Lagos, Nigeria

Job Family Group:

Health, Safety, Security, and Environment

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

June 18, 2026

Business Unit:

Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Whats the role 

As a Project Environmental Advisor, you will deliver Impact Assessments (integrated Biophysical, Social and Health), and other required Environmental Studies and provide discipline support and assurance to GHG / Energy Efficiency Management delivery in Projects in SciN.

What youll be doing 

You will support project teams in delivering Impact Assessments (IAs), Biological Monitoring (BMs), Environmental Evaluation Studies (EES), critical habitat assessments, Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs), and other environmental studies required for the Deep Water (DW) business, while securing timely regulatory approvals. Provides expert advice and support for the execution and implementation of environmental studies, including interpretation of regulatory requirements and their implications. Responsible for delivering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data recording and reporting for projects, driving the implementation of GHG abatement initiatives, and managing the overall GHG emissions reduction framework across projects.

• Lead cradle-to-grave cycle planning for Impact Assessments (IAs), Environmental Evaluation Studies (EES), Biological Monitoring (BMs) and special environmental studies, driving delivery of baseline, IA, PIA, ESI, and other studies in compliance with Shell standards, local regulations, and international specifications

• Coordinate delivery of high-quality environmental studies, ensure proper application of study processes, liaise with regulators for approvals, and manage regulatory site visits and stakeholder consultations

• Facilitate quality scoping workshops and stakeholder participation, while liaising with regulators to interpret environmental regulations

• Facilitate regulatory engagements with key external stakeholders on Environmental studies and GHG Energy management plans.

• Provide quality, cost-effective environmental input to corporate ORP, secure timely regulatory approvals and permits, and develop Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) aligned with project design, HEMP/HAZID processes, and environmental study outcomes

• Ensure application of evolving regulatory requirements and industry best practices, raise environmental awareness, maintain environmental studies databases with Geomatics, and contribute to the development of standards, procedures, manuals, and guidelines

• Mentor junior engineers to build environmental assessment capabilities and deliver annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and Energy Efficiency (EE) management plans in line with Shell standards

• Coordinate establishment of energy baselines and GHG & EE databases, conduct audits/surveys to identify energy-saving opportunities, recommend solutions, perform techno-economic evaluations, and support implementation of best practices and improvement tools

• Generate GHG emissions and energy consumption forecasts, develop performance dashboards, monitor and report progress of GHG & EE plans, oversee impacts for new projects, incorporate lessons learned, and benchmark performance internally and externally to recommend targets

What you bring  

• Degree in science or engineering

• 7 years experience. Postgraduate qualification or professional certifications will be an added advantage.

• 5 years experience in Environment management

• Previous exposure to Environmental studies, Research and Development are required.

• Delivered numerous IA studies end to end.

• Good understanding of stakeholder management.

• Good understanding of GHG management and appreciation of the IA process including regulatory process.

• Experienced in data analysis, project management techniques, including business planning and evaluation.

• Understand the values of C02 & GHG management to the business

• Very knowledgeable in customer intimacy & environmental ecological processes

• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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. Youll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. Youll 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

• 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

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs

  

Shell 

Who We Are 

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 103,000 people with operations in more than 70 countries. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach as we seek to help the world build a sustainable energy future. 

Shell is a customer-focused organisation, serving more than 1 million commercial and industrial customers, and around 33 million customers daily at more than 47,000 Shell-branded retail service stations. 

Our approach 

Powering Progress sets our strategy to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, generating value for our shareholders, our customers and wider society. As we move forward on this journey, we will power lives and respect nature while maintaining our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people. 

Our values 

At Shell, we share a set of core values honesty, integrity and respect for people which underpin all the work we do. The Shell General Business Principles, Code of Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Manual help everyone at Shell act in line with these values and comply with relevant laws and regulations. 

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Key Challenges:

• Embedding the culture of Environmental Compliance in SCiN

• Dealing with and satisfying the expectations of multiple environmental regulators in Nigeria

• Managing the huge environmental exposure of Shell Nigeria. Hence, managing the wide range of national and international stakeholders expectations

• Sustaining the delivery of world class Impact Assessments that meet World Bank Standards.

• Provide discipline support to Projects focal points to develop and update GHGEMPs.

• Strong competencies in developing GHG & Energy Management Plans for Projects implementation of abatement actions.

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