Delayed Coker Visbreaker Specialist – Refinery Experience Only

Saudi Aramco; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 62,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco seeks an experienced Delayed Coker/Visbreaker Engineering Specialist to join the Operation Engineering Solutions Department. The role provides in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvements for refineries’ delayed coker and visbreaker units, including remote and on-site advisory support and knowledge management.

The ideal candidate holds a chemical engineering degree with 15+ years in refinery/petrochemical environments,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 15 years in refinery/petrochemical industry with 10+ years in delayed coker/visbreaker
• Sound knowledge of ASME/API/NFPA standards relevant to fired equipment

Responsibilities

• Conduct performance reviews of delayed coker/visbreaker facilities and analyze KPIs
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable recommendations
• Provide hands-on support to implement performance improvement initiatives and close gaps
• Lead benchmarking and best practices exchanges among Global Manufacturing facilities
• Deliver remote and field technical advisory support including troubleshooting and debottlenecking
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, instrumentation and electrical disciplines for system integration
• Conduct audits and inspections to ensure safety, regulatory, and quality compliance
• Evaluate new technologies for delayed coker/visbreaker optimization

Skills

Benchmarking

Performance improvement

Remote & on-site advisory

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Aspen Hysys

ANSYS

HTRI

Job description

Description:

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.

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 an experienced Delayed Coker/Visbreaker Engineering Specialist to join the Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD).

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

Your primary role is to provide in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvement programs for refineries’ delayed Coker and visbreaker, including both remote and on-site technical advisory support, benchmarking, and technology knowledge management

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive performance reviews of existing delayed coker/visbreaker facilities, and analyze KPIs related to 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 in delayed coker/visbreaker technologies.
• Deliver on-demand remote and field technical advisory support, including troubleshooting, optimization, debottlenecking, revamp, and upgrade activities and provide detailed service reports for each support activity.
• Drive performance improvement programs that enhance process safety, optimize manufacturing costs, and increase plant reliability for delayed coker/visbreaker units.
• Develop and implement best practices and standards for delayed coker/visbreaker engineering and maintenance, while ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulations.
• Provide expert technical support to project teams and contractors for delayed coker/visbreaker engineering and procurement activities.
• Coordinate with other disciplines (process, mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical) to ensure optimal performance and integration of delayed coker/visbreaker equipment.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections of delayed coker/visbreaker equipment to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality regulations and standards.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and innovations for delayed coker/visbreaker improvement and optimization.

Minimum Requirements

• You will hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field. An advanced degree is preferred.
• You will have a minimum of 15 years of experience across the refinery and/or petrochemical industry, with at least 10 years of hands‑on experience in delayed coker/visbreaker specialty.
• You will be able to optimize delayed coker/visbreaker operations, with specific examples of performance improvements achieved.
• You will have comprehensive knowledge of delayed coker/visbreaker processes, equipment, and systems in refining and petrochemical industries.
• You will have deep understanding of ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 & 2, ASME Section I, API‑530, API‑535, API‑537, API‑560, API‑579, API‑936, and NFPA standards applicable to fired equipment.
• You will have Significant experience in inspection and failure analysis of delayed coker/visbreaker equipment.
• You will have proficiency in basic and advanced NDE techniques related to delayed coker/visbreaker equipment.
• High level of proficiency in using software tools related to delayed coker/visbreaker engineering and design, such as Aspen Hysys, ANSYS, and HTRI.
• You will have knowledge of remaining life calculations for heater tubes and refractory design and repair.
• You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to prepare and present technical reports to various audiences.
• You will also have strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work schedule: Full Time – To be specified in Job offer

Job Posting Duration

Job posting start date: 01/07/2026

Job posting end date: 12/31/2026

Working environment

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.

Job ID: 17353

Tagged as: Operations Engineering Solutions Dept