Operator, Panel

ADNOC Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group is seeking a Control Centre Operator to monitor and control plant parameters from the Control Centre in Abu Dhabi. You will take timely corrective actions during process upsets and coordinate well pads, maintenance, turn-arounds, and startups to ensure smooth operations.

The role requires 2–3 years of oil & gas experience, strong safety awareness, and ability to work with field operators and maintenance teams. On-site work with a focus on reliability and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma in a relevant field or equivalent with vocational certification.
• 2–3 years of oil & gas industry experience.
• Ability to monitor and control plant parameters and respond to alarms.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control plant parameters from the Control Centre.
• Take timely corrective actions during upsets as per procedures.
• Coordinate well pads, plant maintenance, turn-around and start-up activities.
• Interface with field operators and maintenance teams for safe operation.
• Maintain safety standards and report HSE issues.

Skills

Oil & gas experience

Process monitoring

Education

Technical Diploma / vocational certificate

Job description

JOB PURPOSE:

Monitor and control process parameters for various plants from the Control Centre. Take quick & safe corrective actions in case of process upsets or emergencies in line with standing instructions.

JOB PURPOSE:

Monitor and control process parameters for various plants from the Control Centre. Take quick & safe corrective actions in case of process upsets or emergencies in line with standing instructions.

Manage Well Pads/ Plant operations & maintenance activities, turn-around and start-up sequential activities, troubleshooting plant's day-to-day problems with a view to enhance the operational efficiency.

Key Accountabilities

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Monitor & control plant continuous operations including identifying causes of production limitations/ recommending improvements to meet Company oil / gas production and water injection targets.
• Monitor and control process parameters in oil, gas, utilities and plant operations. Take timely remedial actions in case of process alarms or plant upsets to ensure safety of plant and personnel.
• Liaises with AON operations personnel on quantity and quality of oil / gas produced on daily basis for accurate hydrocarbon accounting.
• Co-ordinate the activities in the field:
• Surface facilities PM plans
• Wellhead PM including cleaning & servicing X-mass tree, SSVs, choke/ isolation valves, etc.
• Flow line maintenance
• Track maintenance
• Transfer line pigging
• Surface casing repairs and handover and acceptance of wells to and from Drilling.
• Mobile equipment on location and record utilization.
• Monitor fire & gas panel and interact with Maintenance team for rectification of failure of any plant protection system.
• In case of emergency, take appropriate actions as per emergency procedures and contingency plans. Safely shut-down the affected Plant partially or totally.
• Restore the Plant to normal operating conditions safely and efficiently once the situation is normalized.
• Initiate work request for maintenance in case of equipment/instrument failure in coordination with field operators and Duty Operations Engineer
• Follow-up work permits, take equipment/instruments out of service for maintenance and take back in service after maintenance intervention.
• Communicate with field Production personnel for any variation in parameters, update field team of any alarm/abnormalities occurring in the field.

Generic Accountabilities

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Implement and comply with all relevant functional policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, to accomplish operational objectives.

Training

• Provide on-the-job Training to meet Competency Based Training programs for UAE Nationalization

Innovation and Continuous' Improvement

• Contribute to the identification of areas and opportunities for continuous improvement in the operating procedures and functional processes.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability

• Carry out assigned tasks and duties in a safe manner, in accordance with instructions, in compliance with safety rules/procedures, regulations and ADNOC codes of practice.
• Report HSE non-conformances, incidents and near-misses to respective supervisors / HSE representatives including logging into SAP; stop and report any work that is considered unsafe or not in line with HSE policy and procedures;
• Carryout the emergency responsibilities in line with the respective roles as per the emergency organization

Housekeeping

• Maintain the work environment clean and tidy before, during operations, in line with established standards of Hygiene and Housekeeping

Reports

• Provide inputs to prepare Section progress reports for Company Management.
• Prepare various Key Performance Indicator (KPI) checklists for management

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

• Reports directly to Manager, Operation and communicates regularly with all the relevant stakeholders for any other relevant departments as required.

External

• ADNOC Onshore

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Minimum Qualification

• Technical Diploma in relevant field or Secondary School Certificate with a vocational trade certificate in the relevant field.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 2- 3 years of experience, preferably in oil & gas industry.