Integration Lead, Americas Flex Gen

Shell • Houston, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Shell is seeking an Integration Lead, Americas Flex Gen to join its team in Houston, TX. This role serves as the Operations and Asset Management subject matter expert for gas-fired generation (GFG) and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects during their pre-operational development and delivery phases. For Flex Gen asset acquisition projects, this role participates in due diligence, ensuring findings and mitigations are escalated and documented. For Flex Gen organic growth projects, the role supports design reviews, financial model OPEX assumptions, and project assurance. The Integration Lead guides projects through transition to an Asset Manager, ensuring a structured handover and alignment on investment objectives, value drivers, risks, and controls. The role also ensures operational learnings are incorporated into new assets. This role will help shape the future operating model for Shell's expanding Flex Gen portfolio and data center power supply strategy. The preferred candidate will be an engineer (Electrical, Rotating Equipment, Mechanical, or Process) or a senior Operations leader with substantial Flex Gen asset operations experience. A collaborative, externally focused, and learning-oriented mindset is essential. Strong engagement and effective communication across various Shell teams, joint venture partners, and external industry networks will be critical. The candidate must demonstrate strong experience in the power generation industry, including development, delivery, operations, and asset ownership transition practices. The successful candidate must be available to travel approximately twice per quarter on average for asset due diligence and onboarding, with potential for more frequent travel. This role will work closely with peers from Engineering, Commercial, and Trading and will be supported by contractors and internal support functions.

Requirements

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field of study is preferred, or a senior Operations leader with substantial Flex Gen asset operations experience.
• At least 7 years of experience operating and maintaining high- and low-voltage electrical systems, power generation equipment, and/or associated control systems, including operational leadership of power generation assets with accountability for safety, performance, and business outcomes.
• Experience managing third-party operations and maintenance providers, OEMs, contractors, and service providers within an operational environment is required.
• Strong understanding of GFG asset operations, maintenance, reliability, performance management, and lifecycle value optimization.
• Working knowledge of power generation systems, electrical infrastructure, grid interconnection requirements, and utility-scale renewable technologies.
• Demonstrated HSSE leadership experience, including management of operational risk, contractor safety, and regulatory compliance programs.
• Experience with commercial stewardship, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance management.
• Ability to interpret asset financial statements and reports, maintenance plans, budgets, and financial models.
• Experience supporting asset integrations, major projects, commissioning, operational readiness, acquisitions, or portfolio growth initiatives.
• Knowledge of regulatory, permit, environmental, and compliance requirements applicable to energy operations.
• Knowledge of contract administration and commercial agreements, including O&M, OEM, land, interconnection, service, and other operating agreements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience engaging with asset owners, joint venture partners, regulators, and senior leadership teams is a plus.
• Understanding of asset risk management practices, including risk identification, control assurance, incident management, and corrective action tracking is a plus.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends, emerging technologies, and operating practices to identify opportunities for improved asset performance, competitiveness, and value delivery is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Operations representative and subject matter expert for Flex Gen development, delivery, acquisition, and divestment opportunities.
• Provide long-term owner and operator perspectives during project development and construction to improve safety, operability, reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle value.
• Assure OPEX assumptions in project economic models and identify operational risks for inclusion in project risk registers.
• Participate in technical due diligence activities for acquisitions, including data room reviews, site visits, and engagement with sellers and advisors.
• Support divestment and dilution processes through operational input to transaction activities, buyer engagements, data room preparation, and review of operational obligations within sale and joint venture agreements.
• Serve as the Asset Management process owner for new asset onboarding and implementation, including dilutions and divestments.
• Lead project implementation, asset onboarding, and transition activities to enable safe and seamless handover into operations.
• Ensure relevant operational contracting is transferred or established to support site operations.
• Lead comprehensive knowledge transfer from Development and Acquisition teams to Asset Management teams.
• Collaborate with Asset Management and Development teams to develop initial asset operating plans, budgets, risk registers, and assurance plans aligned with investment proposals and due diligence findings.
• Facilitate asset handovers in compliance with Shell minimum standards for HSSE, IT/Information Risk Management, Contract Management requirements, and others, ensuring gap assessments and action items are transitioned to Asset Management teams.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• life Insurance
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs
• company pension plan
• 401(k) plan
• up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time
• up to 11 paid holidays
• parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents
• short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay
• Long-Term Disability insurance
• financial reimbursement for adoption
• wellness
• education
• personal learning expenses
• discretionary long-term incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior