Engineer, Process Automation

Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Work Mode: On-site

Date Posted: 11 October 2026

Job Reference/: 32902

About the role:

System Maintenance Support, Technical Support, Contracts & Technical Bid Evaluation, Supervision, Budgets, Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures, Performance Management, Innovation and Continuous Improvement, Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability, and Reports.

• Assess existing systems (Telecommunication and Telemetry, ics and DCS, Process Control Systems, and Real-Time Plant Information and Laboratory Management Systems) on obsolescence, spare parts availability, vendor support, inter-operability and integration for a safe and reliable system operation conforming to Company and International standards.
• Audit the performance of systems, identify opportunities for process performance monitoring and improvements to ensure that the systems conform to applicable standards.
• Provide support in development & updating of the technical specification document and conduct economic feasibility studies to evaluate financial and technical viability of applications.
• Develop system functional specifications, design & as-built documentation, user manuals, training materials for minor modifications carried out in the existing applications. Co-ordinate with site maintenance personnel for development of Vendor support, modifications and upgrades.
• Provide Technical & Engineering expertise to Plants in the field of Real-time Process Information Management system and Laboratory Information management system.
• Provide operational, technical and engineering expertise in the field of Optimization, Alarm Management, Control Loop Performance Monitoring and higher level MES applications.
• Develop scope of work, tender documents, participate in the technical bid evaluation to meet systems requirements as per Company standards and specifications.
• Co-ordinate / participate in the implementation of approved projects including installation and commissioning and future upgrades to ensure timely completion within the budget.
• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
• Provide input for preparation of the Department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
• Implement approved Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section’s work programs in line with Company and International standards.
• Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.
• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Section in line with the Company Performance framework.
• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

4 years of experience in design, installation, commissioning, operations continuing maintenance, testing and CS validation philosophies relating to…