Senior Specialist - Value Chain Optimization

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group seeks a Senior Specialist in Value Chain Optimization to drive portfolio-wide performance improvements. You will assess gas processing, pipelines, and evacuation systems, challenging assumptions and identifying optimization opportunities without engaging in detailed engineering.

The role emphasizes credible economic analysis and cross-functional collaboration. The candidate should have about 8 years of experience in process optimization within oil and gas, with strong English

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Around 8 years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in optimization or value chain planning.
• Strong English communication and ability to influence multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct integrated value chain assessments across gas processing trains, pipelines and facilities.
• Identify bottlenecks, unused capacity and opportunities for optimization within the portfolio.
• Evaluate CAPEX proposals and assess potential for avoidance or deferral of investments.
• Quantify throughput, revenue potential and benefits of optimization initiatives.
• Build a pipeline of optimization opportunities with maturity and required actions.
• Translate technical findings into concise commercial recommendations for senior leadership.

Skills

Gas value chain optimization

Gas processing systems

NGL processing and fractionation

Portfolio-level system analysis

Asset optimization

Process optimization

CAPEX avoidance analysis

Investment screening

Technical economics

Senior stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Role Context

This role sits at the intersection of asset performance, engineering analysis, portfolio planning and investment decision support. The Senior Specialist will examine interconnected gas processing and transportation systems at portfolio level to determine where existing assets can deliver more value before additional capital is committed. The position requires sufficient technical depth to challenge assumptions, identify system constraints and validate optimization potential while maintaining a clear boundary between strategic portfolio analysis and detailed engineering design. A major measure of success will be the creation of a credible pipeline of optimization initiatives that leadership can act upon. Recommendations must withstand technical review by Engineering and Operations as well as economic scrutiny from Finance, investment committees and value assurance stakeholders.

Job Snapshot

Role: Senior Specialist - Value Chain Optimization
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Strategy/Planning
Experience: Around 8 years of relevant experience
Job Type: Full-time

Note: Salary: 35000-50000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Strategy/Planning
Salary: 35000-50000
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

This role sits at the intersection of asset performance, engineering analysis, portfolio planning and investment decision support. The Senior Specialist will examine interconnected gas processing and transportation systems at portfolio level to determine where existing assets can deliver more value before additional capital is committed. The position requires sufficient technical depth to challenge assumptions, identify system constraints and validate optimization potential while maintaining a clear boundary between strategic portfolio analysis and detailed engineering design. A major measure of success will be the creation of a credible pipeline of optimization initiatives that leadership can act upon. Recommendations must withstand technical review by Engineering and Operations as well as economic scrutiny from Finance, investment committees and value assurance stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct integrated value chain assessments covering gas processing trains, NGL facilities, pipelines, compression systems, processing assets and evacuation infrastructure.
• Analyse interconnected operating systems to identify bottlenecks, unused capacity, operational flexibility and areas where portfolio value is being lost.
• Evaluate proposed capital projects against existing infrastructure capability to determine whether investment can be avoided, reduced or deferred.
• Identify practical debottlenecking, asset stretch and capacity optimization opportunities that can unlock additional production without unnecessary capital expansion.
• Quantify incremental throughput, revenue potential, capital avoidance and other measurable benefits associated with optimization initiatives.
• Prepare high-level economic assessments incorporating CAPEX, NPV, IRR and sensitivity analysis to support investment prioritisation.
• Build and maintain a structured pipeline of optimization and growth opportunities, recording value potential, maturity, status, dependencies and required next actions.
• Examine gas and NGL systems from a portfolio perspective rather than evaluating individual assets in isolation.
• Test technical and commercial assumptions supporting proposed investments and present evidence-based alternatives where existing capacity can satisfy business requirements.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Operations teams to secure reliable technical information, operating data and validation of proposed optimization opportunities.
• Work across ADNOC Upstream, DM and T and other Group entities to identify cross-entity infrastructure synergies and integrated value opportunities.
• Translate simulation, system performance and engineering findings into concise commercial recommendations suitable for senior leadership review.
• Provide technically credible challenges to project assumptions without moving into detailed engineering responsibilities.
• Support investment and value assurance discussions with clearly documented technical rationale and defensible economic analysis.
• Track approved initiatives through implementation to verify that expected production, revenue and capital-efficiency benefits are actually achieved.
• Conduct post-implementation lookback assessments comparing forecast value against realized outcomes.
• Refine the optimization opportunity portfolio as operating conditions, production forecasts and infrastructure constraints evolve.
• Help establish strong analytical credibility for value chain optimization within a developing organizational function.

Ideal Profile

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor "s degree in Engineering and bring around 8 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 5 years working in process optimization, systems optimization, asset optimization, value chain planning or technical economics within oil and gas, LNG or petrochemical operations. Strong candidates will have hands-on exposure to identifying and quantifying debottlenecking, capacity expansion and CAPEX avoidance opportunities, ideally with evidence that projected benefits were subsequently verified through operating results. A strong understanding of gas processing systems is essential, including familiarity with NGL fractionation, compression, pipeline hydraulics, LNG systems and the operational relationships between interconnected facilities. The role requires an individual contributor who can independently structure complex analyses, question established assumptions and influence multidisciplinary stakeholders without relying on direct reporting authority. Experience presenting technical and economic recommendations to senior management, investment committees or equivalent governance forums will be particularly valuable. Excellent written and spoken English is required, together with the ability to communicate complicated system behaviour and investment trade-offs in clear business terms.

Skills Set

• Gas value chain optimization
• Gas processing systems
• NGL processing and fractionation
• Portfolio-level system analysis
• Asset optimization
• Process optimization
• Capacity optimization
• Debottlenecking studies
• Asset stretch assessment
• Pipeline hydraulics
• Gas compression systems
• LNG systems
• Processing and evacuation infrastructure
• Integrated infrastructure assessment
• Production capacity analysis
• Bottleneck identification
• Spare capacity evaluation
• CAPEX avoidance analysis
• Capital deferral assessment
• Technical economics
• Economic evaluation
• Net present value analysis
• Internal rate of return analysis
• Sensitivity analysis
• Investment screening
• Optimization modelling
• Process and system simulation
• Opportunity prioritisation
• Value assurance
• Value realization tracking
• Post-implementation lookback analysis
• Technical-commercial evaluation
• Portfolio opportunity management
• Engineering data interpretation
• Senior stakeholder communication
• Cross-functional coordination

Why Join Us

This position offers the opportunity to influence high-value decisions across one of the region\'s most significant integrated gas portfolios. Rather than concentrating on a single facility, the role provides exposure to interconnected processing, transportation and production infrastructure where small improvements in system utilization can generate substantial commercial value. Professionals with strong gas processing and optimization backgrounds can develop further expertise in portfolio economics, investment screening and enterprise-level decision support while contributing directly to production growth and disciplined capital deployment. The continued importance of gas infrastructure, efficiency and asset optimization also provides a strong long-term foundation for specialist career development within the Oil and Energy sector.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is a major integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with operations spanning the energy value chain. Its businesses encompass upstream production, gas processing, transportation, downstream activities and related energy operations. This role supports ADNOC \'s focus on extracting greater value from existing infrastructure through technically disciplined optimization, integrated planning and efficient capital allocation.