Sr Team Lead – Reservoir Engineering

The Sr Team Lead – Reservoir Engineering is a leadership role in the Reservoir Engineering Function of TAS (Technical Asset Support) responsible for building, coaching, and sustaining a high-performing team that can support various assets for RE activities.

The role includes coordinating the Rs1 Workflow Consultancy (WfC) activities to support Shell assets across the globe, working with Resource One (Rs1) being the Group Ledger for reporting hydrocarbon resource volumes.

Key responsibilities:

• Working closely with Assets / Reservoir Engineers to understand challenges in using the Rs1 application and provide improvement suggestions.
• Support the E2E workflow in assessing and reporting volumetrics, participate in OP/ARPR cycles with necessary data and insights.
• Perform quality checks and connect with relevant stakeholders for verification / rectification.
• Lead WfC workload planning, prioritization, coordination, and delivery execution across the TAS team.
• Manage asset and interface ownership, ensuring complex asset scopes are assigned appropriately.
• Govern key Rs1 WfC processes, including user support, UAT, training, guidance packs, continuous improvement, KPI management, SharePoint administration, workflow governance.
• Facilitate WfC team engagement through regular huddles and operational forums.
• Represent the WfC community with the Rs1 Product Team, supporting UAT decisions, asset onboarding, interface governance, and enhancement requests.

Requirements:

• Energetic and seasoned Reservoir Engineer with 8+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry.
• University degree in Petroleum Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• Technically strong in Reservoir Engineering with good all-round knowledge of other Petroleum Engineering disciplines.
• Solid understanding of key business processes including Reserves & Resources Reporting, Business Planning, Hydrocarbon Maturation Strategy, Estimation, and Production Forecasting.
• Experience in developing business cases and demonstrating the value of new functionality is an advantage.
• Affinity for IT, digitalisation, and automation.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Strong aptitude for Continuous Improvement and a learner mindset.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including experience working in multidisciplinary teams, coaching and mentoring colleagues.

Benefits:

• Progress as a person while working on the energy transition.
• Continuously grow transferable skills.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues.
• Achieve balance in a values-led culture.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world.
• Grow through diverse career opportunities.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.