Polyolefin Senior Operations Engineer

Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity 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 Polyolefin Senior Operations Engineer to join our SHARP+ Manufacturing Division under the LTC Business & Project Development Department. The division is responsible for the activities of Sharp+ Project Development under the Liquid to Chemicals Program (LTC) and drive the development of project assessment, and the delivery of project requirements during various stages of the project life cycle (pre-feasibility, feasibility, Pre-feed, feed basic design, detailed engineering and construction). Your primary role is to oversee development of technical scope of work for Invitation to Bid documents, facility design basis and technical interface basis (e.g., process rates & qualities to other units, utilities load, plot requirements).
Key responsibilities
Develop chemical process Yields, Qualities, Operating Expense (Opex) and mass balances for process configurations of Petrochemical units.
Review of engineering documents from licensors and contractors during the pre-FEED, FEED and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) phases of the project.
Develop petrochemical unit’s Operations & Reliability Management Program (ORMP), Flawless project delivery, stat up, Operation philosophy, and operation general instruction. 
Develop pre-commissioning and commissioning instructions and procedures in consultation with licensors, EPC contractors and equipment vendors.
Provide technical support to the operating team for the safe and efficient operation of the Polyolefin plants.
Optimize the plant operations for enhanced productivity and reliability. 
Develop petrochemical unit’s control logic, cause and effect.
Participate in petrochemical unit’s process optimization and synergy between refinery and petrochemicals.
Review and update petrochemicals unit’s redline drawings.
Provide technical support for capital projects involving petrochemical units particularly for the Polyolefin plants at various stages of the project life cycle (pre-feasibility, feasibility, Pre-feed, feed basic design, detailed engineering and construction).
Researching new technologies, regulations, and other factors that may affect business model.
Analyzing the market and identifying opportunities for business growth.
Conduct research on competitors to identify opportunities for new products
Provide technical input to Linear Programming (LP) and economics modeling and capital efficiency.
Provide insights and recommendations in the financial models output and ability to guide management to select the best configurations for the plants/ LTC projects cases.
Develop effective project execution strategies.
Ensure scope, risk and interfaces are captured, manage Interfaces between internal and external parties and documented.

Minimum requirements
As the successful candidate you must hold a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, advanced degree is preferred.
At least 12 years of experience with a focus in the Petrochemicals specifically in the engineering design or operation of Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) plants.
At least 3 years’ Experience in the Linear Programming (LP) & Economics Modeling.

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.