.Advanced Process Control Specialist

Employment; Doha; On-site; QAR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Employment seeks a specialist to monitor and improve Advanced Process Control (APC) schemes, ensuring optimized performance and asset integrity in a Qatar-based facility.

The role requires 5+ years in O&G with 3 years at Analyst level in APC, and preferred experience in ethylene and polyethylene manufacturing. You will drive continuous improvement, support digital transformation, and ensure safe, compliant operations across units.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or Control Engineering.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years in the O&G industry, with 3 years at Analyst level in Advanced Process Control.
• Ethylene and polyethylene manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve APC performance against internal and external benchmarks.
• Lead and participate in Management of Change (MOC) for APC-related changes.
• Track mid- and long-term process performance using KPI and economic metrics.
• Provide guidance on advanced process control strategy for units or sub-units to optimize uptime.
• Support digital transformation initiatives and ensure regulatory compliance across the department.

Skills

APC monitoring

Process optimization

Data analysis

Management of Change

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

JOB PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES

support company operations through ongoing monitoring, analysis, and improvement of the Advanced Process Control (APC) schemes to ensure optimized operational performance and asset integrity.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

APC Monitoring & Improvement Monitor and analyze the mid and long-term technical performance of APC against internal and external benchmarks to ensure ongoing optimization. Identify recurring APC problems and/or limitations and proposes initiatives to ensure the development of sustainable solutions and capture various optimization opportunities. Participate and lead Management of Change (MOC) for advance process control related changes, support other plant, and process changes from a process control perspective. Track mid and long-term process technical performance using – among others – predefined and agreed technical and economical KPIs and assesses process control impact on the actual performance. Provide guidance to Operations on the general and long-term advance process control strategy for specific units or sub-units to ensure optimized units. Conduct internal and external process control and APC studies to ensure company alignment to industry leading practices. Ensure that the ethylene unit and other units’ APC are optimized and operating at high uptime. Participate and help lead the digital transformation initiatives for company. Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures Contribute to the identification of opportunities for the continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices in order to increase productivity and operational efficiency. Implement all relevant Section’s policies, processes, procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner. Quality, Health, Security, Safety and Environment Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and relevant quality, health, safety, security and environmental procedures and controls across the Department to guarantee employee safety and delivery of high-quality products/services Reporting Contribute to the preparation of timely and accurate reports to meet departmental requirements, policies, and standards. Qatarization Contribute to the development of Qatari employees. This accountability is applicable to expatriate employees only

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education Required : Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or Control Engineering

Experience Required : Minimum 5 years of experience in the O&G Industry, out of which 3 years at an Analyst level in Advanced Process Control. Required ethylene and polyethylene manufacturing experience. Preferred : Experience in Petrochemicals Industry