Careers in Technical Asset Support (TAS)
Technical Asset Support (TAS), Chennai, is the largest hub of Shell’s technical operations delivery engine. It is integral to 35+ assets covering asset data management, care and reliability, production, optimisation, and digital insights in subsurface and WRFM.
The TAS team directly contributes to the success of one of the world's leading energy companies. TAS's areas of support cover a broad range of operations, from Asset Management Systems (AMS), Sub- Surface & Wells, Reservoirs Facility Management, and various global programmes. TAS partners as the remote team for more than 35 on-site assets from our Shell Business Operations Centers – Chennai (India), Manila (Philippines), Krakow (Poland) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
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TAS is an integral part of Shell's SEAM – Safety, Environment and Asset Management community that provides business functions with fit-for-purpose standards, deep-expertise, capability, insights, and integrated support and state-of-the-art digital solutions to achieve Shell's strategy of Powering Progress to accelerate the transition of our business to net-zero emissions.
The TAS team – now close to 1900 staff and growing - provides services and remote technical operations support to multiple assets in Integrated Gas and Renewables & Energy Solutions, Chemical & Products Manufacturing, Upstream and Sub-Surface Wells & Reservoirs Facility Management. They partner with business units worldwide and often do so together with the deep capability of Project & Technology (P&T), Information Technology (IT) and Finance & Data Operations (FO-Data) partners. TAS's focus on safe, standardised, effective, and efficient process delivery drives tangible results, including reduced costs, improved asset availability, better margin opportunities, enhanced sharing of best practices & lessons learned, and reduced carbon emissions across the portfolio.
TAS team members work in an energetic and diverse team, making a meaningful impact on Shell's journey to net-zero emissions.
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Title: Shell Business Operations- Anne's story
Duration: 1.40 minutes
Description: Explore Anne’s journey of resilience and progress. At Shell, you can grow your skills while working with experienced colleagues who help tackle the important challenges of the energy transition.
How can you leverage your unique skills and experiences to foster growth and drive impactful change?- Anne's story Transcript
Background music plays
Sound of Shell - Uplifting Instrumental
Anne: How can you leverage your unique skills and experiences
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How can you leverage your unique skills and experiences
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Anne works at her desk
We show Anne walking through the workspaces greeting her team as she enters the office.
Anne: to foster growth and drive impactful change?
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to foster growth and drive impactful change?
We show Anne speaking directly to the camera.
Anne: Hi, I’m Anne. My journey at Shell has been all about growth and learning.
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My journey at Shell has been all about growth and learning
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We show Anne’s pictures with her team, collaboration with her current and hold a serious discussion
Anne: I've embraced various roles; each offering a chance to learn and adapt.
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I've embraced various roles; each offering a chance to learn and adapt.
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We show stock footage based on law and then mathematics
Anne: With a background in law and having a PhD in pure mathematics,
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With a background in law and having a PhD in pure mathematics,
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We show a women hand working on laptop
Anne: transitioning from theoretical research to engineering applications was a steep learning curve.
We show Anne engaging in various team activities
Anne: However, Shell's supportive environment
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However, Shell's supportive environment –
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We show Anne various video footage of meetings and pictures with her larger team members
Anne: including its leaders and mentoring culture enabled me to succeed in making this transition, whilst leveraging my unique skills.
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including its leaders and mentoring culture enabled me to succeed in making this transition, whilst leveraging my unique skills.
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We show Anne talking directly to the camera again
Anne: Every role at Shell has challenged me to think bigger, act bolder,
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think bigger, act bolder,
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Stock footage of nature in a helicopter view
Anne: and drive transformative change.
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and drive transformative change.
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Showing Anne’s older video in 2016 where she was working in PPE kit.
Anne: In 2016, I had the privilege of being part of a pivotal acquisition of one of the leading energy players
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Showing the Stock footage of energy plants, roads and nature
Anne: enhancing Shell's energy strategy, by taking us to the
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enhancing Shell's energy strategy, by taking us to the
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Showing the stock footage of various subsurface projects of Shell
Anne: forefront of deepwater and integrated gas, including trading.
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forefront of deepwater and integrated gas, including trading.
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We are showing Anne’s different pictures where she speaking, working, with the team.
Anne: My growth has been deeply influenced by the people I work with.
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Again, showing pictures of Anne with group of women employees in various events.
Anne: As a leader in my field, I hope to inspire more women
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Inspire women
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Showing stock footage of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Anne: to pursue job opportunities in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics.
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Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics.
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Footage of Anne walking confidently through the corridor of Shell office
Anne: As someone committed to growth in all aspects,
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We show an animated picture of Anne riding a horse with the Picture in picture background od of Anne at gym, different pictures with her family
Anne: keeping my well-being in check has been a key-driver in my sustained success.
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Keeping my well-being in check has been a key-driver in my sustained success.
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We show Anne leading a meeting with her team board room.
Anne: Being in an environment that strongly focuses on people
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Strong focuses on people
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We show an animated pictures of Anne’s pet dog and Family photos
Anne: I am able to balance work, family, and personal life.
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work, family, and personal life.
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We show a stock footage of busy street where people walking very fast
Anne: We are all walking our own paths
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Walking our own paths
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We show closeup of Anne’s face walking very determined inside the office.
Anne: and picking up our own experiences.
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Again, we show Anne sitting and speaking to the camera, eyes full of conviction, a confident smile forming
Anne: I believe that being in a supportive environment with a winning culture can nurture each individual's growth
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supportive environment with a winning culture
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We show Anne standing in the boardroom leading a conversation with her team . Over this, we show the pecten energy lines taking shape with Anne’s face at the centre of it.
Anne: and empower us towards meaningful change.
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Title: Shell Business Operations- Technical Asset Support-Purnaya's story
Duration:1.31 minutes
Description: Explore Purnayan’s story of stepping into the unknown, finding belonging, and growing into his purpose at Shell.
How do you embrace an opportunity that takes you far from your comfort zone? - Purnayan’s story transcript
[Background music plays]
Sound of Shell – Youthful Energy
Purnayan: How do you embrace an opportunity that takes you far from your comfort zone?
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How do you embrace an opportunity that takes you far from your comfort zone?
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We show Purnayan walking through the workstations smiling.
Purnayan:Hi, I am Purnayan. I come from Kolkata.
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We show Purnayan looking at the camera and then his selfie video in from of a famous monument in Kolkata.
Purnayan: The experience of taking on a role in another part of the country, was new to me.
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We show Purnayan look at the legacy portraits in the passageway at Shell.
Purnayan: it was a new city, new language,
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new city, new language
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We show the helicopter view of Kolkata city and Shell office cafeteria where Have you eaten is written in Tamil language.
Purnayan: and new ways of living and it made me wonder: Will I belong?
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new ways of living. Will I belong?
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We show B rolls of Chennai city include temples, metro train, Beaches and famous monuments.
Purnayan: But from day one, here at Shell – the people, their openness,
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day one
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We show the different pictures of Purnayan with his colleagues spending happy times.
Purnayan: the way everyone encouraged me to be myself has just made me feel at home
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encouraged me to be myself has just made me feel at home
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We show Purnayan with his team talking and having some lighter moments.
Purnayan: I have grown significantly from an individual contributor to a team player through consistent feedback from my line manager.
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consistent feedback
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We show Purnayan engaged in a discussion with his Line manager
Purnayan: Here at Shell, leaders value ideas from all, fostering a culture of inclusion and collaboration.
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Fostering a culture of inclusion and collaboration.
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We show Purnayan having a lighter a conversation with his team members and the picture of him with other colleagues attending an event.
Purnayan: When I was going through difficult moments in my life,
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difficult moments in my life,
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We show Purnayan looking at his phone and scrolling some of his family picture with his mother . Picture showing on the right center.
Purnayan: my colleagues stood by me like a family
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We show pictures of Purnayan with his close friends at Shell and happily engaging in a cake cutting ceremony with his team.
Purnayan: That made all the difference.
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We show Purnayan speaking into the camera.
Purnayan: Shell’s policies are backed by genuine care
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Employee Assistant Program, Mental well-being, Parental Mediclaim
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We run a stock footage of an insurance on the screen with supers.
Purnayan: I have now found myself more confidently stepping into opportunities
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more confident
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Showing Purnayan walking confidently through the Office corridor.
Purnayan: that helps me grow my business skills and strengthens my technical expertise.
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business skills and strengthens my technical expertise.
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We show Purnayan standing and reading a magazine form office library and then the stock footage of related to petroleum engineering which swipes to project management.
Also showing a Purnayan working at his laptop sitting on a chair where camera is crossing through the plants.
Purnayan: I am able to apply my skills in contributing to the energy transition challenges.
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contributing to the energy transition challenges.
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We show and zoom in Purnayan’s laptop where he had his meeting with line manager and stock footage of various icons/infographics that denote energy transition.
Purnayan: So, if you have an opportunity in hand and are feeling like I was —excited
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We show Purnayan looking to the camera and talking then spend good time with his colleagues , laughing hard.
Purnayan: but unsure because the city or culture feels unfamiliar—take that leap.
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take that leap.
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We show Purnayan looking to the busy street outside the office through a glass window and then talking to the camera with a smile.
Purnayan: Shell didn’t just give me a job opportunity; it gave me a second home.
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We show the stock footage of two men shaking their hands in a formal way and then the pictures of Purnayan attending various events at Shell office with a background voice of clicking camera.
Purnayan: And today, I’m not just part of the team—I’m part of a family.
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Again, the pictures of Purnayan with his team members and then Purnayan smiling face with his friends. Over this, we show the pecten energy lines taking shape with Purnayan’s face at the centre of it.
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Power Your Progress
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Brand mnemonic played on strings.
[Text displays]
shell.in/careers
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The small classic red and yellow Pecten transitions in to display at frame-center against a white background. Text is displayed below this and along the lower frame.
Get to know the TAS specialists teams
Asset Care (AC)
Asset Care is a key player in Shell's holistic approach towards making our assets more reliable; it establishes the requirements for reliable operation by supporting Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies, asset care plan developments and “Reliability Availability & Maintainability” Modelling. In addition, the Asset Care team utilises digital technologies to enable remote inspection support, functional safety, and instrumentation services.
AC focuses on delivering high-quality and sustainable asset care solutions that prioritise rigorous requirements for reliability. Team players at Asset Care are collaborative individuals who work with cutting-edge digital tools, offering pioneering solutions for inspection and maintenance activities across all operational asset units. Joining AC presents a unique chance to join a robust team contributing to Shell's broader commitment to sustainable energy production. Team members in asset care have access to the best training and development program and opportunities, helping them to advance in their career and professional growth.
Asset Data & Digital Transformation (ADT)
Asset Data & Digital Transformation (ADT) ensures that the data foundations are correct while powering Shell’s assets in their Digitalisation journey. It delivers integrated and quality data and insights for making sound business decisions. ADT establishes a robust data foundation and offers valuable insights to enable informed decision-making and supporting asset digitalisation. The team manages the project-to-asset (P2A) lifecycle, developing Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), overseeing Operational Information Management Data, and managing documentation. ADT seeks Process Specialists and Engineers to drive digital transformation and achieve exceptional business outcomes. Process Specialists in this team serve as internal Subject Matter Experts, supporting the project-to-asset (P2A) process, coaching Asset Management System practitioners, and leading quality improvement initiatives. Engineers deployed in Asset Data & Digital Transformation process improvement, analysis, documentation, and results delivery to support digital transformation.
Production Optimisation (PO)
The Production Optimisation (PO) team manages Operation, maintenance and turnaround activities, Integrated Activity Planning and Scheduling (IAPS), and predictive maintenance. PO team also support Production Operations, Process Engineering, Economic Modelling, and Asset Integrity Management. Joining the Production Optimisation (PO) team at TAS Shell means being a part of the Production Optimisation (PO) groups, which focus on ensuring safe and efficient production through process excellence in maintenance execution.
Field Execution Optimisation (FEO)
The Field Execution Optimisation (FEO) team provides best-in-class integrated capability to support field execution activities in assets and projects. FEO sharpens the focus on maintenance and turnaround execution excellence by supporting work planning & work pack preparation activities for maintenance & turnaround, work permit preparation, maintenance optimisation and project services. We are here to help and enable our field/asset colleagues deliver energy to the world.
The project support services of the FEO team include cost engineering, cost control, cost estimation, Project Tools & Systems, Scheduling Risk Management etc. There are various roles such as Engineer - Maintenance, Engineer - Project Services, Tech Specialist - Maintenance, and Process Engineer to support FEO plans and operations that provide technical expertise & support in their respective areas, to ensure that maintenance, turnaround & project activities are aligned with the facility's operational and process requirements.
FEO fosters a diversified, equitable and inclusive culture that encourages growth and development, especially in gender balance. We provide a global stage to our team members where they can contribute and learn, from wherever they may be.
Subsurface and Wells & Reservoir Facility Management (WRFM)
Subsurface and Wells & Reservoir Facility Management (WRFM) oversees end-to-end data management from exploration to abandonment for Asset Operations. The Subsurface and WRFM team of TAS provides technical support for Well Engineering, Geo-Information, Technical Reporting, Petrophysics, Geophysics, Hydrocarbon & energy accounting for Wells & Reservoir Facility Management. Engineers for this team play a critical role by providing technical support for domains such as Well Engineering, Geo-Information, Technical Reporting, Petrophysics, Geophysics, Hydrocarbon & energy accounting for WRFM. Their key responsibilities include loading and managing subsurface data, resolving data quality issues, participating in data projects, driving data quality improvement, and performing data management tasks.
If an employee is passionate about delivering reliable, predictable results and shaping the future of work by applying new technology, the Subsurface and Wells & Reservoir Facility Management team would be a perfect fit.
Technical Reporting & Digital Integration (TRDI)
The Technical Reporting & Digital Integration (TRDI) team utilises technical reporting and data in Maintenance Execution, Production Optimisation, Subsurface and Wells, and HSSE to offer valuable insights into our Shell assets. This team is one of the fastest-growing teams in TAS, requiring hybrid technical, reporting, and analytical capabilities to support a wide range of technical reporting activities that involve extensive digital integration. Technical reporting necessitates digitalisation specialists, who can provide significant value to Shell by centralising Technical Reporting, thereby enabling and empowering TAS to become a Trusted Advisor for Shell Assets.
Deployment & Capability (D&C)
The Deployment & Capability (D&C) team of TAS is a group of process excellence professionals who provide balanced support, assurance and thought leadership as reliable partners within TAS Delivery. Team members of D&C get the opportunity to unlock and develop their potential to drive continuous improvement in the support they provide.
D&C is the perfect home team for employees looking to make a difference in the TAS space and advance their careers through access to best-in-class training and development opportunities. This team involves talented individuals working here as Tech Specialists - Prod Optimisation (E&S) and Margin Optimisation Advisors responsible for developing and maintaining refinery/base chemical capabilities and constraints models that help evaluate economic viability and make better operational and long-term decisions. In addition, these employees work closely with their clients/stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement and support them in achieving their goals.
