Facilities Planning Engineer -Unconventional Resources- Relocate to Saudi Arabia

Please note that this role is based in Saudi Arabia on a permanent, residential basis.

Aramco energizes the world economy. Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities 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.

We are seeking a Facilities Planning Engineer to join our Unconventional Resources Facilities Planning Division (URFPD) under Unconventional Resources Project Department. The URFPD is responsible for providing for the development and coordination of the capital program for Unconventional Resources within Saudi Aramco in addition to providing engineering support and project management. Your primary role is the development of short, mid and long terms plans to identify, prioritize, develop preliminary scope definitions, and propose capital investments for Unconventional Resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies on major additions/upgrade to gas processing and NGL (Natural Gas Liquids) facilities.
• Perform evaluations required to establish and support long term business strategies related to gas and NGL facilities.
• Coordinates overall planning, control and appraisal of the project as defined by the approved scope.
• Prepare written project justifications for presentation to executive/Corporate Management, and prepare conceptual designs.
• Coordinates and directs preparation of the budget briefs, budget estimates, expenditure requests, economic analysis and authorization for expenditure.
• Prepare scoping papers to define capital projects covering gas processing and NGL facilities.
• Develop facilities/fields master plans.
• Interface with operating organizations, engineering, project management and corporate planning.
• Experience in process simulations.
• Conduct studies to confirm the scoping requirements and justification for major gas investments.
• Perform system and economic evaluations of existing and potential new gas processing and NGL facilities.
• Direct evaluation of major and NGL facilities as performed by others.
• Prepare and make presentations to Corporate Management on gas processing and NGL operations issues.
• Coordinates planning to adjust to unanticipated changes in scope, materials and equipment delivery and cost.
• Mentor young facilities planning engineers for future development to Facilities Planning Consultants positions.

As the successful candidate you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical or equivalent technical field.
• A minimum of 10 Years professional experience, with at least 5 years in gas processing and NGL, preferred experience in the field of Shale Gas.
• Demonstrating strong character and self-motivation, allowing you to effectively engage with clients, owners, and detail design contractors.

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.