data quality and coding to the P&P Cost & Data Management team ensuring the best quality data/coding to feed and simplify workflows.
Actively seek out opportunities to support Wells C&P efforts to improve supplier cost and operational performance and accountability for delivery.


Auto req ID:

124397BR

Skillpool:

Well Engineering

Country of Work Location:

United States

Employment Type:

Full Time

Company Description:

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business. Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

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Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

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Work Location:

Houston - EP Center Americas

Requirements:


B.S. Engineering or Earth Science degree
Minimum of 10 years of professional with broad knowledge and experience in Deepwater Drilling complemented by good knowledge of additional disciplines with relevance to DW Engineering and/or Operations experience
Strong ability for idea generation and excellent judgment in concept/system integration
Able to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders, possess well-developed interpersonal skills
Self-starter with minimum guidance and concepts, and with the ability to navigate loosely defined projects to deliver value-added business solutions
Working knowledge of data integration, mapping, and database setup is preferred
Proficient Statistical and/or Analytical analysis, interpreting results with sound engineering fundamentals
Strong project management and communication skills (both verbal and written)
Strong understanding of drilling efficiency optimization (DEO) principles and practices
Proficient in dealing with competing priorities and making decisions without undue delay
Proficient with EDM well engineering software packages or similar
Proficiency in PowerBI and/or VBA programing is a plus
Shell Round 2 Diploma to be acquired during the first two years of employment.


City, State (if applicable):

Houston, TX

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