Senior Upstream Facilities Engineer – Oil & Gas, Nelspruit

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Medical and retirement benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Upstream Facilities Engineer for its Nelspruit, Mpumalanga office. The role focuses on designing and optimizing surface facilities for upstream oil and gas projects, ensuring safety, compliance, and operational efficiency throughout FEED and detailed engineering stages.

You will collaborate with engineering, project, and operations teams, oversee PFDs, P&IDs, and equipment specs, and mentor junior engineers while staying abreast of new technologies in the field.

Qualifications

• Requires 9+ years of upstream oil and gas facilities engineering experience.
• Experience in conceptual design, FEED and detailed engineering.
• Strong understanding of process design and equipment selection.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of upstream surface facilities (well pads, process plants, export systems).
• Prepare and review deliverables (PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specs, layouts).
• Support during construction, commissioning, and startup activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

HYSYS

Aspen Plus

P&ID development

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Upstream Facilities Engineer for its Nelspruit, Mpumalanga office. The role focuses on designing and optimizing surface facilities for upstream oil and gas projects, ensuring safety, compliance, and operational efficiency throughout FEED and detailed engineering stages.

You will collaborate with engineering, project, and operations teams, oversee PFDs, P&IDs, and equipment specs, and mentor junior engineers while staying abreast of new technologies in the field.