Operations Engineer - Gas Plant Performance

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 246,000 - 379,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group is seeking an Operations Engineer - Gas Plant Performance in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on coordinating plant activities, resolving daily operational issues, and improving reliability to maximize gas processing availability.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in plant operations within Oil and Gas, with strong expertise in process safety, HAZOP, maintenance coordination, and data-driven performance improvement across complex gas processing facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Production Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of Plant Operations experience in Oil and Gas.
• Strong knowledge of gas processing plant operations and safety.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily maintenance activities with Operations to maximize plant availability.
• Lead risk assessments and process safety studies (HAZOP) for units.
• Review and develop operating procedures, standing instructions, and change controls.
• Support shutdown planning, reliability programs, and RCA for recurring issues.

Skills

Gas processing

Plant operations

Maintenance coordination

Hazop

Risk assessment

Root Cause Analysis

CMMS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Production Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Job Snapshot

Role: Operations Engineer - Gas Plant Performance

Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy

Function: Operations-Plant Management

Experience: Minimum 8 years of Plant Operations experience in the Oil and Gas industry

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Operations Engineer - Gas Plant Performance in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy opportunity for an experienced operations professional responsible for coordinating plant activities, resolving daily operational issues, improving reliability, and maximizing gas processing plant availability. ADNOC Group is hiring an Operations Engineer to support maintenance coordination, shutdown planning, risk assessment, process improvement, HAZOP reviews, reliability programs, and operational performance across complex gas processing facilities.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Abu Dhabi Emirate

Industry: Oil and Energy

Function: Operations-Plant Management

Salary: 22000-34000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Operations Engineer provides technical and operational coordination between plant operations, maintenance, reliability, engineering, and support teams. The role focuses on keeping process units available, resolving recurring operating problems, improving plant efficiency, and ensuring maintenance and shutdown activities are prioritized around production requirements. A major part of the position involves reviewing plant performance, identifying operational risks, leading mitigation planning, and translating technical findings into practical actions. The engineer also supports process modifications, HAZOP studies, reliability improvement programs, maintenance management systems, and turnaround preparation while ensuring operations remain aligned with HSE and ADNOC requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily maintenance activities with Operations to minimize production disruption and improve plant availability.
• Establish work priorities based on operational risk, equipment condition, production requirements, and maintenance needs.
• Maintain accurate operational activity records within the maintenance management system.
• Ensure plant activities are properly captured for monitoring, reporting, and future analysis.
• Develop, review, and update operating procedures and standing instructions.
• Provide clear operational guidance to improve consistency and control across process units.
• Monitor daily plant technical performance and identify emerging operational constraints.
• Investigate deviations affecting production, reliability, efficiency, quality, or equipment availability.
• Recommend corrective actions to resolve plant operating issues.
• Develop practical procedures and action plans for recurring technical problems.
• Monitor overall plant reliability performance and identify areas requiring focused improvement.
• Participate in reliability improvement programs covering process units and critical equipment.
• Support problem identification and structured Root Cause Analysis for recurring operational failures.
• Review failure reports and recommend corrective and preventive measures.
• Develop action plans designed to improve plant safety and operational reliability.
• Participate in technical and operational risk assessments.
• Lead risk assessment sessions for assigned operational activities.
• Evaluate identified hazards and confirm appropriate mitigation measures are established.
• Follow up mitigation actions to ensure risks are reduced to acceptable levels.
• Provide operational input to plant modification proposals.
• Review project and modification requirements from an operations perspective.
• Participate in HAZOP reviews and other formal process safety studies.
• Review process flow diagrams, P and IDs, and related technical documentation for proposed improvements.
• Identify modifications that can improve plant operability, reliability, efficiency, or safety.
• Coordinate plant shutdown and turnaround activities with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, and other stakeholders.
• Support preparation of shutdown work scopes and operating requirements.
• Facilitate safe plant isolation, shutdown, maintenance execution, and return-to-service activities.
• Provide operational support during commissioning and startup where required.
• Ensure maintenance management system information is updated in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with maintenance personnel regarding outstanding work orders, priorities, and equipment constraints.
• Plan and supervise activities within the assigned operational area.
• Allocate responsibilities and monitor work execution against functional objectives.
• Train and develop assigned staff in plant operations, safety requirements, and technical practices.
• Support competency development of operations personnel.
• Provide input for preparation of functional budgets and operational work plans.
• Monitor expenditure and highlight significant budget or resource variances.
• Support effective cost control without compromising operational reliability or safety.
• Implement approved policies, systems, processes, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure plant work programs comply with company requirements and recognized international practices.
• Contribute to achievement of departmental performance objectives and KPIs.
• Design and implement tools or techniques that improve operational quality and efficiency.
• Benchmark internal processes against industry practices and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical input for MIS reports, progress updates, performance dashboards, and management reporting.
• Coordinate frequently with Maintenance, Operations, Reliability, Gas Operations Support, and site services teams.
• Liaise with ADNOC operating companies on matters requiring operational coordination.
• Interface with third-party vendors, contractors, service providers, and product consumers where required.
• Ensure compliance with HSE policies, applicable legislation, sustainability guidelines, and ADNOC Code of Practices.
• Participate in Near Miss, incident, and accident reporting processes.
• Support safe work systems including work management, isolation, commissioning, startup, and maintenance activities.

Ideal Profile

The position requires a Bachelor 's degree in Production Engineering or an equivalent professional engineering qualification. Candidates should have at least 8 years of Plant Operations experience within the Oil and Gas industry. Strong knowledge of gas processing plant operations is required, including familiarity with process units, utility systems, production interfaces, and general plant layout. The successful candidate should understand operational troubleshooting, reliability improvement, maintenance coordination, shutdown planning, process safety, and equipment performance monitoring. Practical experience with HAZOP, risk assessment, Root Cause Analysis, Management of Change, commissioning, startup, and plant modification reviews will be highly valuable. Candidates should be comfortable working with a Computerized Maintenance Management System and using maintenance information to support operational planning and equipment availability. The role requires strong planning, organizing, scheduling, coordinating, checking, examining, and technical recording capabilities. Conceptual thinking and the ability to develop practical operational improvements are important for addressing complex plant issues. A strong understanding of HSE standards, procedures, operating discipline, and safe work practices is essential.

Skills Set

• Gas processing plant operations
• Plant operations
• Operations coordination
• Plant reliability
• Plant availability
• Operational efficiency
• Production engineering
• Process operations
• Maintenance coordination
• Maintenance planning
• CMMS
• Computerized Maintenance Management System
• Shutdown planning
• Turnaround coordination
• Commissioning and Startup
• CSU
• Process troubleshooting
• Root Cause Analysis
• RCA
• Reliability improvement
• Asset Integrity Management
• Equipment condition monitoring
• Process flow diagrams
• P and IDs
• HAZOP
• Risk assessment
• Risk mitigation
• Management of Change
• Plant modifications
• Operating procedures
• Standing instructions
• Work management systems
• Safe Work Practices
• Near Miss reporting
• Incident reporting
• Performance Management
• KPI alignment
• Business planning
• Performance measurement
• Budgeting
• Cost control
• Project planning
• Project scheduling
• Project Schedule and Control
• Project Execution Plan
• PEP
• Contractor performance monitoring
• Production technologies
• Production operations
• Maintenance principles
• Electrical engineering principles
• Mechanical engineering principles
• Process engineering principles
• Instrument engineering principles
• Logistics planning
• Strategic planning
• HSE compliance
• ADNOC Code of Practices
• AI Fluency
• AI-Driven Process Optimization
• Intelligent Data Interpretation
• Staff supervision
• Technical mentoring
• MIS reporting

Why Join Us

This role offers broad technical exposure across plant operations, maintenance, reliability, process safety, shutdowns, and performance improvement within the Oil and Energy sector in Abu Dhabi Emirate. The position has a direct impact on production continuity by helping operating teams resolve technical problems, prioritize maintenance, control operational risks, and improve plant availability. For an experienced gas plant operations professional, the opportunity provides a strong pathway toward senior operations, production, reliability, and plant leadership responsibilities while building deeper expertise in digital process optimization, asset integrity, operational excellence, and multidisciplinary decision-making.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is a diversified energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi with operations spanning exploration, production, gas processing, refining, logistics, and the wider energy value chain. Its operating facilities rely on coordinated plant operations, disciplined maintenance, strong process safety, asset reliability, and continuous performance improvement to sustain safe and efficient production.