Process Engineer – Utilities & Tank Farm (GME)

The Process Engineer will provide specialist process and operations support for utilities systems across refineries, natural gas liquids facilities and petrochemical plants. Working within a global manufacturing technical team, the role focuses on monitoring facility performance, improving reliability and profitability, and supporting process safety. It includes both remote and on-site technical advice, benchmarking and knowledge sharing, with particular emphasis on refinery utilities and tank-farm-related infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Review utility-system performance using indicators for operability, profitability, reliability and process safety, then identify practical improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical support for process design, troubleshooting, start-up, shutdown and capacity testing of utility systems.
• Benchmark utility operations across facilities, share proven practices and prepare reports describing issues, actions, results and lessons learned.
• Assess engineering practices against company standards, identify deviations and recommend improvements or approved alternative practices.
• Support annual business planning, evaluate capital investment proposals and contribute to techno-economic assessments for utilities projects.
• Coordinate the implementation of manufacturing and corporate programmes, monitor progress and evaluate new utility technologies for field deployment.

Requirements and Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related specialisation; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 15 years of total experience in utilities process engineering and operations, including at least 10 years of hands-on refinery utilities work.
• Experience with water desalination and steam-generation boilers, together with a record of optimising utility systems.
• Strong knowledge of utility equipment and package units, troubleshooting, start-up, shutdown and capacity testing, plus data analysis and stakeholder coordination.

Skills

The role calls for deep process engineering judgement, sound operational understanding and the ability to diagnose complex technical problems. Candidates should be able to interpret performance data, evaluate equipment and work with multidisciplinary teams. Clear technical reporting, benchmarking, cost awareness and the ability to convert improvement proposals into safe operating changes are important.

Employment Details

This is a permanent, full-time residential position in Saudi Arabia. The vacancy carries an expat family relocation package as described in the advertised role. The specific work location within the Kingdom and the final schedule are to be confirmed in the employment offer. The position includes technical advisory work across facilities and may require both field and remote support.