Senior Process Engineer & Technical Lead (Oil & Gas)

NOV; Tokke; On-site; NOK 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NOV is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to own process engineering activities across tenders and project execution in the oil and gas sector. The role blends hands-on technical work with project leadership, delivering feasible designs and leading a small team of engineers.

You will guide FEED and EPC activities, drive technical reviews, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, within-budget execution while remaining engaged in engineering work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience within the oil and gas industry or related sectors.
• Proficient in process design.
• Demonstrated ability to independently perform process engineering tasks, combining hands-on technical execution with coordination and review responsibilities.
• Availability for occasional business travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering activities across tenders and project execution.
• Collaborate with the Discipline Manager to define and align process team objectives within the project.
• Provide appropriate process engineering input to design activities undertaken by other inter-discipline engineering within the project team.
• Act as the process engineering interface with internal disciplines, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Ensure all deliverables are technically accurate and aligned with scope, budget, schedule, and quality standards.
• Execute feasibility studies, conceptual design, and process studies.
• Develop key design Process documentation and support other process engineers in their preparation.
• Represent process engineering in technical design reviews (e.g., P&ID, HAZOP, SIL, HAZID) as well as in client and vendor meetings.
• Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for process improvement

Skills

Process design

Site experience

Leadership

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

HYSYS

Job description

NOV is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to own process engineering activities across tenders and project execution in the oil and gas sector. The role blends hands-on technical work with project leadership, delivering feasible designs and leading a small team of engineers.

You will guide FEED and EPC activities, drive technical reviews, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, within-budget execution while remaining engaged in engineering work.