Queensland, Australia

Job Family Group:

Production Engineering Upstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

April 13, 2026

Business Unit:

Integrated Gas

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

The Production Performance Lead plays a critical role in enabling the safe, efficient, and value-focused delivery of QGC's Well, Reservoir and Facilities Management (WRFM) portfolio.

Working closely with the WRFM Performance & Planning Manager and a broad network of internal and global stakeholders, this role integrates performance insights, operational planning, and portfolio priorities to support competitive production delivery. The role translates data and operational intelligence into clear, actionable plans, ensuring alignment across WRFM activities including rig demand and supply, workover strategy, and production optimization initiatives.

What you'll be doing

This position requires strong collaboration across disciplines and contributes to building a high-performing, integrated Production organization.

Key accountabilities include:

• Analyze and interpret WRFM production and operational data to identify trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Monitor and report on key WRFM performance indicators including production, deferment, cost, schedule, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain rig utilization and workover planning strategies that support efficient medium-term planning and sustained production delivery.
• Translate performance insights into clear recommendations that support value-focused operational decisions.
• Provide timely and accurate data and analysis to support high-quality decision making across the WRFM portfolio.
• Contribute to the articulation and delivery of the Production organization's "Ultimate Potential", integrating inputs from cross functional processes.
• Support Agile ways of working by coordinating key quarterly planning and performance ceremonies, including priority alignment, squad formation, and performance reviews.
• Lead and develop the Performance & Planning team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

What you bring

We are keen to speak to individuals with the following:

• Holds an engineering degree in Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical, or related discipline, or equivalent experience in production operations and value‑based decision making.
• Ability to analyze complex operational data and independently translate insights into practical, actionable recommendations to drive performance.
• Brings experience in wells, reservoir and facilities management, production planning, rig scheduling, workover planning, performance management, or production optimization within upstream oil and gas operations.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and operational teams, with a proven ability to prioritize competing activities in dynamic environments.
• Familiar with production system optimization frameworks, digital tools and experienced in supporting cross‑functional initiatives or operational improvement efforts.
• Demonstrates inclusive leadership and a strong commitment to corporate values, code of conduct, safety, environmental stewardship, and a diverse, collaborative workplace.

APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL APRIL 27.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• 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.
• 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 organization 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 and
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.

Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered.

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.

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn't feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we'd still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.

Shell in Australia

Shell has operated in Australia since 1901. From operating Australia's first oil refinery, which was central to meeting Australia's fuel needs, to fuelling the first Qantas commercial flight in the 1920s, to playing a foundation role in building some of Australia's largest and most innovative natural resource developments.

Throughout this 124-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities.

Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today's energy supply. This integrated gas portfolio includes our two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland and Prelude Floating LNG offshore in Western Australia, and our joint venture interests in Gorgon and North West Shelf in Western Australia and Arrow Energy in Queensland.

Today, Shell's portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.

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