Process engineer

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• The Process Engineer leads and oversees process design activities, delivering process design packages and engineering deliverables that meet quality standards.
• Coordinates various aspects of process engineering including design, interdisciplinary support, planning, inspection, and procurement.
• Ensures independent technical assurance and challenges contractor process design deliverables to protect technical integrity, operability, and long‑term reliability objectives.
• Leads technical decision‑making and process engineering governance during critical project phases.
• Resolves critical technical issues affecting engineering quality, operability, safety, and project progress.
• Reviews critical project design documents and drawings, such as design basis PFD and P&ID, from contractors and vendors.
• Provides technical leadership and independent process engineering assurance for all activities, including multidisciplinary coordination and design reviews.
• Ensures full compliance of contractor engineering deliverables with project scope, company standards, engineering philosophies, and international codes and standards.
• Leads technical coordination and interface management with licensors, vendors, contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Participates in HAZOP/LOPA/SIL and other process safety studies, ensuring technical risks and operability concerns are properly addressed.
• Incorporates maintainability, accessibility, and constructability considerations into design.
• Ensures proper design reviews during 30%, 60%, and 90% milestones, meeting company requirements, standards, and procedures.
• Drives contractor engineering performance, technical quality, and timely resolution of engineering review comments.
• Identifies opportunities for process optimization, cost reduction, energy efficiency, and schedule improvement while maintaining technical integrity and safety requirements.
• Identifies design gaps and challenges contractor engineering assumptions.
• Ensures plant operability, controllability, maintainability, and startup/shutdown considerations are incorporated into design.
• Reviews and validates process control philosophies, safeguarding philosophies, and participates in process optimization and techno‑economic evaluation studies.
• Supports engineering change management and design freeze activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline; master’s degree is a plus.
• 10–15 years of relevant experience in large‑to‑mega projects, with at least 3 years Saudi Aramco experience.
• Experience with process simulation tools such as HYSYS, PRO II, Flare System and other relevant process design and safety tools.
• Experience simulating steady‑state and dynamic systems.
• Experience in developing H&MB, heat integration, PFD/P&IDs/MSDs, LDT, and in design/specification/selection of process equipment, instruments and hydraulics calculations.
• Experience participating in and contributing to Safety Assessment Reviews.
• Knowledge of HTRI/HTFS, column trays/packing design, corrosion and material selection, CFD modelling is a plus.
• Familiarity with AOC’s standards and procedures preferred.
• Good knowledge of English, both written and verbal.
• Advanced computer skills with MS‑Office.
• Strong experience in FEED and detailed design development.
• Strong understanding of process operability and process control interaction.
• Advanced experience in dynamic simulation and flare/depressuring studies.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi Aramco standards and international engineering codes.