Distillation Process Engineer- Relocate to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Downstream Process Engineer to enhance the performance of crude distillation and treating processes at their Ras Tanura Refinery. This role involves optimizing plant performance, leading troubleshooting efforts, and managing projects aimed at improving safety and profitability. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this company offers a dynamic work environment supported by significant investment in technology and talent development. Join a team that values expertise and is dedicated to making a global impact in the energy sector.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of refinery process unit experience.
• At least 10 years in handling crude distillation units.

Responsibilities

• Optimize performance of CDU/VDU units and issue detailed reports.
• Lead troubleshooting of unit operations and manage deliverables.
• Prepare design requests and develop engineering design packages.

Skills

Crude Distillation

Process Optimization

Troubleshooting

Process Safety Management

Catalyst Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Advanced Degree (preferred)

Tools

Process Simulation Software

Job description

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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.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Downstream Process Engineer with experience in Crude Distillation and treating processes (mainly Atmospheric distillation, Vacuum distillation, MEROX, etc …) to join our Ras Tanura Refinery Engineering Department (RTRED).

RTRED are responsible for supporting and overseeing the performances of facility assets.

Your primary role is to provide exceptional process engineering support, monitoring plant performance, capturing optimization opportunities and value-creation programs for the operation of crude Distillation and Treating Units to operate safely, reliably, and economically, while achieving target goals aligned with company strategic imperatives.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Perform in-depth plant monitoring and optimize performance of CDU/VDU units by overseeing the units’ operation and economic losses. Issue detailed reports and recommend changes supported by simulation models’ results to optimize unit operation.
• Lead troubleshooting of unit operations, investigate off-specification products, plant trips/upsets, and manage the required deliverables.
• Support operations during turnaround, unplanned shutdowns, and startups by understanding unit operating conditions and transient effects to recommend operational improvements.
• Perform specific tasks such as catalyst forecasting/evaluation, test runs, de-bottlenecking studies, due-diligence assessments, enhancement studies, and HAZOP studies.
• Act as a lead in process safety management, overseeing HAZOP, PSR, SIL, PSSR, QRA, and Alarm Rationalization. Lead HAZOP/Process Safety Reviews of plant operations and new modifications.
• Manage projects aimed at improving safety, reliability, and profitability. Prepare design requests, budget justifications, and detailed implementation plans. Develop detailed engineering design packages and follow up on implementation.
• Review and revise standard work procedures, including operating procedures, instructions, RIMs, alarm and ESD checklists, MOC, HAZOP, JSA, relive valves, and plant drawings.
• Carry out process simulations using various software packages.
• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Possess a minimum of 15 years of refinery process unit experience, including at least 10 years in handling crude distillation units.
• Exposure to different licensor technologies for hydrocarbon treating and familiarity with Honeywell UOP or Axens licensed units is a plus.
• Be a certified PHA/HAZOP leader.

Working environment

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

At Aramco, our people work on world-scale projects supported by top-tier investment in capital and technology. We invest heavily in talent development to address technical, logistical, and environmental challenges globally.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce, encouraging continuous improvement of sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our extensive workforce development programs, one of the largest in the world.