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Alberta, Canada

Job Family Group:

Process Engineering

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

August 18, 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role?

The Process Engineer - Ethyl Benzene and Styrene Monomer Units (EBSM) (Contact Engineer - EBSM internally) is responsible for providing daily technical process engineering support and guidance to ensure their process units are operated in a safe, environmentally sound, reliable and profitable manner in accordance with the license to operate and the defined safe operating envelope. The Contact Engineer works closely with the Production Specialist in their assigned unit on resolving unit issues and identifying opportunities.

Time Horizon: The Contact Engineer focuses primarily within a 90-day outlook supporting medium to long term unit issues and opportunities. A portion of a Contact Engineer's time will be spent on supporting the 24/7 shift operation to resolve short term immediate threats to the business plan.

What you'll be doing

• Daily activities of reviewing shift logs and shift plan in preparation for the Technical Support Huddle
• Lead the weekly alarm meetings - supports alarm management activities
• Owner of proactive technical monitoring for the designated process unit against the safe operating envelope and License to Operate (LTO) limits for the process unit and documents the performance through defined monthly and quarterly KPI reports.
• Works with the designated Contact Engineers (CEs) and Technical Senior Engineer (TSE) to implement and utilize the current adopted monitoring standard for the site. This activity feeds into multiple core operations, maintenance, and assurance-based work processes and deliverables.
• Provides monthly, quarterly and annual input for production accounting and regulatory reporting (i.e. yield reporting, flaring, chemical costs, etc)
• Ownership of the alarm database for the units
• Identify and communicate to the technical, production and maintenance communities any threats to process safety and license to operate limits as well as threats to meeting the current production plan, annual business plan, turnaround cycle, equipment plans or maintenance plans.
• Utilizes fact-based root cause analysis to investigate, define and troubleshoot threats.
• Assists as appropriate in ensuring solutions to problems are acceptable from a technical integrity point of view.
• Identify opportunities to improve unit safety, environmental performance, reliability and profitability and develop those opportunities as resources allow or escalate awareness of the opportunity and seek additional resources as appropriate.
• Provides process engineering support for operating problems or seek process engineering support where appropriate.
• MOC unit expert/idea approver and a process engineer/discipline reviewer. MOC focal for short term (i.e. temporary repair or impairment) or small project changes.
• Reviews Operations Procedure from a Professional Engineer perspective provide P.Eng stamping as required

The successful candidate reports to the Technology Supervisor for Chemicals Processing. Stakeholders and Primary Interfaces: The Contact Engineer will work primarily with other Contact Engineers, Production Specialists, as well as other Engineers and Technologists in the Mechanical and ICE (Instrumentation, Controls, Electrical) Teams within their Asset.

Within the Projects, Engineering & Technology organization, the Contact Engineer will be supported as required by TSE's within the Process Engineering Team and will interface with the Environment Engineers in the HSSE-EA Organization.

The successful candidate will be assigned to the EBSM Process Units and will represent the Process Engineering discipline on a multi-discipline team. The ability to deal with multiple issues and to work collaboratively with a high sense of ownership is required. A broad skillset is required for this position, flexibility and willingness to learn new skills.

Coaching and mentoring of Junior staff is an expected activity to develop the site Process Engineering skill pool. Coverage will be required for events such as unit upsets, start-ups, shutdowns, and Turnarounds - Off Hours call out support only if required. Will be required to train and perform as a reserve worker.

What you bring

• The candidate must have legal authorization to work in the Canada on a full-time basis
• Must be a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with APEGA or eligible for registration, as this is a regulatory requirement for this position
• Minimum 4 years of experience in in refining/upgrading/chemical plant technology, BS ChE degree (or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of process control systems and theory
• Knowledge of corrosion mechanisms as they apply to the processes being supported and of the materials, process controls and methods to mitigate those mechanisms
• Must have strong technical skills and the ability to perform in-depth problem solving
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential
• Must be proficient in use of spreadsheets, computer and simulation models

After yousubmityour application, you will receive an email providing a link to an online assessment that is a mandatory part of the process and must be successfully completed within 3 days of receiving theinitialassessment invite. The email will come fromHireVue- please check your spam/junk mailbox if you do not see the email. Once completed, your application will be reviewed todeterminethe next steps. Thank you for your interest in Shell.

If youdon'tsee 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 & those from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a moreequitable, inclusive, and diversecompany,and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience toShell,and in return you work with talented, committed people in an innovative work environment.You'llhave the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another.You'llbe able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on innovative projects 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 uniqueexpertise
• 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 annualperformance relatedsalary increase; our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
• Join anorganization workingto 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'dlike 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 howwe'reworking towards that goal,click here.

Shell in Canada

Shell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of92,000 employeesin more than 70 countries and has beenoperatingin Canada since 1911.

Shell Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell's global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providingfuelsand developing energy solutions for our customers.

At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include:

• Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets
• Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia
• A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada
• The Scotford Complex inAlberta,includes an upgrader, chemicals plant and is home to the Questcarbon captureand storage facility
• The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario
• Investments inrenewablesand energy solutions, including EV charging,hydrogenand biofuels
• 15 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations
• Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 26airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides1.7 billion litersof high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery
• Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business

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