LP Modeling Engineer — Oil & Gas Optimization

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco is seeking a Linear Programming Modeling Engineer to join the Supply Planning and Optimization Division. You will lead LP analyses for hydrocarbon operations, develop long-term business plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize crude, gas, NGL and refinery processes.

The role includes mentoring LP engineers, updating models with latest data, performing back-casting and monthly LP gap reports, and applying best practices in LP modeling to support economics-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
• 7 years of experience in Oil and Gas or similar process industries.
• Clear understanding of crude, gas, NGL and refinery process units’ basic functions.
• Basic knowledge of AspenTech-PIMS software versions (PIMS/MPIMS/XPIMS/AUP).

Responsibilities

• Run the oil & gas and refinery linear programming models to generate the Business Plan level of operations for the Hydrocarbon system.
• Work with all concerned organizations to determine the optimum mode of operation for the facilities.
• Define data and work processes required to maintain and update LP Models.
• Maintain the hydrocarbon LP models by adding or deleting process units and updating yields & streams properties.
• Add new flexibilities to ensure full optimization of the hydrocarbon systems.
• Work with operation and simulation engineers to ensure that the model contains the latest up-to-date process data.
• Perform back-casting and issue a monthly report on the LP gap along with required mitigations.
• Perform special economic studies using the LP model.
• Work with different operations divisions to ensure that short range operating plans are aligned with the long term plans in terms of modeling accuracy.
• Ensure that the business plans’ LP Models contains latest information and simulations required to develop each plan.
• Adapt new best practices in LP modeling.
• Mentor new LP engineers and provide structured training as required.
• Review actual operations facilities bottlenecks and recommends mitigations measures.

Skills

Chemical engineering

LP modeling

Process optimization

Oil & Gas knowledge

AspenTech-PIMS

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering

Tools

AspenTech PIMS

Job description

Saudi Aramco is seeking a Linear Programming Modeling Engineer to join the Supply Planning and Optimization Division. You will lead LP analyses for hydrocarbon operations, develop long-term business plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize crude, gas, NGL and refinery processes.

The role includes mentoring LP engineers, updating models with latest data, performing back-casting and monthly LP gap reports, and applying best practices in LP modeling to support economics-driven