Process Engineer HVO

NESTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable fuel company in Singapore is seeking a Process Engineer to enhance HVO production processes. This role requires at least 5 years in process engineering, specifically in the oil and gas or petrochemical sectors. You'll be responsible for ensuring operational excellence, managing design specifications, and troubleshooting major process challenges while contributing to a more sustainable future. The company emphasizes safety and personal growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in process engineering in oil and gas, refining, or petrochemical industry.
• Understanding of Renewable products chemical processing unit operations.
• Experience with plant operations, startups, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Develop HVO production processes to ensure safety and high operational availability.
• Manage Basis of Design (BOD) and Unit Specific Tolerances (UST).
• Support operations in troubleshooting major process challenges.

Skills

Interpersonal and planning skills

Process optimization

Safety standards

Influencing skills

Education

M. Sc. or higher in chemical engineering

Job description

Are you our next creator of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.

We are looking for you,

Process Engineer, HVO

to our Technical Team in Neste Tuas Singapore.

In this job you will work closely with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering functions to strive for Operations Excellence in all plant performance aspects through improvement initiatives and projects.

Together with you and your HVO expertise, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We work in an inspiring and evolving business environment, where everything we do serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. To drive a growing impact as a global leader in renewable and circular solutions we live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected, and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global growing company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.

More about the job

Your role in our team / in creating a sustainable future

• Continuous development of HVO production processes in mid and long-term to ensure safety, high operational availability, productivity, utilization, efficiency and flexibility.

• Responsible for the Basis of Design (BOD) and Unit Specific Tolerances (UST) defining the operating limits for the units in the area of responsibility.

• Conduct test runs, identify bottlenecks, develop solutions and manage capital investments in the early phases of the project lifecycle.

• Support operations in troubleshooting major process challenges and investigating high risk non-conformances.

• Improve process safety by facilitating risk assessments, managing actions development and implementation.

• Site wide competence management and development for the technologies in the area of responsibility.

• As Singapore refinery representative in the global technology team. Sharing and execution of best practices and common initiatives from Rotterdam and Porvoo refineries. Support process technology evaluation and development.

• Technical support for the unit turnarounds including e.g shutdown, catalyst change out, investments and start-up.

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

• M. Sc. or higherdegree in chemical engineering or relevant field and understanding of Renewable products chemical processing unit operations and engineering.

• At least five years of work experience in process engineering and operations in the oil and gas, refining or petrochemical industry from HVO processes.

• Experience on plant operations, test runs, unit startups and shutdowns and operations troubleshooting is considered as an advantage.

• Understanding and experience utilizing process models and simulations to support in plant optimization and troubleshooting.

• Good understanding of end-to-end value optimization in HVO processes.

• Know-how on waste water treatment technologies would be an added advantage.

• Strong interpersonal and planning skills.

• Good ability to influence in global matrix organization with cultural awareness, performance-driven and active networking attitude.

• High safety standards and strong influencing skills.

Let’s get you started.

Welook forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) . We will do our best to contact you after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. (The person selected for the position must pass a health examination. A security clearance is obtained with their consent.)

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com