IT Advisor

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Louisiana, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

October 5, 2022

Business unit:

Projects and Technology

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Where you fit in

Our Projects and Technology (P&T) business exist to make the delivery of Shell’s strategy and the growth of our company possible. P&T works collaboratively and in an integrated way with its business partners, to deliver value for our customers, and for Shell.

What’s the role?

The Site IT Advisor (ITA) is the IT focal point for the business in Gulf Coast (Geismar, Norco and 2 divestment sites Convent, Mobile) and end to end accountable for Surveillance/OT across the Gulf Coast (operations, projects, strategy).

The key focus areas of the role are:


Relationship Management:
Manages the relationship with key stakeholders at the Norco Refinery. Supported by the Regional Site IDT Manager, and maintains relationships with all levels at the site, from operators to site leadership, including business IT levels, e.g. PCD (process control domain) environment
Works closely with site stakeholders to understand and influence how IT and the business can align strategic success goals, challenging the business to deliver value for IT dollars invested.
Drives a One Team mindset (Site IT, central IT and business).
Business Intelligence:
Has deep understanding of the Business and Industry landscape, including strategic priorities, challenges and how this relates to the wider enterprise strategy and competitive landscape.
Delivers thought leadership and contributes to business decisions through strong relationships, business and IT understanding and external market perspectives.
Integrated IT and Business Strategy:
Shapes the business and IT strategy to ensure a contribution to the site bottom line through operational improvements, exploiting the existing IT landscape and identifying opportunities to grow and transform the business through the deployment of processes, data and technology solutions.
Works with site business leaders and IT leaders to align solutions with the site priorities and contributes to the site strategic planning process.
Innovation and Value generation:
Is responsible for identifying and delivering bottom line value to the business through implementation of innovative new IT solutions and harvesting of existing IT assets to enable the achievement of the business strategy, value drivers, and KPIs.
Improves organizational performance through the application of original thinking leveraging technology to existing and emerging methods, processes, data, products and services.
Understands site business challenges and global IT roadmaps and supports the Site LT in identifying innovative solutions for their strategic priorities.
Ensures that new technologies deployed are supported by thorough change management to make the business ready to adopt to the full potential
IT Portfolio Management:
Leads the demand side of IT governance in partnership with the site stakeholders and communicates high-level site requirements to IT functional groups in order to deliver agreed business outcomes.
Responsible for the IT Plan for the site, ensuring decisions take into account the full lifecycle of the portfolio optimizing investments, operational costs, health and risks to drive business value.
Integrated IT delivery:
Provides advisory in the development, implementation and operation of secure IT solutions for the Manufacturing sites.
Supports the delivery of Reliable, Agile, Affordable and Secure operations in line with Service Agreements.
The incumbent drives the IT performance at the sites to higher standards.


What we need from you?


Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
At least 3 years relevant working experience.
Preferably a bachelor’s degree in IT or related.
Good working knowledge of IT technologies and IT processes used in Shell
Relevant knowledge of Manufacturing (Refinery and Chemicals) Business environment and awareness of the associated business processes at an asset.
Proven stakeholder management skills in particular at senior level to build trust and understand their goals, motivations, constraints, risks, and operating environment.
Strong One Team mindset – Ability to build strong collaborative partnerships with senior site business stakeholders and other organisations in IT.
Resilience and courage to challenge and manage business expectations. Guiding business stakeholders to gain acceptance / sign-off despite competing objectives.
A commercial mindset coupled with a strong interest in and understanding of the business
Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, and influencing skills and a collaborative approach in engaging with both business and IT stakeholders
Ability to shape and translate a technology enabled vision into delivery of successful business outcomes
Ability to describe technology in terms easily understood by business customers and set realistic customer expectations for the solution.
As located outside the 4 IT hubs it is key to be a natural networker to get to the right information and to right people – mostly contained in the 4 IT hubs


COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with over 90,000 employees in more than 70 countries and territories. In the US, we have operated for over a century and are a major oil and gas producer onshore and in the Gulf of Mexico, a recognized innovator in exploration and production technology, and a leading manufacturer and marketer of fuels, natural gas and petrochemicals. We deliver energy responsibly; operate safely with respect to our neighbours and work to minimize our environmental impact. We are in search of remarkable people who will thrive in a diverse and inclusive work environment to deliver exciting projects locally and globally. People who are passionate about exploring new frontiers. Innovators and pioneers. People with the drive to help shape our future. Because remarkable people achieve remarkable things.

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.

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