Gas & NGL Planning Engineer - Engineering Services- 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.

Facilities Planning within Engineering Services are seeking a Gas Facilities Planning Engineer. Facilities Planning is responsible for the development and coordination of the capital program throughout the Company. The Gas Facilities Planning Division (GFPD) comprises three groups: Gas Group, NGL and Unconventional Group, and Master Plans & Major Studies Group. GFPD’s responsibilities include conducting Master Gas System long-range planning, Gas and NGL facility master planning, transaction technical due diligence and engineering feasibility studies. Responsibilities also include leading front-end capital project development under Capital Management System and supporting the funding of the capital projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary role is to lead the development of business case evaluation, master planning, projects design basis scoping, and conduct special techno-economic studies to identify new capital investment opportunities.
• Developing Gas & NGL Capital Projects from feasibility assessment to full funding, including scope of work development, economic justification and alternatives assessment, and value improvement.
• Leading Integrated Project Teams (IPT) during the study and scoping phases of the projects for any projects with budget greater than $100 million.
• Developing the Gas & NGL scope for major crude, gas, and refining, and chemical programs.
• Leading engineering studies to establish project business case and economic viability.
• Assessing feasible alternatives for capital projects and performing economic evaluations to identify optimal project solutions.
• Performing project specification reviews during the details engineering phase to ensure economic design and conformance with project scope.
• Develop executive level briefings, memos, presentations and documents on capital investment and other special study items.
• Mentor Gas and NGL Planning engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Master of Science degree in related discipline preferred.
• 15+ years of engineering experience in the operation, design or project execution of gas processing, NGL Recovery or fractionation facilities.
• Experience in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and capital program planning is highly desirable.
• Experience in performing economic evaluations, feasibility studies and funding requests.
• Experience directing the work of professional consultants and leading teams to complete engineering studies.
• Experience in process/system simulation of gas processing and NGL operations.
• Able to communicate fluently in English both in writing and orally.

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.