Process Engineer – Utilities & Tank Farm – Refinery Experience Only

Aramco; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 107,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco seeks a Senior Process Engineer for Utilities with deep hands-on experience in refinery utilities. You will monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvements across utilities, including remote and on-site advisory support and benchmarking against global facilities.

You will lead cost-optimization initiatives, collaborate with engineers, and ensure compliance with Saudi Aramco standards while evaluating new technologies for deployment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of total Utilities unit experience (process engineering and operations).
• 10+ years hands-on experience handling refinery utilities.
• Experience with water desalination and boilers for steam generation.
• Ability to optimize various utility systems with measurable improvements.
• In-depth knowledge of major equipment suppliers and package units for Utilities.
• Proven track record of troubleshooting, start-up/shutdown and capacity tests.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills for Utilities performance metrics.
• Strong management and coordination skills with stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct KPI-based reviews of Utilities performance (operability, profitability, reliability, safety).
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable recommendations.
• Provide hands-on support to implement performance improvements with measurable results.
• Lead benchmarking workshops among Global Manufacturing facilities and drive knowledge sharing.
• Deliver remote and field technical advisory support, including design, troubleshooting, start-ups, shutdowns, tests.
• Create detailed service reports for each support activity with findings and lessons learned.
• Collaborate with facilities engineers to pursue cost optimization and low-capital improvements.
• Perform internal assessments against Saudi Aramco engineering standards and endorse better practices.
• Coordinate Global Manufacturing and Corporate programs for Utilities execution and monitoring.
• Support capital investment discussions and techno-economic evaluations.
• Evaluate new Utilities technologies and coordinate field deployment.

Skills

Utilities experience

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Process optimization

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Process simulation software

Engineering software

Job 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 expertise in Utilities processes to join our Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD) under Global Manufacturing (GM) Excellence Organization.

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

Your primary is to provide in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvement programs for Utilities, including both remote and on-site technical advisory support and benchmarking of utilities.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Conduct regular performance reviews of existing Utilities through key performance indicators (KPIs) representing optimum operability, profitability, reliability, and process safety.
• Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable improvement recommendations.
• Provide hands-on support in implementing performance improvement initiatives, demonstrating measurable results in closing identified gaps from quarterly benchmarking reports.
• Lead benchmarking and best practices exchange workshops among Global Manufacturing facilities (wholly-owned and affiliates) and facilitate knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Deliver on-demand remote and field technical advisory support, including process design, troubleshooting, start-up/shutdown activities, and capacity test runs.
• Provide detailed service reports for each support activity, highlighting facility needs, actions taken, results, and lessons learned.
• Collaborate with Global Manufacturing facilities engineers to identify and implement cost optimization or process improvement initiatives, focusing on “low-hanging fruits” that require minimal capital investment, through operational adjustment or design modification.
• Conduct internal assessments on Utilities using Saudi Aramco engineering standard references and highlight any deviations or better standards applied by affiliates for endorsement to facility management or Saudi Aramco Central Engineering.
• Act as the overall coordinator for cascading and driving Global Manufacturing and Corporate programs for Utilities in operating facilities, enabling their execution and effective monitoring.
• Participate in Business Plan development, coordinate with stakeholders for capital investments on assigned Utilities and support techno-economic evaluations.
• Evaluate and recommend new Utilities technologies, coordinate with Central Engineering to facilitate field deployment.

Minimum Requirements

• You will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related specialization. An advanced degree is preferred.
• You will have a minimum of 15 years of total Utilities unit experience (process engineering and operations) with at least 10 years of hands‑on experience in handling refinery?s utilities.
• You will have experience in water desalination and boilers for steam generation
• You will be able to optimize various utility systems, with specific examples of performance improvements achieved.
• You will have in-depth knowledge of major equipment suppliers and package units for Utilities.
• You will have a proven track record of conducting technical troubleshooting, start-up, shutdown, and capacity test runs for utility systems.
• You will have strong proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools specific to Utilities performance metrics.
• You will also have strong management and coordination skills, with experience in stakeholder management.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work location: Within Saudi Arabia ? To be specified in Job offer

Work schedule: Full Time – To be specified in Job offer

Job Posting Duration

Job posting start date: 01/07/2026

Job posting end date: 12/31/2026

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.