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Senior Project Manager

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Shell logoShell · Shanghai, China
Full-timeRemote2w ago
BudgetingComplianceForecastingLeadership
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Responsibilities

  • Plan, execute, monitor, and close projects across Lubricants China's landscape (e.g., Sales Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Operation).
  • Manage scope rigorously through structured change processes.
  • Develop and maintain stakeholder engagement plans; ensure clear communication across regional and global teams.
  • Create and validate financial forecasts; track resource utilization.
  • Identify and mitigate risks proactively; escalate issues promptly.
  • Ensure compliance with Shell Project Delivery Framework and governance standards.
  • Offer strong leadership to both the internal team and external vendors, mentor junior staff members, and take necessary action when performance falls outside of agreed limits.
  • What you bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
  • 8+ years in project management with exposure to complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Proven experience in managing sizeable teams (Typical project size: 10-20 FTE) and large budgets (>$2m).
  • Strong skills in financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Leadership of interdependent and virtual teams deliver results through others.
  • Comprehensive end-to-end delivery expertise encompassing RFI/RFP processes, project scoping, team formation, requirements definition, design, build, and transition to support.
  • Virtual team management experience as well as global partnership experience.
  • PMI/PMP certification preferred.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to work in a matrix organization.
  • Proficiency in English (spoken and written).
  • Strong collaboration mindset.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results.
  • Commitment to Shell's safety, ethics, and inclusion principles.

Benefits

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 organisation 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 andinternational teams.Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.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 ChinaShell's story in China dates back to more than one century ago. All of Shell's core businesses are now represented in China and our head office in China is in Beijing.Today, all of Shell's core businesses - Upstream, Integrated Gas and New Energies, Downstream and ProjRemote work optionsFlexible scheduleParental leave

Additional Information

Shanghai, China Job Family Group: Information Technology (IT) Worker Type: Regular Posting Start Date: June 3, 2026 Business Unit: Projects and Technology Experience Level: Experienced Professionals Job Description: What's the role This role will deliver strategic projects aligned with Lubricants China's digital transformation and operational excellence goals. Lead medium-to-large projects of moderate-to-high complexity within the Lubricants China portfolio and, if needed, at corporate level, ensuring delivery of business value through disciplined project management and stakeholder engagement.

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