Senior Process Engineer - Major Projects

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group is seeking a Senior Process Engineer for Major Projects in Abu Dhabi. The role spans from concept through commissioning, ensuring process design aligns with safety, production targets and project objectives.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in process engineering within oil and gas and a track record of managing interfaces between live plants and new major works, including PFDs, PIDs and control philosophies. Strong collaboration with site teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with practical experience in process engineering within oil and gas production or major projects.
• Experience reviewing PFDs, PIDs, utility diagrams and operating philosophies.
• Strong ability to manage interfaces between new works and live plant systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering involvement in major works from initiation to closeout.
• Provide operational input to define project scope and deliverables.
• Review facility layouts, operating philosophies and control schemes from a process perspective.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for detailed engineering activities.
• Identify and resolve design or execution issues affecting safety and production.

Skills

Process engineering

Major projects

Oil and gas

PFD development

PID development

3D model review

Interface management

Production and injection

Engineering package review

Technical proposal evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Snapshot

• Role: Senior Process Engineer - Major Projects
• Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Industry: Oil and Energy
• Function: Process
• Experience: Relevant experience in process engineering and major project execution
• Job Type: Full-time

Job Overview

Senior Process Engineer - Major Projects in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy opportunity focused on managing production process engineering activities for major works from initial concept through detailed engineering, construction, commissioning and final handover. ADNOC Group is seeking an experienced process engineering professional to provide operational input, resolve technical interfaces, review engineering deliverables and ensure major projects are executed safely while supporting production and injection targets.

Job Details

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Abu Dhabi
• Industry: Oil and Energy
• Salary: 30000-45000 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 Senior Process Engineer - Major Projects provides the production and process engineering link between operating facilities and major project teams. The position ensures that operational knowledge, plant constraints and production requirements are incorporated into project design and execution before new or modified facilities are handed over to Operations. The engineer will manage process discipline activities across major works, identify interfaces with existing facilities and help resolve design or execution issues that could affect safety, production, injection performance, project cost or schedule. The role requires close collaboration with site teams, multidisciplinary engineering functions, consultants and contractors throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering involvement in major works from project initiation through implementation, commissioning and closeout.
• Provide site operational experience and process engineering input when defining project scope, objectives and technical deliverables.
• Review facility layouts, plot plans, operating philosophies and control schemes from a process and production perspective.
• Participate in reviews of engineering specifications, operation and maintenance studies and three-dimensional plant models.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and provide process inputs required for detailed engineering activities.
• Identify and resolve technical conflicts between major project execution plans and ongoing site operations.
• Review engineering packages covering scopes of work, process data sheets, schedules, equipment requirements and technical proposals.
• Assess engineering estimates and technical documentation for compliance with project and operational requirements.
• Review start-up and commissioning procedures applicable to new or modified process facilities.
• Manage process discipline aspects of site execution while maintaining alignment with safe operating requirements.
• Support site management in maintaining production and injection targets during major project activities.
• Identify interface issues between new project facilities, existing plant systems and associated subsystems.
• Develop practical solutions to minimize operational disruption during project implementation.
• Recommend early actions that prevent unnecessary scope changes and reduce potential cost or schedule impacts.
• Establish process engineering criteria for site surveys and field verification activities.
• Participate in installation reviews to confirm that process requirements have been correctly implemented.
• Support pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for newly installed or modified systems.
• Participate in decommissioning planning where existing systems or facilities are being removed or replaced.
• Provide process engineering troubleshooting during project implementation and start-up.
• Advise plant Operations teams on design-related process issues and potential operational solutions.
• Coordinate with site teams to ensure appropriate Operations participation throughout major works execution.
• Maintain effective communication between project teams and site Operations regarding changing project requirements and implementation status.
• Provide timely updates to site Operations teams on major project developments that could affect facility performance.
• Develop Process Flow Diagrams for new systems and process modifications.
• Prepare and review Piping and Instrument Diagrams to ensure process requirements are accurately represented.
• Develop Utility Flow Diagrams for supporting plant systems.
• Prepare cause and effect requirements associated with process design and operational protection systems.
• Define process design specifications required for equipment and system development.
• Perform process equipment sizing calculations for proposed facilities and modifications.
• Calculate process and utility line sizes based on expected operating conditions.
• Prepare flow summaries and process balance information required for engineering development.
• Review technical proposals submitted by consultants and contractors.
• Assess process engineering estimates and assumptions associated with major works.
• Prepare and review scopes of work for technical studies assigned to external consultants or contractors.
• Verify that external engineering work remains aligned with company standards, site requirements and approved project objectives.
• Participate in technical reviews aimed at improving constructability, operability and maintainability.
• Ensure process design decisions reflect actual plant operating constraints and future production requirements.
• Support smooth transition of completed facilities from project teams to Operations.
• Contribute to project closeout by confirming completion of process engineering requirements and outstanding technical actions.

Ideal Profile

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor 's degree in Engineering, preferably within Chemical, Process or a closely related engineering discipline. Candidates should have practical experience in process engineering within oil and gas production, processing or major project environments. Strong exposure to projects involving existing operating facilities is particularly valuable because the role requires careful management of interfaces between new works and live plant systems. Candidates should be capable of reviewing process engineering documentation including PFDs, PIDs, utility flow diagrams, equipment data sheets and operating philosophies. Experience with equipment sizing, hydraulic calculations, line sizing and process flow assessments will support effective performance. The position requires an understanding of project engineering from concept and detailed design through construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and handover. Strong troubleshooting capability is important for resolving technical issues during installation, commissioning and start-up. The successful candidate should be comfortable coordinating with Operations, multidisciplinary engineers, consultants and contractors while protecting production continuity and project objectives.

Skills Set

• Process engineering
• Production process engineering
• Major projects
• Oil and gas projects
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Piping and Instrument Diagrams
• Utility Flow Diagrams
• PFD development
• PID development
• UFD development
• Process design
• Process calculations
• Equipment sizing
• Line sizing
• Flow calculations
• Flow summaries
• Process specifications
• Cause and effect tables
• Control schemes
• Plant layouts
• Plot plan review
• 3D model review
• Process data sheets
• Engineering package review
• Technical proposal evaluation
• Engineering estimates
• Scope of work preparation
• Detailed engineering
• Site surveys
• Installation support
• Pre-commissioning
• Commissioning
• Start-up support
• Decommissioning
• Process troubleshooting
• Production operations
• Injection operations
• Plant operations
• Brownfield projects
• Existing plant interfaces
• Project interface management
• Operational readiness
• Project handover
• Consultant management
• Contractor coordination
• Process optimization
• Technical risk management
• Production continuity
• Project cost awareness
• Schedule impact assessment

Why Join Us

This position offers the opportunity to influence major facility developments while remaining closely connected to live production operations.

The role provides broad exposure to process design, brownfield integration, construction, commissioning and operational readiness within complex Oil and Energy assets. Experienced process engineers can strengthen their ability to translate plant operating knowledge into better project decisions, reduce execution risks and improve the quality of project handovers. The combination of process engineering and major works responsibility also provides a strong foundation for progression into senior technical, project or operational leadership roles.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is a major integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with extensive oil and gas production, processing and supporting infrastructure. Its major projects require close integration between engineering and operating teams to ensure new facilities are technically sound, safely implemented and ready for reliable production. This role supports that objective by bringing process engineering expertise and site operational knowledge into every stage of major works execution.