Asset Engineer - New Jersey

September 16, 2026

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About the position

Shell is looking for an Asset Engineer to join our team at the Sewaren Terminal in New Jersey. This role is responsible for providing engineering leadership and technical expertise to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of terminals, pipelines, marine facilities, storage facilities, and related infrastructure. The position leads risk management, reliability improvement, maintenance strategies, and project execution while partnering across operations, maintenance, integrity, HSSE, and project teams to optimize asset performance and deliver business value. This position is primarily site-based at the Sewaren Terminal in New Jersey, with a requirement to be on site at least four days per week. Travel of up to 40% within the region is required to support other assets.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day facility engineering support for terminals, pipelines, storage facilities including API 653 inspections on Tanks, marine infrastructure, and related assets to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations
Monitor asset performance and reliability, identifying opportunities to improve equipment availability, efficiency, lifecycle performance, and overall operational effectiveness
Lead technical troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts, investigating equipment failures, operational issues, and performance gaps while developing sustainable engineering solutions
Manage technical risks and asset threats through risk assessments, Management of Change (MOC) processes, incident investigations, and mitigation planning using a risk-based approach
Ensure compliance with engineering standards, regulatory requirements, process safety expectations, and asset management system requirements, providing technical assurance across assigned assets
Develop and implement maintenance, asset care, and reliability strategies in partnership with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Asset Integrity teams to achieve reliability and availability targets
Lead and support capital and expense projects from concept development through design, construction, commissioning, startup, and handover to operations
Develop project scopes, manage contractors, and oversee procurement activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and aligned with business and operational needs
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including Operations, Maintenance, HSSE, Asset Integrity, Project Delivery, Technical Authorities, and Engineering Specialists, to drive asset performance and business outcomes
Support asset planning, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives, identifying threat mitigation opportunities, reliability enhancements, and value-creation projects across the asset portfolio

Requirements

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preference is Mechanical or Process Engineering or in any related field
At least 5 years of experience in facility engineering, operations engineering, project engineering, reliability engineering, or related disciplines
Experience in Project Management, experience managing contractors working within an operating environment
Experience managing Turnarounds, Maintenance Engineering is required
Working knowledge of process safety and risk management
Experience supporting operating assets and/or capital project delivery

Nice-to-haves

Experience in terminal operations, pipelines, storage facilities, refining, chemical, or other asset-intensive industries preferred

Benefits

medical
dental
vision coverage
life Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs
company pension plan
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 parents
8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents
short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay
Long-Term Disability insurance
financial reimbursement for adoption
wellness
education
personal learning expenses
discretionary long-term incentives

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