Louisiana, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Discipline Engineering

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

January 21, 2026

Business Unit:

Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

Shell is seeking a Rotating Equipment & Electrical Team Lead to join its team in New Orleans.

As the REEL Team Lead (Rotating Equipment & Electrical Lead), you will set the strategic direction and ensure technical assurance and operational excellence for the Rotating Equipment and Electrical discipline across Shell’s Deepwater Gulf of America assets. Reporting to the Engineering & Technology Manager, you’ll lead a team of engineers and specialists, providing both tactical and strategic support to Production, Maintenance, and Reliability teams. This role is critical in driving compliance with Shell’s Safety, Environmental, and Asset Management (SEAM) processes and delivering continuous improvements in equipment availability, integrity, and performance.

Accountabilities:

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team: 5 Rotating Equipment Engineers, 2 Specialists, 3 Electrical Engineers, and 9 contractors supporting 10 operating assets

• Develop and optimize equipment care strategies aligned with Strategic Asset Management Plans (ESAMP)

• Ensure compliance with AMS processes, including Reliability Centred Maintenance, Root Cause Analysis, Management of Change, Ensure Safe Production and Proactive Technical Monitoring

• Own and refresh the Discipline Assurance Framework, including risk matrix and strategy staircase.

• Provide technical input to Asset Care Plans (ACPs), including life extension and obsolescence strategies

• Manage discipline-specific KPIs and adjust programs based on performance insights

• Act as contract owner for rotating equipment and electrical suppliers

• Deliver technical requirements for execution organizations, including turnaround and maintenance, and provide assurance during execution

• Lead proactive technical monitoring and digitalization initiatives (e.g., ESP-PTM)

• Manage team budget and ensure effective resource allocation

• Develop and maintain skill pool and succession planning for rotating and electrical disciplines

• Collaborate across teams for troubleshooting, failure analysis, and defect elimination

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline

• Must demonstrate technical expertise in rotating equipment machinery to be able to get certified as most senior technical expert in Shell system

• At least 15 years of industry experience in Rotating Equipment preferably in operating assets combined with 5 years of leadership experience managing technical team

• Experience with SEAM processes and digital tools for equipment monitoring

• Contract management and vendor performance oversight

• Ability to mentor and develop technical staff

• Must be willing to travel as required, with approximately 25% travel anticipated. This position also involves occasional offshore travel, typically requiring 3–4 days offshore trip, based on business needs

• Must be able to meet physical fitness requirements necessary for offshore work

• Successful completion of Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET) will be required after joining Shell

• This is an onsite local position, and the candidate must be willing to relocate to New Orleans. Relocation assistance will be provided by Shell

What we offer

The base salary range for this position is $234,000.00 – $350,000.00 per year.  Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.     

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives.  For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays.  Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents

• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in The United States

Shell has been in the US for more than 100 years, leading the sector in energy, petrochemicals and refined products.  Today, we provide millions of Americans with the energy needed to heat and cool their homes and power the economy. 

We operate in all 50 states, from our Deepwater platforms in the Gulf of America to the Pennsylvania Chemicals complex and our miles of pipelines throughout the US.

We reach our customers through our 13,000 branded retail stations, and we are number 1 in gasoline sales. We also own the #1 brand of motor oil in the U.S. – Pennzoil® – made from natural gas.

We are excited to play a key role in the move to net carbon emissions while providing the oil and gas needed by society for many decades to come.

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