Careers at Technical Asset Support (TAS)
At Shell, Technical Asset Support (TAS) plays a critical role in supporting our operating units worldwide through remote technical operations.
The TAS team directly contributes to the success of one of the world's leading energy companies. TAS's areas of support cover a broad range of operations, from Asset Management Systems (AMS), Sub-Surface & Wells, Reservoirs Facility Management, and various global programmes. TAS partners as the remote team for more than 35 on-site assets from our Shell Business Operations Centers – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia),Chennai (India), Manila (Philippines) and Krakow (Poland).
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TAS is an integral part of Shell's SEAM – Safety, Environment and Asset Management community that provides business functions with fit-for-purpose standards, deep-expertise, capability, insights, and integrated support and state-of-the-art digital solutions to achieve Shell's strategy of Powering Progress to accelerate the transition of our business to net-zero emissions.
The TAS team – now close to 1900 staff and growing - provides services and remote technical operations support to multiple assets in Integrated Gas and Renewables & Energy Solutions, Chemical & Products Manufacturing, Upstream and Sub-Surface Wells & Reservoirs Facility Management. They partner with business units worldwide and often do so together with the deep capability of Project & Technology (P&T), Information Technology (IT) and Finance & Data Operations (FO-Data) partners. TAS's focus on safe, standardised, effective, and efficient process delivery drives tangible results, including reduced costs, improved asset availability, better margin opportunities, enhanced sharing of best practices & lessons learned, and reduced carbon emissions across the portfolio.
TAS team members work in an energetic and diverse team, making a meaningful impact on Shell's journey to net-zero emissions.
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Title: Shell Business Operations – Nadine’s Story
Duration: 1:16 minutes
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In this video, witness how Nadine talks about her love for adventures and how she is able to use that energy at work and around her team to make meaningful contributions while feeling empowered to achieve professional growth.
How do I give back to the community I came from? – Nadine’s story Transcript
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Sound of Shell – Energetic, Rock
Nadine: How do I give back to the community I came from?
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How do I give back to the community I came from?
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We show Nadine walking across a wall that shows the evolution of the pecten into the office space.
Nadine: Hi, I'm Nadine and I'm currently the Senior Technical Deployment Manager at Shell Malaysia.
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Nadine
Senior Technical Deployment Manager
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Nadine: As a proud Sabahan, I had the privilege of working on the Shell-led Malikai tension leg platform project right from its inception.
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We show a stock footage of a map showing Sabah followed by the actual footage of the Malikai tension leg platform.
Nadine: Witnessing an offshore operation unfold in my hometown was profoundly meaningful to me.
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We show the footage of the Malikai tension leg platform followed by a time lapse footage of it from a different angle.
Nadine: As the lead commissioning engineer for Malikai platform,
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Lead commissioning engineer
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Nadine: I managed the plant startup and operation's efficiency,
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We show a background of the Malikai Tension Leg Platform and Nadine’s picture with her team, over it.
Nadine: which help me gain valuable hands-on experience in the
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Hands-on experience
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Nadine: design construction and operations of Malaysia's first tension leg platform.
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We show a bird eye view footage of the tension leg platform project
Nadine: Collaboration was at the heart of everything we did particularly in this project.
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Collaboration was at the heart
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We show Nadine leading a discussion in a meeting room with her teammates followed by close-up shot of Nadine and her teammates.
Nadine: By working alongside experienced colleagues from diverse backgrounds,
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We show Nadine leading a discussion with her team followed by close-up shots of her teammates contributing to the discussion
Nadine: we navigated challenges together from the initial drawing board to the final installation offshore Sabah.
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Nadine: As one of Shell Malaysia's early offshore female hires,
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early offshore female hire
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Nadine: the company's timeless core values have always
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Nadine: provided me with an equal platform.
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We show a footage of Nadine sitting with her colleagues discussing something over a coffee
Nadine: Particularly in the setting conditionally seen as male-dominated.
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Nadine: In addition to gaining experience and knowledge, the opportunity to mentor local university students in my hometown gave me immense fulfilment.
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Mentor local university students
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Nadine: It was a heartfelt experience to be able to share what I have gained in my career,
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Nadine: nurturing my community's future through Shell.
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Power Your Progress
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We show Nadine folding her hands looking at the camera and smiling with intent in an out of focus office background. We show the pecten energy lines taking shape with Nadine’s face at the centre of it.
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Title: Shell Business Operations – Joyee’s Story
Duration: 1:31 minutes
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In this video, Joyee talks about how a positive and inclusive work culture helps her grow in her career. She talks about how Shell enables her to explore various avenues professionally but also how she is able to find work life balance to be with her loved one. She walks us through how Shell cares for communities through various initaitives. All of this while working on the energy transition journey.
Does a positive culture always influence great outcomes at work? – Joyee’s story Transcript
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Joyee: Does a positive culture always influence great outcomes at work?
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Does a positive culture always influence great outcomes at work?
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Joyee: Hi, I'm Joyee Chea, I'm the Excellence Lead for production optimisation from Shell Malaysia.
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Joyee
Engineer
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Joyee: Coming from an engineering background, I have been given the opportunity to switch roles throughout my journey in Shell.
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opportunity to switch roles
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We show a split frame with Joyee working on a laptop on the left and a newspaper article talking about how she has excelled as an Engineer in the Oil and Gas industry followed by zoomed out footage from the front of her working on a laptop sitting a work desk followed by a close-up shot of the same sequence of footage.
Joyee: Whether it was working with multidisciplinary teams
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multidisciplinary teams
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We show Joyee sitting on a chair talking to the camera, with an out-of-focus office setting and plants in the background.
Joyee: on integrated activity planning,
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We show a picture of Joyee with her team in a conference room with a screen in the background.
Joyee: production support, or operation support
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We show pictures of Joyee with the production support team on-site.
Joyee: to ensure production optimisation and GHG footprint management,
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Joyee: I have learnt invaluable lessons that help me grow my skills while working through the energy transition.
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We show three footages with different angles of Joyee attending a Video Meeting with her colleague.
Joyee: In any role that comes my way, I always find something interesting to learn
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We show a couple of pictures of Joyee leading a discussion or presenting to a team.
Joyee: because working with colleagues who come from diverse backgrounds provide me with fresh perspectives to identify solutions.
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colleagues who come from diverse backgrounds
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We show a footage of a conference room where Joyee is leading a discussion with diverse colleagues with close-up shots of some of the colleagues contributing to the discussion.
Joyee: I have always been an active member of Shell's Women's Action Network SWAN Kota Kinabalu Chapter Lead,
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We show a couple of snapshots that has various articles and pictures of the work SWAN does.
Joyee: a community that has shown me that Shell is inclusive for all.
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We show a selfie taken by Joyee with kids while doing a community program with her colleagues.
Joyee: Over the past year when my mother fell ill, I have been able to prioritise my family without compromising on my work
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prioritise my family
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Joyee: with my line manager and my team's incredible support.
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We show a B-roll of Joyee having conversation with her team members.
Joyee: From my experience, I can confidently say that Shell's positive working culture has always provided me with positive outcomes
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We show a footage of Joyee talking to a camera placed at 30 degrees to the left of the frame followed by a shot of Joyee sitting on a chair talking to the camera, with an out-of-focus office setting and plants in the background.
Joyee: as it enables me to always bring my best self to work.
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Power Your Progress
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We show Joyee standing and folding her hands with intent smiling at the camera at an office alley with the outdoor environment in the background. We show the pecten energy lines taking shape with Joyee’s face at the centre of it.
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Get to know the TAS specialists teams:
Asset Care (AC)
Asset Care is a key player in Shell's holistic approach towards making our assets more reliable; it establishes the requirements for reliable operation by supporting Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies, asset care plan developments and Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM). In addition, the Asset Care team utilises technologies to enable remote inspection support, functional safety and instrumentation services.
Asset Care focuses on delivering high-quality and sustainable solutions that meet requirements for reliability. Team players at AC are collaborative individuals who offer support for inspection and maintenance activities across all operational asset units.
Asset Data & Digital Transformation (ADT)
Asset Data & Digital Transformation (ADT) ensures that data foundations are correct while powering Shell’s assets in their digitalisation journey. They deliver quality insights for making sound business decisions. The team is responsible for managing the project-to-asset (P2A) lifecycle, developing Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), and overseeing Operational Information Management Data.
ADT seeks Process Specialists and Engineers that drive digital transformation and achieve exceptional business outcomes. Process Specialists in this team serve as internal subject matter experts, supporting P2A process, coaching Asset Management System practitioners, and leading quality improvement initiatives.
Production Optimisation (PO)
The Production Optimisation team manages Operation, maintenance and turnaround activities, Integrated Activity Planning and Scheduling (IAPS), and predictive maintenance. PO team also support Production Operations, Process Engineering, Economic Modelling and Asset Integrity Management. Joining the Production Optimisation team at TAS Shell means being a part of the Production Optimization (PO) groups, which focus on ensuring safe and efficient production through process excellence in maintenance execution.
Field Execution Optimisation (FEO)
The Field Execution Optimization (FEO) team provides best-in-class support for field execution activities. FEO's main functions include work planning & work pack preparation for maintenance & turnaround, maintenance optimization, cost control and scheduling risk management.
The various engineering and tech specialist roles available on the team ensure that maintenance, turnaround & project activities are aligned with the facility's operational and process requirements.
Subsurface and Wells & Reservoir Facility Management
Subsurface and Wells & Reservoir Facility Management (WRFM) oversees end-to-end data management from exploration to abandonment for Asset Operations.
Engineers for this team play a critical role by providing technical support for domains such as Well Engineering, Geo-Information, Technical Reporting, Petrophysics, Geophysics, Hydrocarbon & energy accounting for WRFM. Their key responsibilities include resolving data quality issues, participating in data projects, driving data quality improvement and performing data management tasks.
Technical Reporting & Digital Integration (TRDI)
The Technical Reporting & Digital Integration (TRDI) team utilises data from Maintenance Execution, Production Optimisation, Subsurface and Wells, and HSSE to offer valuable insights into our Shell assets. This team is one of the fastest-growing teams in TAS, as they support a wide range of technical reporting activities that involve extensive digital integration.
Digitalisation specialists on the team get to Centralise reporting, enabling TAS to become trusted advisors for Shell assets.
Deployment & Capability
The Deployment & Capability (D&C) team is comprised of process excellence professionals who provide support, assurance and thought leadership as partners within TAS Delivery.
Tech specialists and advisors in this team guide operational decision-making through developing and maintaining refinery/base chemical capabilities and constraints models.
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