Maritime Technical Advisor

$122,000 - $182,000/Yr

Shell - Houston, TX

Part-time - Mid Level

Houston, TX

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

About the position

The Maritime Technical Advisor (MTA) role at Shell is focused on delivering integrated maritime solutions that support a sustainable and profitable future. The MTA will engage with maritime partners to enhance safety, compliance, and operational excellence while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This position requires a strong commitment to safety leadership, risk management, and effective stakeholder engagement, with responsibilities spanning various maritime operations across the Americas.

Responsibilities

• Provide maritime expertise to assigned business partners including STUSCO, SOPUS, Chemicals, DLNG, Pipeline, and Manufacturing.
• Ensure compliance with international and national regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices.
• Engage in fieldwork, traveling to maritime partner locations to influence safety and operational delivery positively.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of undesirable events in maritime operations.
• Support the development of response plans and participate in emergency or operational incident response.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen relationships and trust.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence utilizing FIT4.

Requirements

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience in maritime operations.
• Appropriate Certificate of Competence and experience in a senior officer capacity (e.g., Captain, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer).
• Operational/technical experience on commercial assets and cargos relevant to the role.
• Experience with vessel assurance in Maritime Operations and knowledge of US Jones Act vessels, especially inland barging operations.
• Familiarity with HSSE and quality systems such as ISGOTT is a plus.
• Knowledge of US Coast Guard regulatory requirements and Code of Federal Regulations is a plus.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with flexibility to work with different cultures.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with HSSE and quality systems such as ISGOTT.
• Knowledge of US Coast Guard regulatory requirements and Code of Federal Regulations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and Business Travel Accident Insurance.
• Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs.
• Participation in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan.
• Up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time.
• Up to 11 paid holidays.
• Parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing mothers and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Disability leave for up to 52 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay.
• Financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses.