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The role ensures reliable aircraft refuelling services, delivers HSSE and operational performance targets, manages airport operational resources and assets, and maintains strong relationships with customers, airport authorities, contractors, and joint venture partners, while strengthening Shell’s reputation as the industry-leading safety partner among airport stakeholders and the wider aviation community.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nYou will be directly responsible for ensuring safe, efficient and compliant day-to-day operation at the airport by ensuring safe and on-time refuelling of customer aircrafts in a cost-efficient manner. You will ensure the effective implementation of country Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) programs and policies including Shell Aviation (SAV) annual HSSE plan and achieving HSSE Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Other tasks include but are not limited to:\nManage costs and budget performance by closely monitoring all operational expenses, keeping overall spend within budget, and maintaining Point of Sale (POS) costs within plan to maximize operational value.\nEnsure full compliance of Dubai International Airport operations with Shell standards (Shell Airport Operations Manual (SAOM), Shell Aviation Quality Assurance Manual (SAQAM), Shell Aviation Maintenance Manual (SAMM), and Safety, Environment, and Asset Management (SEAM) standards, Dubai Airport regulations, and UAE law, implementing any changes immediately to maintain the license to operate.\nMaintain accurate sales data and KPI’s by ensuring timely capture and transmission of sales data for invoicing, achieving data-capturing KPIs through zero-error performance and Right First Time behaviours.\nOversee asset reliability and engineering support through a robust preventive maintenance program, timely defect reporting and root-cause resolution, optimal aviation spare inventory management and replenishment, and engagement with Shell Aviation regional and global engineering teams for recurring defects and design issues.\nManage operational resources and business continuity by administering 3rd-party manpower contracts cost-effectively, addressing staff concerns in coordination with contractors, regularly reviewing and optimizing manpower and equipment requirements, updating traffic surveys, fleet optimization, blackspot maps, and other dashboard tools.\nDrive operational excellence and digitalization by supporting continuous improvement initiatives with the Country Operations Manager (COM), applying operations excellence tools, championing adoption and optimization of i6 and related digital platforms, and serving as the single operational focal point for throughput locations.\nStrengthen stakeholder engagement and business growth by maintaining positive relationships with Dubai Airport stakeholders through meetings, safety campaigns, safety days, and other sessions, enhancing Shell’s safety leadership position with COM, supporting growth opportunities through market intelligence and operational capacity insights with COM and Airport Optimiser (AO), and sharing DXB Aviation best practices locally, regionally, and globally.\nLead safety culture and people development by promoting proactive reporting of Potential Incidents (PIs), Near Misses (NMs), and safety observations through Sphera; ensuring prompt reporting, investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for incidents and accidents with Regional HSSE support; and providing visible leadership, coaching, and development opportunities to build a high-performing team focused on safety, operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.\nSupport on future airport transition operations projects to Al Maktoum International (DWC).\nWhat you bring\nSound operational and technical knowledge of aviation fuel operations, including Into-Plane activities, airport operations, and joint venture environments, with a strong understanding of industry standards and best practices.\nStrong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex operational data, identify trends and risks, and translate insights into practical actions and sustainable business improvements.\nStrong understanding of HSSE principles, methodologies, and risk management frameworks, with proven capability to implement, sustain, and continuously improve HSSE, and compliance standards within a complex operational environment.\nDemonstrated leadership capability with strong people management skills, including the ability to lead, motivate, develop, and inspire diverse, multicultural teams to consistently deliver safe and high-performing operational outcomes.\nExperienced operations professional, possessing the drive, communication skills, and commercial awareness and preferably, an Engineering qualification.\nProven ability to establish, maintain, and leverage effective relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including customers, airport authorities, joint venture partners, and contractors.\nExceptional verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate clearly, influence stakeholders effectively, and engage audiences at all levels of the organisation and industry.\nWhat we offer\nYou 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.\nProgress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.\nContinuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.\nWork at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.\nCollaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.\nAchieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.\nBenefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working (role dependant).\nPerform 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.\nTake advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.\nJoin 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.\nShell in United Arab Emirates\nShell in UAE is involved in every stage of the petroleum value chain - from the discovery and production of oil and gas to the distribution, marketing and retailing of oil, gas and petrochemicals. We trade with customers throughout UAE and neighbouring regions from individual entrepreneurs and small businesses to major industry and multi-national companies.\n-\n DISCLAIMER:\nPlease note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Shell jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Before applying, you are advised to read our data protection policy. This policy describes the processing that may be associated with your personal data and informs you that your personal data may be transferred to Shell/Shell Group companies around the world. The Shell Group and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with Shell. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorised Shell representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand. 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