Process Engineer – Sulfur Recovery

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global energy company as a Process Engineer specializing in Sulfur Recovery and Sour Water Stripper processes. This role offers the opportunity to leverage your extensive experience to optimize operations in refinery and petrochemical settings. You will be part of a dynamic team that provides technical support across multiple facilities, focusing on performance improvement and cost optimization initiatives. With a commitment to continuous learning and development, you will play a crucial role in addressing some of the industry's most significant challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a company that is at the forefront of the energy sector and dedicated to the development of its workforce.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Development Programs

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans

Performance Bonuses

Work-Life Balance Initiatives

Global Project Opportunities

Qualifications

• 15+ years in refinery or gas plants with 10+ years in SRU & SWS.
• Proven ability to optimize operations and conduct technical troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct performance reviews and develop actionable improvement recommendations.
• Deliver remote and field technical advisory support for SRU & SWS.

Skills

Process Engineering

Data Analysis

Technical Troubleshooting

Stakeholder Management

Performance Optimization

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Advanced Degree (preferred)

Tools

Data Visualization Tools

Computer Skills

Job description

Description:

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity 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 Process Engineer with extensive hands-on expertise in Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) and Sour Water Stripper (SWS) processes to join the Downstream Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD). The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of optimizing SRU & SWS operations in refinery and petrochemical plant settings.

OESD’s technical team provides high-quality, multi-disciplinary support to GM operating facilities (Refineries, NGLF, and petrochemical plants) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and globally.

The primary role is to provide in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvement programs for refineries’ SRU & SWS, including both remote and on-site technical advisory support, benchmarking, and technology knowledge management.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Conduct regular performance reviews of existing SRU & SWS facilities, analyzing KPIs related to operability, profitability, reliability, and process safety. Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable improvement recommendations.
• Develop and distribute bi-monthly SRU & SWS technical best practices bulletins, ensuring knowledge dissemination across Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Deliver on-demand remote and field technical advisory support, including troubleshooting, start-up/shutdown activities, capacity test runs, and technology pilot testing. Provide detailed service reports for each support activity.
• Collaborate with Global Manufacturing facilities engineers to identify and implement cost optimization and process improvement initiatives, focusing on “low-hanging fruits” that require minimal capital investment.
• Conduct internal assessments of SRU & SWS process engineering standards, ensuring alignment with Saudi Aramco engineering standards and supporting their implementation across Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Participate in Business Plan development, coordinating with stakeholders on capital investments for SRU & SWS units and supporting techno-economic evaluations.
• Evaluate and recommend new SRU & SWS technologies, coordinating with relevant departments for assessment and piloting support.
• Actively participate in external benchmarking activities with industry bodies such as Japan Cooperation Council Petroleum (JCCP) and Gulf Downstream Association (GDA).
• Lead and participate in SRU & SWS hazard operability (HAZOP) and safety integrity level (SIL) studies as required by operating facilities.
• Investigate incidents related to SRU & SWS process technologies, providing expert analysis and recommendations.
• Act as the primary coordinator for SRU & SWS data requests from Global Manufacturing Affiliate Affairs for Saudi Aramco wholly-owned facilities.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, staying updated on the latest SRU & SWS technologies and industry best practices. Provide in-house technical training to Global Manufacturing facilities as needed.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related specialization. An advanced degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of total refinery or gas plants process units experience, with at least 10 years of hands-on experience in handling SRUs SWS plants.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize SRU & SWS operations, with specific examples of performance improvements achieved.
• In-depth knowledge of SRU process licensor technologies.
• Proven track record of conducting technical troubleshooting, start-up, shutdown, and capacity test runs for SRU & SWS units.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools specific to SRU & SWS performance metrics.
• Excellent computer skills and presentation abilities.
• Strong management and coordination skills, with experience in stakeholder management.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to dynamic environments.
• Candidate with mostly project/design experience will not be considered.

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: 15344

Tagged as: Operations Engineering Solutions Dept