Engineer - PTM

Information & Technology Management


Date: 5 days ago
City: Remote
Contract type: Full time
Remote
Reference ID R160792 Updated 11/15/2024

Production Engineering Upstream

Malaysia

Cyberjaya

N/A

Job Purpose

  • Carry out surveillance for various upstream, downstream, and integrated gas facilities of Shell using exception-based tools.
  • Create technical monitoring plans for equipment based on criticality and deploy these plans in exception-based surveillance tools.
  • Filter true alerts from the system and provide recommendations/actions to asset engineers to mitigate the same.
  • Support Shell assets in improving reliability through monitoring of facilities and equipment and prevent unscheduled deferments.
  • Support various Shell processes through proactive technical monitoring and help it to become a feeder to processes like Manage threat and Opportunities & MEC (Manage Equipment Care).
  • Working with process technologies and ability to give technical expertise to the business in oil & gas/petrochemicals/refining processes.
  • Needs strong stakeholder engagement experience, the role exposes the incumbent to Subject Matter Experts from Petroleum, Process, Rotating equipment engineering as well as to asset engineers.

Dimensions

  • Support assets in achieving their KPIs through monitoring – help in improving process efficiency, reliability, health of equipment and over all process.
  • This role is expected to Support Proactive Technical Monitoring Process to support Shell’s Upstream, Downstream and Integrated Gas in improving reliability by preventing unscheduled deferment through monitoring.

Principal Accountabilities

  • Understand existing surveillance processes/practices in place in Shell assets such as the EBS workflow and work in close collaboration with Central PTM centers such as ARCH and Bridge
  • Build/review monitoring plans through available Global templates for equipment and technology – set boundary conditions for variables to be monitored so as to get actual alerts when variable behaves in an anomalous way.
  • Understand equipment criticality for an on-going process.
  • Deploy monitoring plans in the required tools under the PTM umbrella such Eg. EBS/ UAS/ C3.Ai/ Seeq/SmartConnect/ PI etc.)
  • Carry out regular surveillance and vet alerts based on discipline knowledge of reservoir and well engineering (such as understanding IPR curves, Inflow-outflow relationship, Phase behavior, choke performance, acoustic analysis, APS-BHP behavior etc). Communicate critical observations with recommended actions to the asset engineers.
  • Be accountable for defining and improving standard work for the Proactive Technical Monitoring Process.
  • Own site engagement & expertise and leadership on technical & tools forums. Represent the TAO Data team in the regular Monthly Business Meetings.
  • Be accountable overall that it is ensured that all relevant deliverables (also from peers) are delivered in time and with very high quality. Will deal as first point of contact with issues and questions related to proactive technical monitoring and smart platform.
  • Provide Peer to Peer training to onboard new staff to the team for Proactive Technical Monitoring Process.
  • Network with counterparts and other levels of organization across the different operating units, data centers and develop external networks outside of TAO and Shell.

Key Challenges

  • Remote monitoring will involve interaction with engineers at the site and other Shell centers (ARCH/ BRIDGE/ Digital portfolio) virtually- Confidence to work in virtual environment and managing engagement across different levels of stakeholders, including senior management for day-to-day operations. Includes initiative to identify and help resolve business and technical issues within areas of responsibility.
  • Sound understanding of business/process workflow and having mature mindset to deal and behave under tough/challenging situations.
  • Strong proficiency in using English for both spoken and written communication, as well as using Skype for Business, Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing, Outlook, etc.
  • Shift work following operating hours of the upstream production sites.
  • Resilient under pressure and able to work with people different culture and working style.
  • Willing to travel to various operating units/sites across the globe as per requirements.
  • A self-starter leader and reliable deliverer, with very good verbal and written skills in English, able to negotiate with people, and able to resist undue influence that might otherwise compromise integrity of data quality.
  • Exposes the individual to all cultural backgrounds and organizational levels, across diverse time zones.
  • Sound understanding of business/process workflow and having mature mindset to deal and behave under tough/challenging situations.

Qualifications

  • University Degree in Chemical/Petroleum/Rotating Process Engineering.
  • Minimum 5+ years of work exp. after Graduate Degree & overall working experience in Oil & Gas/ Petrochemicals.
  • Operations and Maintenance experience working in offshore facilities\wells\Refinery\petrochemical plants in disciplines like process or instrumentation or mechanical or wells.
  • Proficient in reading P&IDs and good understanding of process narratives and manuals
  • Good discipline knowledge either of process(chemical) or rotating equipment. Should be able to practically apply that to the proactive monitoring work process.
  • Experience and knowledge in rotating machines performance and health monitoring.
  • Working knowledge/Experience in vibration analysis, thermography, lube oil analysis and other condition monitoring techniques will be preferred.
  • Experience in erection/commissioning/troubleshooting of heavy rotating equipment’s such as gas turbines, steam turbines, Reciprocating and centrifugal compressors is desirable.

Preferable/Desirables

  • Proficiency in real time data, Advance skills in MS excel, smart platforms and smart connects applications etc.,
  • Effective communication skills and stakeholder management is a necessary skill for the job.
  • Knowledge of Lean CI methodology and Machine learning is an added value.
  • Able to multi-task, prioritize and ensure delivery of priorities as promised, work without close supervision, and work through others to deliver results.
  • Virtual working experience is highly desirable.
  • Professional Engineering certification is an added value.
  • Other Skills, Competence and Behavior: Strong discipline knowledge either in process, process controls, rotating and wells. Ability to carry out root cause analysis using data trends. Demonstrated ability to lead your associate engineering analysts on your team or on data projects. Ability to prioritize and ensure delivery of priorities for the area of responsibility. Flexible and adaptable to change, with track record of demonstrating initiative, analytical capabilities and problem solving.

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