Refining & Optimization specialist – Solomon Benchmarking

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Process Engineer with extensive experience in Solomon benchmarking methodologies. This role involves providing technical expertise to enhance performance across Global Manufacturing assets. You will coordinate benchmarking studies, analyze performance data, and implement improvements to maximize efficiency. The company is renowned for its commitment to innovation and talent development, offering a challenging and rewarding work environment. Join a team that addresses some of the world's biggest energy challenges and contributes to significant societal benefits.

Qualifications

• 17 years of experience in refining and chemical process units.
• 5 years of specialized experience in Solomon benchmarking.
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Solomon benchmarking studies for Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Develop performance benchmarking reports capturing Solomon metrics.
• Lead solutions to bridge performance gaps identified.

Skills

Solomon benchmarking

Data analysis

Data visualization tools

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Data visualization tools

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 a Process Engineer with extensive hands-on experience in Solomon benchmarking methodologies and performance analysis to join the Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD) under the Downstream Global Manufacturing division.

OESD under Global Manufacturing provides specialized and timely operations and process engineering support to all process technologies operated in both wholly-owned and affiliates’ refining and chemicals operating facilities, collectively known as Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing.

The primary role is to provide technical expertise in conducting benchmarking, analyzing performances, and implementing improvements for Global Manufacturing assets using Solomon performance metrics. The incumbent is expected to drive performance enhancements by identifying and closing gaps discovered through the benchmarking process.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Coordinate and support the administration of Solomon benchmarking studies and relevant requirements for Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Facilitate data collection, verification and data quality review during the conduct of Solomon benchmarking in Global Manufacturing Affiliates’ facilities.
• Review and ascertain the competitive positions of Global Manufacturing facilities in the industry based on the Solomon benchmarking results.
• Document the findings and recommendations of the studies for presentation to Global Manufacturing management and affiliates.
• Lead the planning, development, and execution of solutions to bridge the performance gaps identified.
• Formulate expense/margin optimization plans to maximize financial performance of Global Manufacturing Affiliates’ facilities.
• Coordinate with affiliates’ facilities to establish performance targets and measure progress using Solomon metrics.
• Assess future impact of planned capital improvements and modifications.
• Develop regular performance benchmarking reports capturing the Solomon metrics for all Global Manufacturing affiliates’ facilities.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Advanced degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 17 years of total refining and/or chemical process units experience with at least 5 years specialized experience in Solomon benchmarking and analysis of associated metrics.
• Working knowledge of refinery and chemical industry business and plant operations.
• Solid experience in facilitating Solomon benchmarking study for refining and/or chemical process units including data input quality assurance and analysis of outcome
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions and use influence to align various stakeholders.
• Proficiency in data analysis and data visualization tools.
• Strong presentation and reporting skills, and ability to communicate complex and technical information in a clear and concise manner.
• Strong initiative, creativity, integrity, and leadership qualities. You should be able to identify and seize opportunities for improvement, lead and inspire others to achieve excellence and optimization.

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: 15353

Tagged as: Operations Engineering Solutions Dept