Shell Haven Improvement Agent/Business Analyst Apprentice (Shell UK)

SHELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Shell Haven Terminal, Barkers Blvd, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 9GA

Closes in 22 days (Monday 17 March)

Posted on 10 February 2025

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Summary

Join us as a Shell UK Apprentice where you can grow as we power progress together. We are transitioning to become a net-zero emissions business while providing the energy that people around the world need today.

Wage
Competitive

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Training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

36 hours 15 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Shell Trading & Supply (T&S) is one of the largest energy trading organisations in the world with Hubs in London, Houston, Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam. We support the Shell Group through trading environmental products, biofuels, power, LNG, chemical feedstocks, crude oil, refined products and freight in trading hubs all over the world. We are active in most energy markets across the globe, sourcing from a wide range of suppliers and selling to a wide range of customers, both internally and externally to Shell.

As part of the Business Analyst Apprenticeship, you will be placed into a role across our Distributions Operations organisation within Trading and Supply. In this role, you may be supporting our Terminal Operations within Shell Haven in Thurrock and the North Sea Cluster or our Commercial Road Transport team. You will have the opportunity to partner with colleagues working across all functions including operations, maintenance, and stock accounting.

As a Business Analyst you will:

  • Gather data and provide analyses which helps support decision making within team operations.
  • Support the team to embed and adopt improvement initiatives that can support efficiency through simplifying processes and automating tasks.
  • Scope and execute continuous improvement activities based on performance analysis across HSSE compliance operational excellence and supply chain.
  • Work with the team and across all functions to support ad-hoc tasks/projects as required.
  • Support departmental priorities in learning & development, DEI, and other areas.

Where you’ll work

Shell Haven Terminal, Barkers Blvd, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope

SS17 9GA

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
  • Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
  • Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
  • Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
  • Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
  • Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
  • Elicit process information from stakeholders
  • Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Produce models of redesigned business processes
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
  • Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
  • Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
  • Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
  • Validate requirements with stakeholders
  • Support the establishment of requirements traceability
  • Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
  • Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
  • Support the development of models of future state business situations
  • Identify key differences between current and future business situations
  • Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
  • Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
  • Support business acceptance of business and system changes
  • Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
  • Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
  • Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
  • Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
  • Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
  • Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
  • Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
  • Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
  • Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
  • Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
  • Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
  • Elicit process information from stakeholders
  • Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Produce models of redesigned business processes
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
  • Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
  • Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
  • Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
  • Validate requirements with stakeholders
  • Support the establishment of requirements traceability
  • Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
  • Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
  • Support the development of models of future state business situations
  • Identify key differences between current and future business situations
  • Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
  • Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
  • Support business acceptance of business and system changes
  • Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
  • Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
  • Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
  • Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
  • Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience

Your training plan

  • L4 Business analyst Apprenticeship Standard

More training information

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4 or above))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Self starter
  • Motivated attitude
  • Curiosity to learn
  • Adaptability
  • Ability to analyse
  • Propose innovative solutions
  • Ability to make decisions

Other requirements

If you’re studying A-levels or completing further education, you must be due to complete your qualifications in 2025. · Hold a valid passport/birth certificate/residence permit and National Insurance Number. You must have lived in the UK and/or EU for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date.

About this company

About Shell UK For well over a century, Shell has been playing a major role in powering and fuelling the UK’s industry, transport, and homes. Our people are our greatest asset, and our commitment to your career will see you thrive in a work environment that offers an industry-leading development programme. When your ideas travel, our organisation will benefit, and innovation will thrive. In the years ahead, as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal, Shell in the UK aims to play a crucial role. We aim to be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry. An innovative place to work There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future – whether by investing in oil, gas and renewable energy to meet demand, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently. An inclusive place to work To power progress, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we are nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential. • We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there. • We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology. • We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. • We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application. If you haven't heard back by the 17th of March 2025, we regret to inform you that you were not selected this time.

After this apprenticeship

We will welcome you to life at Shell with an onboarding programme which will enable you to familiarise yourself with Shell’s various UK businesses. You will have a strong support network to help you succeed. You will be equipped with the support of a mentor and buddy to help you grow and develop.

We are committed to supporting you as you embark in your role. This support will involve collaboration with you, your line manager, and your training provider.  As an apprentice you will spend 20% of your working week dedicated to off-the-job training, with the rest of your time spent working in our UK businesses.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000298955.

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Closes in 22 days (Monday 17 March)

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