Process Engineer - Chemicals Specialist (olefins, Aromatics & Synthetic Rub

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 Downstream Chemical Engineer with experience in chemicals, mainly in olefins, aromatics & synthetic rubber manufacturing to join our Affiliates Manufacturing Excellence Department (AMED)

Affiliates Manufacturing Excellence Department (AMED) is a multifunctional business unit and a front office setup to oversee Saudi Aramco Affiliates' operational performance, manage HSSE and facilitate driving manufacturing excellence across the portfolio. AMED Acts as the primary interface between Saudi Aramco and Affiliates by advising, coordinating, assuring and prompting services & support and conducting Affiliates manufacturing performance analysis and benchmarking.

Your primary role will be to provide technical expertise in conducting benchmarking and analyzing the performance of Global Manufacturing chemicals assets. You will also be expected to provide support in closing the performance gaps identified in the benchmarking process.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

Analyze chemicals assets economics and identify the lost opportunities in order to optimize the assets.

Conduct studies to identify areas for improvement in the operations of Global manufacturing assets.

Review and ascertain the competitive positions of Global Manufacturing assets in the industry based on the conducted studies.

Advise Global Manufacturing Management on the performance of chemicals assets.

Lead the planning, development, and execution of solutions to bridge the performance gaps identified.

Formulate expense/margin optimization plans to maximize the financial performance of Global Manufacturing chemicals assets.

Coordinate with asset owners to establish performance targets and track progress.

Assess the future impact of planned capital improvements and modifications.

Minimum Requirements

You must hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related specialization. An advanced degree is preferred.

You should have a minimum of 15 years of chemical process units experience with at least 5 years as an asset economist.

Working knowledge of chemicals industry process plant characteristics is essential.

You should possess the ability to facilitate technical discussions and use influence to align various stakeholders.

Proficiency in data analysis and data visualization tools is also required.

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.