Description
The Economics Advisor 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.
As part of the Australia Economics team and Commercial community in Brisbane, you will interface with key customers across QGC & Arrow in various locations and businesses as required. The team acts as trusted investment advisors that assist quality business decisions and serve as "guardians of value".
You will be responsible for providing investment analysis and following the Decision Quality model to deliver:
- quality frames and economic evaluations,
- robust and fit-for-purpose uncertainty and risk analysis (decision analysis support),
- effective and timely challenge, guidance, and support in making quality investment decisions,
- Economic discipline sub-team participation.
More specifically:
- Deliver timely, professional valuation products and insights for decision-making forums, investment reviews, and annual operating plan/reserves submissions.
- Challenge, steer, and assess decisions involving various project decisions (e.g., concept selection, final investment decisions, commercial negotiations, exploration bid rounds, portfolio activities, fiscal shaping, etc.).
- Prioritize assigned workloads, potentially from multiple clients, and timely delivery of fit-for-purpose deliverables with support from the East Economics Team Lead.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
- Relevant experience working within a commercially oriented consulting or corporate environment.
- Degree in Business, Economics/Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, or Geoscience with direct experience in Energy markets and Value Chains (preferred).
- Analytical & Commercial Acumen: High numeracy and strong analytical capability with the ability to organize, evaluate, and clearly communicate the impact of decisions to team members, asset management, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Asset & Evaluation Experience: Experience with financial modelling supporting Asset valuations, New Business Development (NBD), and/or Exploration screening and evaluations, including application of Decision Quality techniques to projects of moderate complexity.
- Technical & Tools Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills, with experience building financial models an advantage.
- Collaboration & Delivery Mindset: Self-starter with sound judgment, strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, and the passion, curiosity, and drive to dive into analytical detail and surface clear, actionable insights.
You will thrive in operating with independence, consistently applying best practices while contributing to complex opportunities. You are encouraged to collaborate with and seek guidance from experienced colleagues, proactively identify ways to enhance how work is done, and continuously strengthen your leadership capabilities.
Shell has operated in Australia since 1901 and is a leading natural gas producer, playing a role in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources, and carbon abatement activities.
We offer:
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
- 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 expertise.
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
- Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase.
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
- Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world.