Western Australia, Australia

Job Family Group:

Commercial and Retail

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

Business unit:

Integrated Gas and Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Where you fit in

As part of the Australia Economics team, the role provides high quality Economic analysis and decision relevant insight to  Shell’s West Australian assets covering major project Investment decision making, Operational decisions, Commercial positioning (LNG Sales and Purchase Agreements, Tolling Agreements, Asset Strategy, JV Economics alignment etc.) and various business deliverables while also providing support to the wider Economics team as required.

The Economist role is part of the Economics team and Commercial community in Perth and interfaces with key Asset customers in various locations and businesses as required. The team enables quality business decisions, by serving as “guardians of value”, decision analysts, and trusted advisors. 

What’s the role?

The Economist role is a key enabler in achieving Shell’s objectives, providing high quality economic advice and decision analysis in support of Shell’s business opportunities.

Responsible to follow the Decision Quality model to deliver 1) quality frames and economic evaluations, 2) robust and fit-for-purpose uncertainty and risk analysis (decision analysis support), 3) effective and timely challenge, guidance, and support in making quality investment decisions, 4) Economic discipline sub-team participation.

Operational:

• Deliver cost effective, timely, professional economics products and insights for Decision Review Boards, Value Assurance Reviews at various Decision Gates, decision documents and business deliverables for projects of moderate to high complexity.

• Ensure consistency in economic analyses via effective integration and compliance with given standards, guidelines, and processes to enable reliable comparison of opportunities.

• Challenge, steer and assess decisions involving various project decisions.

Functional

• Stay integrated with economic activities, best practices and lessons distributed across the globally networked Australia Economic Community and partner with various data providers and key stakeholders.

• Some support of, and participation in, economics discipline improvement efforts. (Decision Analysis; Standards and Guidelines; Tools; Assurance; Skills; Knowledge Management; etc.)

• Balance cost, speed, and quality of economic products with Line Manager support to match specific decision (fit-for-purpose).

• Align with stakeholders to meet short-term project needs while building long term functional health.

For the Economist role, you will thrive in your ability to manage multiple workflows, coordinate conflicting work priorities and deliver high quality on-spec economics products to customers.

What we need from you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Degree in Business, Commercial, Finance/Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or Geosciences; direct experience in Integrated Gas Value Chains preferred.

• Solid understanding of economic based performance measures is mandatory with an awareness of accounting a plus.

• Intermediate to advanced analytical skills, and an ability to organize, analyze and communicate impact of decisions to team members, asset management, partners, and other stakeholders.

• Exposure to one or more of Asset, New Business Development and Exploration screening and evaluations applying some DA/DQ techniques.

• Moderate to Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills aligned with best practices.

• Self-starter with sound judgment, interpersonal skills, and overall stakeholder engagement skills. Willingness and capacity to dive into analytical details, and surface with crisp summary of key insights for complex projects.

• Results-driven team player comfortable multi-tasking in a diverse and fast-paced work environment across multiple projects; must deliver sufficient quality results on tight timelines, while working effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

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.

Company Description

Shell Australia is a leading natural gas producer, and we are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by also investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities. A Shell career offers opportunities to work on innovative projects such as the Prelude floating LNG facility offshore of Western Australia and the QGC onshore gas business in Queensland. Beyond these are a wide range of Shell’s New Energies development opportunities. Join Shell and let’s power progress together with more and cleaner energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell.

Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future – whether by investing in oil, gas, and renewable energy to meet demand, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently, everyone at Shell does their part.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we are nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.

• We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.

• We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

• We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

• We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

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

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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