Process Engineer (Pre-treatment and Heat treatment)

NESTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in Singapore is seeking a Process Engineer to enhance feedstock processing capabilities. You will work closely with Operations and Engineering to optimize production processes. Candidates should have a B Sc. in chemical engineering and at least five years of experience in the petrochemical industry. The role demands strong interpersonal skills, safety standards, and a proactive attitude to ensure operational excellence while contributing to a sustainable future.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in process engineering in petrochemical industry.
• Experience with plant operations, shutdowns, and troubleshooting is advantageous.
• Understanding of end-to-end feedstock value optimization.

Responsibilities

• Expand feedstock processing capability in the refinery.
• Conduct test runs and manage capital investments.
• Support operations in troubleshooting process challenges.
• Facilitate risk assessments for process safety.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Planning skills

Process modeling and simulations

Cultural awareness

Safety standards

Networking attitude

Education

B 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 (PTU and HTU)

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 renewable refining feedstock and pretreatment 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

• Expand feedstock processing capability in the Singapore refinery through improvement of PreTreatment and Heat Treatment production processes in mid and long-term, ensuring 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 Feedstock Processing 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

• B Sc. or higher degree 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 pretreatment 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 feedstock 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.

We look forward to receiving your CV and application.

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