Retail Development & Delivery Expert

United Kingdom

Job Family Group:

Retail Operations

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

October 2 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Whats the role

Shell is looking for a Retail Development & Delivery Expert (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 (NFR) 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.

What youll be doing

• 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

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

• Extensive years of relevant engineering construction project delivery and/or convenience retail experience. We welcome candidates from a range of industries and prior oil and gas experience is not required.

• 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

• Technical background in engineering architecture construction store development or related disciplines with experience spanning concept development through 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 capability development technical standards assurance or quality management programs.
• Experience linking engineering design and delivery decisions to customer experience brand execution revenue growth cost efficiency and operational performance.

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. 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.

• 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.

Shell is working to advance an inclusive psychologically safe and accessible environment where people with disabilities can excel. If yourequireany accommodations or accessibility adjustments (e.g. assistive technology communication support any other) during the application or interview process please let us know directly via . We strive to ensure that our process and workplaceisaccessible to everyone and are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments to support your needs.

Shell in The United Kingdom

Shell is a vital contributor to the UK supporting energy security jobs and economic value. We provide energy to fuel homes hospitals schools vehicles machinery and factories. Our history here dates back over 125 years. A UK-headquartered global energy leader and leading FTSE multinational we are active across the countrys energy system.

In the years ahead as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal Shell UK aims to play a crucial aimto be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.

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