Engineer, Process Automation (Process Engineering Team - Asab)

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company); United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An oil and gas company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a qualified individual to analyze and coordinate activities related to process automation systems installations. The successful candidate will provide engineering expertise and support for automation projects. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 6 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas sector. This role emphasizes system maintenance, technical bid evaluation, and optimization of automation processes.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in design, installation, commissioning, operations continuing maintenance, testing and CS validation.
• Experience in automation systems within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and coordinate activities of process automation systems installations.
• Provide technical expertise in engineering design for automation projects.
• Assess existing systems for reliability and compliance with standards.
• Provide technical support including documentation and training materials.
• Develop tender documents and participate in bid evaluations.

Skills

Results Orientation

Team Leadership

Strategic Orientation

Insight

Engagement

Determination

Curiosity

Collaboration & Influence

Change Management

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Controls, Chemical or Automation)

Job description

Competencies

• RCM - Results Orientation
• RCM - Team Leadership / Organizational Development
• RCM - Strategic Orientation
• RCM - Insight
• RCM - Engagement
• RCM - Determination
• RCM - Curiosity
• RCM - Collaboration & Influence
• RCM - Change Management / Leading Change

Job Purpose

Analyze and coordinate the activities of process automation systems installations, provide technical expertise in engineering design and contribute to the process automation projects to ensure efficient systems.

Job Specific Accountabilities

System Maintenance Support

• Assess existing systems (Telecommunication and Telemetry, ISC and DCS, Process Control Systems, and Real-Time Plant Information and Laboratory Management Systems) on obsolescence, spare parts availability, vendor support, inter‑operability and integration for a safe and reliable system operation conforming to Company and International standards.
• Audit the performance of systems, identify opportunities for process performance monitoring and improvements to ensure that the systems conform to applicable standards.

Technical Support

• Provide support in development & updating of the technical specification document and conduct economic feasibility studies to evaluate financial and technical viability of applications.
• Develop system functional specifications, design & as‑built documentation, user manuals, training materials for minor modifications carried out in the existing applications. Co‑ordinate with site maintenance personnel for development of Vendor support, modifications and upgrades.
• Provide Technical & Engineering expertise to Plants in the field of Real‑time Process Information Management system and Laboratory Information management system.
• Provide operational, technical and engineering expertise in the field of Optimization, Alarm Management, Control Loop Performance Monitoring and higher level MES applications.

Contracts & Technical Bid Evaluation

• Develop scope of work, tender documents, participate in the technical bid evaluation to meet systems requirements as per Company standards and specifications.
• Co‑ordinate / participate in the implementation of approved projects including installation and commissioning and future upgrades to ensure timely completion within the budget.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Controls, Chemical or Automation).

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

6 years of experience in design, installation, commissioning, operations continuing maintenance, testing and CS validation philosophies relating to automation systems within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.