Senior Specialist Gas Master Planning

ADNOC Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced executive to lead gas strategy, master planning and production planning, working to maximize value, profitability and energy supply sustainability in both normal and contingency scenarios.

The role requires developing long‑term gas supply/demand forecasts, consolidating data, advising senior management, coordinating with Upstream and Gas Group Companies, and communicating plans to government and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering discipline or Economics.
• 10 years of relevant professional experience in an oil and gas related forecasting activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop ADNOC Gas Master Plan (GMP) to maximize value, profitability and energy supply sustainability.
• Develop optimal business strategies for natural gas and its products and advise ADNOC senior management accordingly.
• Consolidate and generate a long-term supply potential of gas, ethane, LPG, Naphtha, condensate and Sulphur.
• Forecast short and long-term gas supply and demand, with impact on gas injection, LNG exports/imports and economic value.
• Plan, consolidate, revise and analysis of all data feeding into / resulting from the Long-term Gas Planning Process.
• Report actual production vs. plan over regular intervals and recommend enhancement to planning assumptions.
• Contribute on maximizing value, profitability, efficiency and sustainability of ADNOC gas processing products and assets.
• Partner with Upstream and Gas Group Companies and consolidate the gas production plan and verify with Upstream whether it is achievable from subsurface and surface point of views.
• Contribute in assessing engineering and economic feasibility studies related to future capacity expansion plans.
• Consolidate necessary inputs for timely and accurate reporting of gas production forecasts and plans and presentation of the same.
• Contribute to preparation of automating consolidating, updating and standardizing a gas production data base based on Group Companies regular data feed.
• Analysing data, designing solutions and assist in preparing contingency plans to enhance security of gas supply and business continuity as technically and economically feasible.
• Preparing contingency scenarios for gas backup Sustainability.
• Promote energy sector reform, support sustainable gas strategies and advocate the implementation of energy management systems and demand side management systems within ADNOC group and the whole energy sector.
• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
• Provide input for preparation of the Section / Department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
• Implement approved Section / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section’s / Department work programs in line with Company and International standards.
• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Section / Department in line with the Company Performance framework.
• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.
• Regular work-related contact with Director, SVP, VP and team members, as well as with other members of the Downstream Directorate and other ADNOC Directorates on all matters relating to gas management.

Skills

Energy management

Strategy development

LNG tech

Gas conditioning

Fuel gas ops

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder mgmt

Trend identification

Production improvement

Analytics optimization

Data engineering

Trend analysis

Supply chain optimization

O&G operations

Data visualization

AI fluency

AI-driven optimization

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or economics

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Description:

JOB PURPOSE:

• Development of ADNOC Gas Master Plan (GMP) in a way that maximizes value, profitability and energy supply sustainability in normal and contingency situations and ensure incorporation of Master Plan outcomes in Gas OPCOs Business Plans.
• Development of optimal business strategies for natural gas and its products and advising ADNOC senior management accordingly.
• Development of Downstream Gas and Energy Business Opportunities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Job Specific:

Gas Strategy:

• Consolidate and generate a long-term supply potential of gas, ethane, LPG, Naphtha, condensate and Sulphur.
• Support ADNOC’s contribution to Energy Authority activities in addition to other government initiatives, studies, workshops and meetings.
• Plan and develop optimal alternative economic and sustainable energy supplies within ADNOC/Abu Dhabi.
• Consolidate inputs required to communicate ADNOC updated gas plans to government.

Gas Master Planning:

• Support management in all activities required to formulate and implement ADNOC gas strategic planning activities, execute management assignments and present relevant work within the context of GMP development.

• Forecast short and long-term gas supply and demand, with impact on gas injection, LNG exports/imports and economic value.

• Plan, consolidate, revise and analysis of all data feeding into / resulting from the Long-term Gas Planning Process.

• Report actual production vs. plan over regular intervals and recommend enhancement to planning assumptions.

Gas Production Planning:

• Contribute on maximizing value, profitability, efficiency and sustainability of ADNOC gas processing products and assets.
• Partner with Upstream and Gas Group Companies and consolidate the gas production plan and verify with Upstream whether it is achievable from subsurface and surface point of views.
• Contribute in assessing engineering and economic feasibility studies related to future capacity expansion plans.
• Consolidate necessary inputs for timely and accurate reporting of gas production forecasts and plans and presentation of the same.
• Contribute to preparation of automating consolidating, updating and standardizing a gas production data base based on Group Companies regular data feed.

Gas Business Contingency Planning:

• Analysing data, designing solutions and assist in preparing contingency plans to enhance security of gas supply and business continuity as technically and economically feasible.
• Preparing contingency scenarios for gas backup Sustainability.
• Promote energy sector reform, support sustainable gas strategies and advocate the implementation of energy management systems and demand side management systems within ADNOC group and the whole energy sector.

Generic Supervision:

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.

Budgets:

• Provide input for preparation of the Section / Department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures:

• Implement approved Section / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section’s / Department work programs in line with Company and International standards.

Performance Management:

• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Section / Department in line with the Company Performance framework.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability:

• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.

Reports:

• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIP:

Internal:

• Regular work-related contact with Director, SVP, VP and team members, as well as with other members of the Downstream Directorate and other ADNOC Directorates on all matters relating to gas management.
• Regular work-related contact with the senior management in the Gas Group Companies for all matters relating to gas management.

External:

• Regular work-related contact with Director, SVP, VP and team members, as well as with other members of the Downstream Directorate and other ADNOC Directorates on all matters relating to gas management.
• Regular work-related contact with the senior management in the Gas Group Companies for all matters relating to gas management.
• Regular interaction, as delegated by Vice President, with energy supplying consuming and regulating entities within Abu Dhabi including, but not limited to the following:
• Suppliers: Dolphin Energy Ltd. (DEL) and Emirates Nuclear Energy (ENEC).
• Consumers: Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC), General Holding Corporation (Senaat), National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed), Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones (ZoneCorp), Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP) and all future energy suppliers and consumers within Abu Dhabi.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering discipline or Economics with preferably a master’s degree in Engineering/Management.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills:

• 10 years of relevant professional experience in an oil and gas related forecasting activities.

Professional Certifications:

CORE / TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Energy Management Planning (L4)
• Energy Strategy and Policy Development (L4)
• Liquefied Natural Gas Technology (L4)
• Gas Conditioning Operations (L4)
• Operation of Fuel Gas system (L4)
• Regulatory Compliance Management (L4)
• Stakeholder Management (L4)
• Trend identification (L4)
• Production and Operations Improvement (L4)
• Analytical Operations Efficiency Optimization (L4)
• Data Engineering and Business Validation (L3)
• Technology and Financial Trend Analysis (L4)
• Supply Chain Optimization Analysis (L4)
• Oil and Gas Industry Operations (L4)
• Data Visualisation and Presentation (L4)
• AI Fluency (L3)
• AI-Driven Process Optimization (L4)
• Intelligent Data Interpretation (L4)

Requirements: