Rotating Equipment Engineering
Shell’s Rotating Equipment group provides technical and operational support to more than 100 refineries, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants and upstream operators worldwide.
The Shell Graduate Program
Our three-year training program offers talented individuals a comprehensive introduction to various areas of Shell’s business and operations within the technical area of the Shell Graduate Program. As part of Shell’s Rotating Equipment Engineering team you’ll play an essential role in maintaining our exceptional technical performance. Along with other talented professionals, you’ll contribute to the overall success of Shell in a number of ways, including reducing capital expenditure on new projects or upgrading projects by selecting equipment based on the latest technology; increasing the reliability and availability of equipment; and optimizing equipment operation to maximize production.
Rotating Equipment Engineering
The Rotating Equipment group provides technical and operational support to more than 100 refineries, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants and upstream operators worldwide. Our customers operate a comprehensive range of advanced equipment including more than 600 gas turbines, thousands of compressors, steam turbines and many types of pumps (with their drivers and supporting systems).
You’ll be part of a team delivering integrated solutions to our global customers, both Shell and Joint Ventures. Rotating Equipment plays a key role in plant operations: results-driven engineers with a passion for turbo machinery will thrive in an environment where sourcing fit-for-purpose equipment and optimizing its maintenance can help improve the bottom line.
Mohammed – Rotating Equipment Engineer at Shell
Title: Mohammed - Rotating Equipment Engineer at Shell(1)
Duration: 1:44 minutes
Description: Mohammed Al Rayahi talks about his job at Shell
Mohammed - Rotating Equipment Engineer at Shell(1) Film Transcript
[Background music]
Bright, guitar music.
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Life at Shell
Mohammed Al Rayahi
Rotating Equipment Engineer
[Video footage]
Man in red overalls and hardhat joining another group in overalls. Group gets onto a bus.
Group seen walking outside a large plant.
Interview with Mohammed Al Rayahi
Mohammed Al Rayahi
Rotating Equipment Engineer
[Mohammed]
“My role is maintaining the machines at Pearl GTL. Pearl GTL uses a different output which is cleaner, safer and more efficient than your orthodox oil refineries.”
[Video footage]
Mohammed walking in open ground at plant.
Group of workers in hardhats by large piece of machinery.
Mohammed talking to team
Team standing together inside at a workbench. Mohammed talking to them.
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Impact
[Mohammed]
“I have to make sure that all the resources are available to do as quick as a job, as safe as a job, at the highest quality as possible. I’ve had leadership training as well as technical training. These type of trainings, you know they’re complementary to the core job.”
[Video footage]
Mohammed working on computer. Close-up of computer screen.
Mohammed working on large machinery. Discussing with a colleague.
Mohammed giving a talk to a group of colleagues.
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Connected
[Mohammed]
“I have had courses across to Oman, to Malaysia, to Singapore, to [unclear 00:00:47]. I have made many friends, many networks and I still keep in touch with my colleagues. It is a Shell culture where everybody belongs and delivers together.”
[Video footage]
Mohammed talking with a group of colleagues in office.
Mohammed greeting a colleague in a workshop.
Group of colleagues working together on machinery.
Workers walking together in group, outside plant.
[Mohammed]
“Shell gives you many, many opportunities to discover your inherent skills, and if you’re proactive about your development you can just go anywhere. If you find what you’re good at Shell will definitely give you opportunity to deliver on that and expand further.”
[Video footage]
Mohammed leaning in to hear what a colleague is saying.
Two colleagues talking. Large machinery seen around the colleagues. They point and discuss various pieces of equipment.
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Discover
[Video footage]
Two colleagues outside large plant, looking at paperwork in a file and discussing something.
Close-up of file.
People talking, crane can be seen behind.
People in overalls walking around the plant and onto equipment.
[Mohammed]
“Shell is a fantastic company to work for. I meet new people every day. Every day is another excitement, another new challenge. I look forward to tomorrow.”
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Together
[Video footage]
Workers seated around table. One is talking. Mohammed writes on whiteboard.
Mohammed shakes hand and greets a colleague.
[Mohammed]
“My name is Mohammed Al Rayahi and I’m a rotating equipment engineer. It’s for my kids, it’s for my family, it’s for my country. It’s to make the world a better place.”
[Video footage]
Mohammed at home with his family. Helping daughter to read. Seated on a sofa with wife, watching child playing with a photo frame.
Mohammed smiling.
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Shell logo
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Roles and responsibilities
As a graduate on the Program you’ll have the opportunity to display and develop your knowledge on major machinery types, rotor dynamics and performance calculations. Roles and responsibilities can include:
- Project design support – engineering of the right equipment for the project and selection of the best manufacturers
- Project implementation support – testing of large new compressors driven by gas turbines together with the manufacturers
- Installation and starting of new equipment
- Production enhancement support
- Gas turbine improvement projects in facilities to increase the revenue of the facility
Training and development opportunities
Shell is unique in the way it develops technical skills in Rotating Equipment and other disciplines. After you have completed the Shell Graduate Program you can benefit from the Shell Advanced Technical Program, which has the objective of reducing the time it takes to grow staff towards a Technical Authority role. It is a very exciting opportunity to form a sound engineering basis with many options to develop at a later stage into senior managerial roles, either as a subject specialist or in projects and asset management.
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