Aviation Advisor

**The Role**:
**Where you fit in**

The Shell Aircraft Air Transport Business Excellence gives advice to Shell Business Units in 30 countries and audits up to 100 aircraft & RPAS operators on their behalf every year. This results in substantial financial savings and major improvements in operational safety and quality assurance. Shell exposure to flying, at 65,000 flying hours per year, equates to the activity of a moderate size airline. The Air Transport Business Excellence is staffed by a team of Aviation Advisers and is part of Shell Aircraft which also includes the Corporate Fleet department based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

At Shell our commitment is to satisfy the world’s need for energy with economically, socially, and environmentally responsible solutions. We seek a high standard of performance and understand that great ideas can change the world. If you want to work with a group of safety conscious, ambitious and committed professionals then you should consider Shell. We will provide you with the resources to put your ideas into action, possible worldwide opportunities to advance your career, and outstanding benefits and rewards. Join us and let’s make a difference together.

Shell’s aviation professionals are required to travel extensively in support of our work and as such, must be able to travel anywhere in the world.

This position in based in Perth, Australia on local terms, therefore the applicant must be able to work and live in Australia and travel freely worldwide.

**What’s the role?**

As Aviation Adviser, you’re going to be playing a vital role in maintaining and improving our operational excellence. Providing expert advice on the safe and efficient use of aircraft and air transport services in support of the Shell Business Unit (BU) aviation strategy. In practice that means, you’ll be running operational and technical audits of contractors and logistics teams; producing reports in accordance with Shell Aircraft processes and procedures; and making sure any audit recommendations are actioned by aviation management. You can also expect to be involved with air safety accident and incident investigations.

Naturally, you’ll need to have a strong safety drive for achieving excellence, as well as being skilled at juggling a challenging workload, often with competing business targets. Along with advising on general aviation safety, you’ll also lead on specific areas of expertise, which means keeping your technical knowledge up-to-date and relevant.

We will be entrusting you with the following:

- To enhance safety assurance across the Group by conducting operational and technical audits of air transport contractors and the logistics management teams that oversee aviation activities for Shell producing written reports in accordance with AE processes and procedures.
- To provide operational and technical advice to Shell business units on the safe and efficient use of aircraft and air transport services.
- To participate in the investigation of air safety accidents and incidents as required.
- To work with BU aviation management to ensure actions arising from audits are followed-up in line with the periodicities stated in the reports and to ensure that, where insufficient action has been taken to close safety critical recommendations by the agreed target date, communication is escalated to a higher level.
- To perform additional duties as tasked to provide regional support.

**HSE**:
All employees, regardless of their position in the organization, are individually responsible for their own and their colleague’s well-being by carrying out their duties in a healthy, safe, and secure manner and in accordance with the company standards.

Every employee is individually responsible for bringing to the notice of Line Management any potential hazard to health, safety, or the environment of which they know or learn, in order that the hazard can be significantly reduced or eradicated; and for reporting any accidents or incidents relating to work activities.

**What we need from you**

We are keen to speak to professionals with the following:

- A current Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Licence (CASR/EASA-66 Cat-B1/B2) or equivalent, or you could be a professional engineer with an aeronautical background.
- An extensive experience in all aspects of aircraft operations and support, as well as an understanding of the commercial and legislative aspects of aviation. In addition, you’ll have relevant experience in the aviation industry and have held management positions within an aircraft operating company or equivalent military organization.
- The ability to write and brief all levels of management succinctly on complex aviation issues is also essential.
- Knowledge of MS Office 365.

**Company description**

Shell Australia is a leading natural gas producer, and we are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by also investing in the power sector, renewable energy s