Metering Engineer

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Job Family Group:

Production Engineering Upstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

August 7, 2026

Business Unit:

Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

The Metering Engineer is responsible for the surveillance, assurance, and regulatory compliance of the metering discipline across operated assets. The role ensures accuracy and reliability of hydrocarbon allocation by maintaining the health and integrity of the metering systems. This position acts as the owner of the Shell’s Metering Management Systems and is a key contributor to maintaining the asset’s License to Operate.

The Metering Engineer interfaces with Operations, Subsea, Operation & Maintenance contractors, vendors, and regulatory team, while also supporting other internal and external projects.

Accountabilities:

Metering Surveillance & Technical Monitoring

• Execute daily Proactive Technical Monitoring (PTM) for metering systems and ensure Daily Production meeting coverage.

• Identify deviations, assess system threats and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.

• Support and improve reconciliation factors to ensure accurate allocation.

Regulatory Compliance & Assurance

• Ensure full compliance with Brazilian metering regulations and internal standards.

• Lead and support internal and external audits, and assurance activities

• Prepare and submit all regulatory documentation (e.g., multiphase flowmeters plans, meter failures notifications, multiphase flowmeters performance and commissioning reports).

• Monitor regulatory updates and engage stakeholders to ensure compliance.

Metering System Governance

• Maintain and update the Shell Metering Management Systems.

• Oversee calibrations are following regulatory requirements and ensure proper documentation control and traceability.

• Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance of Topsides and Subsea metering systems is executed effectively.

Troubleshooting & Technical Support

• Lead MPFM configuration updates, troubleshooting, and related documentation.

• Provide engineering support to Operations, Subsea, and reporting teams, including mass balance and allocation queries.

• Advise on flowmeter technologies and metering system configurations.

Contractor & Vendor Management

• Act as Contract Holder for metering-related contracts and ensure contractor performance.

• Collaborate with vendors to enhance troubleshooting, maintenance quality, and system reliability.

Cross-Project Support & Consulting

• Provide metering expertise to other projects and new developments as a consultant.

• Support the preparation and review of allocation philosophies, sampling plans, performance verification plans, and commissioning plans.

• Evaluate certification needs and provide regulatory guidance to project teams.

• Participate in cadence meetings for topsides and subsea scopes to ensure alignment across assets.

What you bring

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• At least 3 years of experience in operations, preferably in metering, production systems, or subsurface/surface engineering

• Active CREA certification is required

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to work with large datasets.

• Solid understanding of hydrocarbon allocation, metering systems, and regulatory requirements is highly desirable

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and interface across disciplines

• Experience with contractors, vendors, and audits is highly desirable

• Fluent in Portuguese and English

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

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in Brazil

Who We Are

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 85,000 people and 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

Shell’s strategy is to deliver more value with less emissions as we work to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050.

As we navigate the energy transition through the next decade, we will leverage our global footprint, the trust in our brand, and our innovation and technology capabilities to be the energy company that customers and countries choose to be their partner. We are positioning Shell to become the investment case and partner of choice through the energy transition.

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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