Soil and Groundwater Engineer/Scientist

Shell • Houston, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

Shell is seeking a Soil and Groundwater Engineer/Scientist to join the Shell Soil and Groundwater (SGW) Solutions team. This global team is known for its industry-leading delivery model. The role involves providing technical assurance on soil and groundwater investigations, risk assessments, and remediation activities conducted by environmental consultant partners. This is a virtual role primarily supporting sites and portfolios in the USA and Canada.

Requirements

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
• Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
• Postgraduate degree (MSc or PhD) in Hydrogeology, Contaminated Land Management, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related field.
• At least 5 years of experience working in a contaminated land management role, within industry, environmental consultancy, or a regulatory agency or equivalent.
• Experience with groundwater sourcing/ disposal/ protection issues related to oil & gas exploration, production activities, and/or water resource forecasting.
• Demonstrated expertise in several of the following: Hydrogeological modelling, Conceptual Site Model development, Tiered environmental risk assessment, Contaminant fate and transport evaluation and/or modelling, Direct/develop site assessment and groundwater monitoring programs, Remediation strategy development, options analysis, feasibility testing and system performance evaluation and optimization, Hydrogeologic analyses (aquifer testing, stratigraphic interpretation/ correlation), Regulatory negotiations and regulatory expertise, Contaminated land regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to interface with internal business customers, external consultants, and regulators.
• Demonstrated understanding of business value created by environmental risk-assessment and risk/liability management, and ability to quickly seek and understand business objectives when developing technical solutions.
• English is the primary language used for this team.
• In addition to technical excellence, this role requires demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, including ability to business partner and coach and develop, deliver change management, and facilitate and intervene.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep technical expertise as a SGW Subject Matter Expert, supporting Shell businesses.
• Deliver deep technical expert support on projects and sites in areas such as Hydrogeological modeling, Water resource management / Water availability, Technical Assurance on contaminated land management, Soil and groundwater risk management, Due diligence on land, site, and portfolio acquisitions & divestments, Regulatory negotiations and advocacy, SGW research and development (R&D), and Chemical environmental fate and transport assessment and/or modeling, Waste assessment and sustainable, alternative disposal/reuse technologies.
• Provide technical assurance (TA) activities, with primary responsibility for assuring third-party consultant work across a portfolio of sites with potential contaminated land, groundwater, and surface water risks.
• Contribute to or lead research and development initiatives to deliver leading-edge technologies and innovative contaminated land management approaches.
• Participate in regional regulatory advocacy activities and projects designed to maintain Shell’s strategic leadership and trusted advisor status in contaminated site risk assessment and management.
• Collaborate internally and with Shell SGW contracting partners to deliver optimized technical assurance support.

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, and personal learning expenses
• Some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives

What This Job Offers

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