Process Engineer - Utilities & Tank Farm-Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Relocation

aramco; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 2,574,000 - 4,003,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco is seeking a senior Process Engineer with deep expertise in Utilities. The role emphasizes monitoring, optimizing, and driving performance improvements across on‑site and remote advisory support for global manufacturing facilities, including water desalination and boiler systems.

Ideal candidate combines 15+ years in utilities, 10+ years in refinery utilities, and strong data analysis with robust stakeholder management. Expat relocation is required for this permanent full‑time position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related specialization.
• 15+ years of total Utilities unit experience (process engineering and operations).
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience in handling refinery’s utilities.
• Experience in water desalination and boilers for steam generation.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills.
• Strong management and coordination skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular performance reviews of Utilities using KPIs for operability, profitability, reliability, and process safety.
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable improvements.
• Provide hands‑on support for performance improvement initiatives with measurable results.
• Lead benchmarking workshops among GM facilities and facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Deliver remote and on‑site technical advisory support including design, troubleshooting, start‑up/shutdown, and capacity tests.
• Prepare detailed service reports with actions, results, and lessons learned.
• Collaborate with engineers to identify cost optimization or process improvements with minimal capital.

Skills

Process engineering

Utilities expertise

Performance optimization

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Engineering standards

Troubleshooting

Start-up/shutdown

Job description

This position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia. It is a permanent full time Expat Relocation Package.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Process Engineer with extensive hands‑on expertise in Utilities processes to join our Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD) under Global Manufacturing (GM) Excellence Organization.

OESD's technical team is responsible for providing high-quality, multi-disciplinary support to GM operating facilities (Refineries, NGLF, and petrochemical plants) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and globally.

Your primary is to provide in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvement programs for Utilities, including both remote and on‑site technical advisory support and benchmarking of utilities.

Key Responsibilities

As successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Conduct regular performance reviews of existing Utilities through key performance indicators (KPIs) representing optimum operability, profitability, reliability, and process safety.
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable improvement recommendations.
• Provide hands‑on support in implementing performance improvement initiatives, demonstrating measurable results in closing identified gaps from quarterly benchmarking reports.
• Lead benchmarking and best practices exchange workshops among Global Manufacturing facilities (wholly‑owned and affiliates) and facilitate knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Deliver on‑demand remote and field technical advisory support, including process design, troubleshooting, start‑up/shutdown activities, and capacity test runs.
• Provide detailed service reports for each support activity, highlighting facility needs, actions taken, results, and lessons learned.
• Collaborate with Global Manufacturing facilities engineers to identify and implement cost optimization or process improvement initiatives, focusing on "low‑hanging fruits" that require minimal capital investment, through operational adjustment or design modification.
• Conduct internal assessments on Utilities using Saudi Aramco engineering standard references and highlight any deviations or better standards applied by affiliates for endorsement to facility management or Saudi Aramco Central Engineering.
• Act as the overall coordinator for cascading and driving Global Manufacturing and Corporate programs for Utilities in operating facilities, enabling their execution and effective monitoring.
• Participate in Business Plan development, coordinate with stakeholders for capital investments on assigned Utilities and support techno‑economic evaluations.
• Evaluate and recommend new Utilities technologies, coordinate with Central Engineering to facilitate field deployment.
• You will hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related specialization. An advanced degree is preferred.
• You will have a minimum of 15 years of total Utilities unit experience (process engineering and operations) with at least 10 years of hands‑on experience in handling refinery’s utilities.
• You will have experience in water desalination and boilers for steam generation
• You will be able to optimize various utility systems, with specific examples of performance improvements achieved.
• You will have in‑depth knowledge of major equipment suppliers and package units for Utilities.
• You will have a proven track record of conducting technical troubleshooting, start‑up, shutdown, and capacity test runs for utility systems.
• You will have strong proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools specific to Utilities performance metrics.
• You will also have strong management and coordination skills, with experience in stakeholder management.

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world‑scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector‑specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.