Process Engineer - Utilities & Tank Farm - Refinery

Process Engineer — Utilities

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 provides high‑quality, multidisciplinary support to GM operating facilities (refineries, NGLF, and petrochemical plants) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and globally.

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

• Conduct regular performance reviews of existing utilities through 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‑practice exchange workshops among Global Manufacturing facilities 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 facilities engineers to identify and implement cost optimization or process improvement initiatives that require minimal capital investment.
• Conduct internal assessments on utilities using Saudi Aramco engineering standard references and highlight any deviations or better standards applied by affiliates.
• Act as overall coordinator for cascading and driving Global Manufacturing and Corporate programs for utilities in operating facilities.
• 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 and coordinate with Central Engineering to facilitate field deployment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related specialty; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of total utilities unit experience (process engineering and operations) with at least 10 years of hands‑on experience in refinery utilities.
• Experience in water desalination and boilers for steam generation.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize various utility systems, with specific examples of performance improvements achieved.
• In‑depth knowledge of major equipment suppliers and package units for utilities.
• Proven record of conducting technical troubleshooting, start‑up, shutdown, and capacity test runs for utility systems.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools for utilities performance metrics.
• Strong management and coordination skills with experience in stakeholder management.

Location:

Saudi Arabia (specific location to be specified in job offer)

Schedule:

Full‑time (specific schedule to be specified in job offer)