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This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
We are looking for a Senior Advisor to join our Planning & Performance Management team, offering seasoned expertise and leadership in complex, cross-functional challenges that are crucial to the company's success. This role involves a strategic position based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where you will serve as a key player in enhancing our risk management practices and overall P&PM efficiency.
Job Summary
We are seeking a CCR Platformer Engineer. Our client is a domestic refinery located on the west coast of Saudi Arabia with a daily crude processing capacity of 250,000 BPD. They operate 40,000BPD of Naphtha Hydrotreater and CCR/Platformer Units in addition to other conventional hydrocarbon processing units. Your primary role will be to support in the field of Process/Chemical Engineering assisting in the monitoring and performance improvements of the CCR/Platformer and Naphtha Hydrotreating Units, maximization of the unit's production while maintaining clean fuel mode of operation, supporting the contact engineers on day-to-day issues, process equipment design/evaluation, process modeling, energy optimization and economic evaluation.
Responsibilities:
- Provide engineering technical support to Refinery Operations.
- Perform unit monitoring and conduct performance evaluations.
- Assist in troubleshooting and resolving Operations-related problems.
- Monitor Advanced Process Control (APC) and address constraints to maximize APC utilization.
- Analyze catalyst performance, estimate yields, and assess the life cycle of catalysts.
- Lead Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies, Management of Change (MOC) processes, Root Cause analysis, and incident investigations.
- Prepare annual and long-range operating plans and objectives.
- Identify unit constraints and conduct debottleneck studies to improve efficiency.
- Perform engineering studies aimed at enhancing refinery gross margins.
- Conduct energy audits and surveys to improve refinery energy performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Provide design reviews and commissioning support for capital projects.
- Participate in the development of procedures and their subsequent reviews.
Requirements:
- Hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from a recognized and approved program.
- Possess a minimum of 10 years of experience in CCR/Platforming and Naphtha Hydrotreating.
- Additional experience in the Crude Unit, Diesel Hydrotreating, Penex ISOM, Merox Units, Amine Treating, and Sulfur Recovery Units would be advantageous.
- Have a comprehensive knowledge of engineering practices, international standards, and economic principles.
