Process Engineer II - Offshore

Worley; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Chemical Process Engineer to support onshore/offshore oil and gas projects in the UAE. The role involves applying process design knowledge, preparing scope of work, and ensuring adherence to regulatory and client specifications.

You will collaborate with multidiscipline teams, manage manhours, and contribute to project execution and value delivery. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, experience in process simulations (HYSYS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Oil & gas process engineering experience, offshore/onshore.
• Willingness to travel and work on site.

Responsibilities

• Support adherence to engineering and design practices, standards and customer specs.
• Prepare process scope of work (SoW) with manhour budgets and schedules.
• Ensure work is checked and approved before issue; manage progress and change documentation.
• Coordinate with disciplines and project team to achieve on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Provide technical support and liaise with clients and resources as required.

Skills

Process engineering

HSE management

Regulatory understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering

Tools

HYSYS

Process simulation software

Job description

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Primary Objectives / Responsibilities

• Supports adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
• Supports the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates.
• Contributes to the understanding of technical knowledge, legal requirements, and customer specifications whenever viable and lawful.
• Uses local/global standards to support technical excellence.
• Supports the processes for checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings.
• Ensure recognized onshore & offshore engineering practices applicable to process design are adopted.
• Prepares design specifications for process works.
• Knows the discipline scope/cost/time requirements, assists the team to meet expectations, and coordinates with other disciplines to ensure project success.
• Supports management of project change and progressing for the discipline and works with the Project Management Team to take corrective actions regarding any issues, staffing requirements, scope changes, progressing, or other events that could affect project completion and/or profitability.
• Plans discipline quality, monitors quality activities, recommends improvements, and takes action where required.
• Provide technical support within the discipline team, liaise with the project team, and consult with relevant resources as required.
• Coordinate review and approval of design and interfaces on client requirements and specifications.
• Prepare Process scope of work (SoW) and seek agreement from supervising Senior/ Lead Process Engineer (or designated representative). The Process SoW must clearly state the workscope, manhour budget and schedule to complete the work.
• Estimate Process manhours for any job using the current TW Process manhour norms.
• Ensure all work is checked and approved before issue.
• Responsible for maintaining work progress (budget, schedule) and raising change documentation where necessary.
• Supervision of Process design work, budget and schedule in Project work where requested by the Lead Process Engineer.
• Gathers data from multiple sources and prepares engineering studies, analyses, calculations, etc.
• Determines technical issues, defines alternate solutions, establishes pros/cons for multiple solutions, and makes recommendations through official project documents such as technical queries, technical deviations, etc.
• Creates final documentation incorporating all relevant information and pursues customer approval.
• Perform discipline specific engineering services such as:
  • Identify and report changes to project scope;
  • Contribute to appropriate studies, analyses and recommend actions;
  • Assist with the preparation of detailed designs and drawings, specifications, data, calculations and reports;
  • Provide assistance during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
    

Job Specific Knowledge

• Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to HSE management and its associated requirements in a project environment.
• Has an intermediate understanding of regulations, codes, and industry standard practices.
• Has a good understanding of onshore & offshore engineering practices applicable to process design for oil and gas/refinery/petrochemical facilities.
• Good working knowledge to carry out process calculations, equipment sizing, good HYSYS simulation concept and hands on experience.
• Effective technical and practical engineering skills, and able to consistently deliver quality, accurate, and timely work to Worley and its clients.
• A good working knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the process discipline, and the basic requirements of other disciplines.
• A good working knowledge of Shell DEP’s, API Standards (API-520, API-521, API-14C, API-14E) and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Competent in the use of relevant software and process discipline specific software.

Industry Specific Experience

• Experience in process engineering experience in oil and gas for offshore and onshore projects
• Experience in engineering in offshore same or similar industry, including experience in multi-disciplinary projects and teams. Site experience is an advantage and willingness to travel to site and work in an operation support environment is essential.
• Excellent Process Simulation Skills for Plant and Pipelines is Essential.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

• Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from an accredited university

Moving forward together

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.
We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.
And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.
Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.