Projects and Turnaround Engineer

Shell; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Shell Southern North Sea is seeking an experienced Project Manager & Turnaround Coordinator to drive planning and delivery of offshore and onshore brownfield projects and TAR activities across the asset portfolio.

You will coordinate project and TAR activities with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain and contractor teams to ensure safe, timely and within-budget execution, aligned to approved scope. Emphasis on Goal Zero and asset integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience in project delivery, maintenance execution, engineering, or turnaround management within the oil and gas, petrochemical, or energy industry.
• Familiarity with brownfield modifications and offshore operations is desirable.
• Knowledge of: project planning and scheduling; turnaround preparation and execution; risk management processes.
• Contractor coordination and ability to manage multiple activities and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to safe and compliant operations.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of brownfield projects and turnaround scopes.
• Coordinate project activities to ensure delivery against scope, schedule and budget.
• Assist with readiness reviews and operational handover activities.
• Monitor progress and escalate emerging risks or schedule impacts.
• Support commissioning, start-up, handover, and close-out activities.
• Ensure project documentation and deliverables meet company requirements.

Job description

United Kingdom

Job Family Group: Projects

Worker Type: Regular

Posting Start Date: September 25, 2026

Business Unit: Upstream

Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

Shell Southern North Sea is seeking an experienced Project Manager & Turnaround Coordinator to support the successful planning and delivery of offshore and onshore brownfield projects and turnaround (TAR) activities across the asset portfolio.

The role is responsible for coordinating project and turnaround activities, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved scope, schedule, and budget requirements. Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and contractor teams, the role contributes to safe execution and reliable asset performance.

Safety and Goal Zero remain the highest priorities, followed by operational reliability, asset integrity, cost effectiveness, and delivery excellence.

What you'll be doing

HSSE & Leadership

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to Goal Zero and Shell's HSSE standards.
• Promote safe working practices throughout project and TAR activities.
• Support risk identification, hazard management, and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Participate in safety initiatives, audits, site visits, and lessons learned activities.
• Act in accordance with Shell values and behavioural expectations.

Project & Turnaround Delivery

• Support the planning and delivery of brownfield projects and turnaround scopes.
• Coordinate project activities to ensure delivery against approved scope, schedule, and budget.
• Contribute to turnaround planning, preparation, readiness reviews, and execution activities.
• Monitor progress and escalare emerging risks, issues, or schedule impacts as appropriate.
• Support commissioning, start-up, handover, and close-out activities.
• Ensure project documentation and deliverables are completed in accordance with company requirements.

Operational Integration

• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to ensure project and TAR activities are effectively integrated into asset plans.
• Support work scope definition and prioritisation processes.
• Assist with readiness reviews and operational handover activities.
• Minimise operational disruption through effective planning and coordination.

Stakeholder Management

• Build effective working relationships with: Operations teams
• Maintenance teams
• Engineering teams
• Contractors and vendors
• Functional specialists and Technical Authorities

Participate in project and turnaround meetings, providing progress updates and status reporting.

Support communication between stakeholders to ensure alignment of delivery objectives.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain project schedules, action trackers, risk registers, and progress reports.
• Support project controls and cost tracking activities.
• Participate in lessons learned reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, execution, and work processes.
• Contribute to the development of project and turnaround documentation and procedures.

What you bring

Skills & Experience

• Experience in project delivery, maintenance execution, engineering, or turnaround management within the oil and gas, petrochemical, or energy industry.
• Familiarity with brownfield modifications and offshore operations is desirable.
• Knowledge of: Project planning and scheduling
• Turnaround preparation and execution
• Risk management processes
• Contractor coordination
• Ability to manage multiple activities and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to safe and compliant operations.

Personal Attributes

• Safety-focused and operationally disciplined.
• Well organised and able to prioritise competing activities.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic operational environment.

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.

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 expe