Soil and Groundwater Engineer/Scientist

Shell • Houston, TX

1d • 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 position is virtual and primarily supports 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.
• 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 reimbursement
• Education reimbursement
• Personal learning expenses reimbursement
• Discretionary long-term incentives (for some roles)

What This Job Offers

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