Retail Development & Construction Engr.

Texas United States of America

Job Family Group:

Retail Operations

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

September 2 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Whats the role

Shell is looking for a Retails Development & Construction Engineer (also known internally as Mobility & Convenience Engineering Non-Fuel Retail & Shop Expert).

Shell Mobility & Convenience is looking for an experienced engineering expert to shape the future of our convenience retail network. As the CR Engineering Senior Expert - Store Development and Construction you will bring deep convenience retail shop-format construction and value-engineering expertise to help design optimize and deploy world-class Non-Fuel Retail solutions across Shells global mobility footprint.

This is a high-impact subject matter expert techno-commercial role focused on shop formats car wash equipment fixtures partner delivery models and scalable engineering standards. You will work closely with global marketing local markets suppliers and delivery partners and leverage deep external industry experience to create safe customer-focused commercially competitive solutions that support Shells ambition to grow convenience and mobility offerings globally.

Shell Mobility & Convenience is one of the worlds largest mobility retailers operating across more than 80 markets with over 40000 Shell-branded locations and more than 75000 EV charge points. Every day we serve millions of customers and are transforming our retail network to make lifes journeys bettersafely sustainably and competitively.

You will join our Network Engineering Solutions and Sustainability organization within Mobility & Convenience a global team partnering with markets to deliver engineering convenience and sustainability solutions at pace. A world-class Center of Excellence that combines global scale local market insight technical excellence and a strong focus on customer value.

Accountabilities:

• Lead global engineering and value-engineering solutions across Non-Fuel Retail (NFR) including convenience shops car wash shop equipment fixtures materials signage and sustainable equipment solutions. Expected to be Mobility & Conveniences global expert on Zero Based Value Engineering development & principles as well as asset strategy applied to shop/NFR

• Develop maintain and assure fit for purpose global engineering design standards and playbooks that enable safe scalable industry leading cost-competitive and customer-focused shop formats and NFR solutions. Provide clear design direction to markets and partners to enable localization scalability and cost efficiency

• Partner with global marketing local market teams suppliers and delivery partners to optimize shop format design branding sourcing construction and total cost of ownership

• Leverage and translate convenience retail trends customer insights and competitive benchmarking into engineering solutions that improve commercial performance and customer experience

• Support the deployment of new shop formats and major format changes including pilot delivery reference design principles unit costing localization guidance and replication across markets

• Lead technical assurance and relationship management for global framework agreement partners supporting mobility shop and format delivery

• Shape sourcing strategies for shop equipment fixtures and delivery partners leveraging scale to improve quality cost efficiency and speed to market

• Lead and support the population of market engineers involved in shop/NFR projects (detailed design design and execution). Build capability across market engineering teams by developing technical guidance training materials and accreditation support for shop and NFR design maintenance and construction

• Develop engineering solutions that profitably reduce site energy consumption and emissions across Shells mobility network

• Influence stakeholders in a global virtual environment aligning engineering solutions with brand customer experience safety sustainability and commercial objectives

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

• Bachelors degree in engineering construction architecture project management or a related technical discipline

• At least 8 years of relevant engineering construction project delivery and/or convenience retail experience. Experience in the Oil industry is not a must

• Hands-on experience delivering shop/store convenience retail car wash or similar retail network construction or upgrade projects

• Strong value-engineering mindset with the ability to improve cost quality safety scalability and/or total cost of ownership

• Experience working with contractors suppliers commercial partners or framework agreement partners to deliver complex projects

• Strong stakeholder management skills including the ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams without direct authority

• Visible leadership in health safety security and environmental performance with experience embedding safe ways of working through partner and supplier organizations

• Strong project management capability including the ability to lead multiple workstreams manage competing priorities and deliver through others

• Curiosity learning agility and a practical can-do mindset with the ability to use data customer insight and market intelligence to develop better solutions

Preferred qualifications and experience

• Experience in the convenience retail fuel retail quick-service restaurant car wash or distributed retail construction environment

• Civil structural engineering or achitecture background ideally with experience in design and site delivery

• Experience developing or evolving design standards store layouts fixture strategies equipment specifications and fit-for-purpose construction solutions

• Experience working in a global or multi-market environment including adapting global standards to local market requirements

• Experience supporting technical capability building accreditation or structured engineering assurance programs

• Commercial acumen and experience linking engineering choices to customer experience brand execution revenue growth cost efficiency and operational performance

What we offer

The base salary range for this position is $149000 - $223000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience education certifications skill level seniority and internal equity.

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description) insurance coverage options include medical dental vision coverage life Insurance Business Travel Accident Insurance and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time up to 11 paid holidays and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Additionally employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption wellness education and personal learning expenses and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns eligible benefits include medical dental and vision coverage life insurance Business Travel Accident Insurance and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shells US benefit programs can be found at 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

• 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

Wed like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the worlds most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how were working towards that goal click here.

Shell in The United States

Shell has been in the US for more than 100 years leading the sector in energy petrochemicals and refined products. Today we provide millions of Americans with the energy needed to heat and cool their homes and power the economy.

We operate in all 50 states from our Deepwater platforms in the Gulf of America to the Pennsylvania Chemicals complex and our miles of pipelines throughout the US.

We reach our customers through our 13000 branded retail stations and we are number 1 in gasoline sales. We also own the #1 brand of motor oil in the U.S. Pennzoil made from natural gas.

We are excited to play a key role in the move to net carbon emissions while providing the oil and gas needed by society for many decades to come.

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