, India
Job Family Group:
Projects
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
August 13, 2026
Business Unit:
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
Job Description:
What’s the role
The Technical Specialist – Cost Estimation role focuses on the development, delivery, maintenance, and management of a standardized and consistent suite of Project Services, with a core emphasis on Project Cost Estimating. This TAO Project Services Technical Specialist position will provide remote support from Chennai, Kuala Lumpur, or Manila. TAO teams support partners across Downstream Manufacturing and Chemicals, Integrated Gas & Current Energies, Upstream, Downstream assets, and other Shell corporate functions. TAO operates across four global locations: Chennai, Manila, Cyberjaya, and Krakow.
What you’ll be doing
- Provide technical leadership for the TAO Project Services team, acting as functional lead for Cost Estimation and supporting frontliners on deliverables.
- Responsible for developing TAO-PS _ community and acting as a mentor / coach for all the frontlines.
- Develop Estimate basis and Plan detailing how the estimate will be developed.
- Prepare cost estimates at various stages of project maturity (Concept to Execution).
- Develop estimates using approved methodologies, historical data, benchmarks, and cost models.
- Apply the appropriate estimate classification and accuracy range.
- Ensure estimates are aligned with defined scope, execution strategy, and schedule.
- Support estimate reviews, validations, and assurance activities.
- Develop benchmarking packages at appropriate level to check estimate results from top down versus both internal and external comparable data.
- Work with IPA forms and reports to understand comparison of Shell projects to industry datasets
- Utilize Technical, Economical, Commercial, Organizational & Political (TECOP) profile to establish appropriate deterministic cost contingency.
- Utilize cost methodologies and tools to produce cost estimate
📌 Tech Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 Shell
📍 Chennai