Program Manager - Soil and Groundwater

Responsibilities

• Accountabilities:
• Drive Goal Zero performance culture with environmental consultants and their subcontractors using Learner Mindset, Human Performance and other approaches to deliver Goal Zero.
• Perform the legal health and safety duties of the 'Client' on behalf of Shell under the markets you will be accountable for.
• Develop risk management strategies for reducing soil and groundwater liability in assigned portfolio, including complex environmental projects, sites in litigation and due diligence.
• The portfolio includes projects ranging from initial assessment through remedial action planning, remedy implementation, project management and closure in the most cost-effective manner to deliver the business objectives.
• Lead development and management relationships with both internal and external stakeholders (i.e., regulators and communities) to deliver cost effective sustainable risk management strategies and appropriately manage technical and non-technical risks.
• Principal focal point for SGW business partners and SGW consultants on program delivery, performance within approved budgets and delivery against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Drive replication of best practices and identification of continuous improvements for managing SGW projects across portfolio.
• Oversee and ensure proper implementation of the Program Delivery Model and technical assurance processes.
• Ensure that Shell SGW standards are met on all projects, including requirements in the SEAM Framework, RBSAM and Technical Position Papers (TPPs).
• Ensure Strategic Environmental Team (SET) sites are identified and appropriately managed and resourced.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal business stakeholders within portfolio, ascertaining deep understanding of their business drivers to develop appropriate sustainable risk management strategies.
• Develop budgets for business stakeholder consideration in annual Targets and Resources planning.
• Develop environmental liability estimates (i.e. lifecycle cost to closure) in compliance with Downstream Environmental Liability Policy for all projects within portfolio.
• Manage financial approvals and spending with environmental consultants and ensure compliance with the SGW Financial Approvals Process.
• Manage and track OPEX, CAPEX and provision budgets and the interactions between them, coordinating with business and SBO financial stakeholders as well as internal SGW stakeholders and supporting the maintenance of accurate financial data in the SGW ENFOS system.
• Coordinate advocacy efforts to influence regulations, support development and approval of sustainable risk-based approaches, and lead implementation of sustainable risk-based strategies within portfolio.
• Maintain appropriate records in compliance with SGW processes and Shells Records Management policies.
• Special Challenges
• Working across multiple regulatory jurisdictions, establishing credibility and trusted working relationships with regulators and driving sustainable risk-based approaches.
• Working on co

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Additional Information

Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Job Family Group: Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Worker Type: Regular Posting Start Date: June 2, 2026 Business Unit: Projects and Technology Experience Level: Experienced Professionals Job Description: What's the role The SEAM organization integrates Safety, Environment & Asset Management activities and positions from all lines of business (Integrated Gas, Downstream & Upstream). With a broad geographical footprint, this enables the team to support Shell's business & assets around the world. VP Carbon, Environment & DSR is accountable for Group Environmental Framework, analytics and modelling in support of Net Zero Emissions and Net Carbon Footprint aspirations, delivery support to the businesses for limited, high impact carbon and environment aspects, standard environment and carbon products, solutions and opportunities, Technical consultancy and/or brokering environmental solutions, Carbon and Environment People Capability & Skill pool Development (GDHs), Environmental Partnerships, C&E GPOs: Green House Gas, Soil and Groundwater, Ecosystem services, circular economy, product stewardship, Carbon and Environment due diligence for New Business Development. The SEAM GMs report into this role, providing HSSE support to the Shell businesses.

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