Process Engineer

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources.

We are seeking a Process Engineer with experience in acid gas Amine Treating Unit (ATU), Sour Water Stripping (SWS) Treating Unit (SWS) and flare system processes to join our Riyadh Refineries Operations Engineering Unit (OEU). OEU is responsible for monitoring and maintaining optimum plant performance by using all available monitoring tools. This includes daily visits to the site to track performance and correct any deviation and providing all technical and engineering support to the organization.

Your primary role is to provide field technical advisory support and process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, troubleshoot, optimize and drive key operation performance indicators and improve programs within Riyadh Refineries ATU, SWS and Flare Units.

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

1. Review and monitor the performance of existing ATU, SWS and flare facilities through key performance indicators (KPIs) representing the process plant's optimum operability, profitability, reliability, and safety. Issue daily report for deviation and corrective actions.
2. Perform Monthly/Quarterly ATU, SWS and flare performance reports highlighting the KPIs, analysis, chemical and absorption performance and recommendation of improvement.
3. Identify the plant constraints and conduct internal assessments and debottleneck studies on ATU, SWS and flare process with support of process licensor and engineering services.
4. Provide technical advisory on matters concerning the operation of ATU, SWS and flare system which may include but not limited to operation related problems, process troubleshooting, start-up and shutdown activities, capacity test runs, technology pilot testing, and process design.
5. Lead Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP), Management of Change (MOC), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and incidents investigations.
6. Support in implementing the recommendations and closing the gaps identified in the quarterly performance benchmarking, Solomon and technical assessment reports.
7. Develop business cases and engineering packages for any modifications and upgrade.
8. Participate in Business Plan development and coordinate for any capital investments on assigned process units and support techno-economic evaluations.
9. Recommend and coordinate proven technology deployments in ATU, SWS and flare process units.

1. You must hold a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering.
2. You must have a minimum of 8 years hands-on experience within ATU, SWS and flare Units in processes and operations.
3. Experience in process simulation and process control & Advanced Process Controls is preferred.
4. You should be efficient in Microsoft and be able to demonstrate presentation skills.
5. Familiarity and understanding of the best practices, design principles, international engineering standards and specifications relevant to the operation of ATU, SWS and Flare Systems.
6. A certified Process Hazards Analysis (PHA)/HAZOP leader is preferred.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.