Senior Turnaround Event Manager

Are you ready to take an active leadership role in Scotford's transformation beyond our existing ways of working and help shape our asset of the future?

If you're open to exploring your next career transition, we encourage you to consider this rare opportunity We're seeking a dynamic leader to take charge of our major turnarounds within one of Alberta's Top 80 and Canada's top 100 employers.

The Shell Scotford Refinery team is seeking a Senior Turnaround Event Manager to lead highly complex turnaround (TA) activities safely and efficiently in accordance with applicable guidelines and approved work processes. This key team member works alongside 3 other Turnaround Event Managers and partners with them and other stakeholders to align resources and execution strategies.

Accountabilities:

• Accountable for the preparation of mega turnaround events, up to 1,500,000 direct field labor hours, and co-lead Mega complexity event execution; this includes all deliverables across all phases of turnaround events
• Drive alignment on the consistent applications of \turnaround processes and procedures
• Support the turnaround work scope collection process and contribute to the scope challenge and selection process driving towards optimized scope to deliver against premise
• Coordinate the integration of all project scopes, including capital projects and catalyst changes
• Engage with various teams including the Cost & Estimating Team to develop cost estimates for work scope challenge, and bottoms up detailed estimates for input to financial investment decisions and investment proposals
• Develop all investment proposals associated with turnaround events, taking responsibility for all aspects of spending and financial closure
• Identify and lead opportunities to reduce turnaround scope, planning and executing with a cost-effective mindset, all while ensuring no risk to the overall duration
• Collaborate with production counterparts to ensure proper integration
• Responsible for seamless integration of shutdown, decontamination, maintenance, commissioning, and startup plans
• Act as the lead in the preparation and execution of turnaround assurance reviews, and lead the Turnaround Execution team during turnaround events, being accountable for the overall quality and productivity of work in the field
• Assume accountability for the integration and implementation of execution plans including HS&E, logistics, materials management, even if developed by others
• Ensure alignment of resource strategy within the Maintenance, Turnaround and Construction organization including the movement and optimization of key resources during turnaround
• Accountable to know what industry accepted ""Best in Class"" is for their area of responsibility and accountable for managing towards that level of performance, including annualized cost, duration, and scoping
• Support the development of contracting strategy for turnaround execution
• Keep updated on local labor market and develop a strategy to ensure recourses are available when needed

Requirements:

• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Engineering Degree or Engineering Technology Diploma
• Minimum of 10+ years of turnaround experience and maintenance field work execution in a refining or petrochemical operation combined with 5+ years of leadership experience
• Knowledge of contracting and procurement processes
• Deep understanding and experience in planning and executing turnaround events

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world's growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in among other exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of oil products, chemicals, electric power, renewables and energy solutions.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There's never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you'll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we're nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential...

We're creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we'll take it from there.

We're closing the gender gap – whether that's through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

We're striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We're huge advocates for career development. We'll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.