Senior Process Engineer

Department: Operations Expansion & Start Up

Group: Onshore & Operations Support

Contract type: Contract

Contract duration: 2 years (with possibility of extension)

Working location: Qatar Onshore (Industrial Site / Doha HQ)

Work schedule

• Rotation: 12 weeks ON / 2 weeks OFF (Single Status)
• Residential: 30 days annually (Couple Status)

Part A: Job Specification

Job purpose

Advise and support process engineering and flow assurance activities at senior engineer level during EPC and startup phases until handover to the permanent asset.

Ensure project deliverables meet operations expectations in terms of safety, operability, reliability, and maintainability over the facility design life cycle.

Reporting and relationships

Reports to: Head of Engineering

Internal

Regular contact with Project Management Team and Operations departments.

Periodic contact with Engineering & Projects and HSEQ Group.

External

Frequent contact with shareholders subject matter experts, EPC contractors, vendors, suppliers, and engineering consultants.

Job context & major challenges

• Effectively influence project decisions considering both CAPEX and OPEX over the project life cycle.
• Ensure compliance with company specifications, processes, and procedures for assigned projects.
• Participate in reviews and provide technical input to designs and procedures for implementation of approved field operations, while mitigating new technology risks introduced by the project.

Financial dimension

As defined for this job level in the Delegation of Authority and/or approved budget.

Generic accountabilities - all employees

Safety, health & environment

Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality policies, regulations, and standards.

Qatarization program

Contribute to the development of Qatari employees. This accountability is a condition of employment for expatriate employees.

Firewall compliance

Ensure all activities undertaken comply with anti-trust and competition laws and company firewall policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Provide process engineering technical and specialized expertise to Operations in areas such as design reviews, HAZID/SIL/HAZOP, Management of Change, risk assessment, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, punch list items, warranty claim resolutions, and safety and reliability improvements.
• Support development of Standard Operating Procedures required for new projects.
• Develop and implement process surveillance tools for Operations assets in line with surveillance plans to ensure safe, reliable, and optimum production, including troubleshooting, engineering recommendations, and timely escalation of threats and deviations identified through surveillance monitoring.
• Actively participate in system completions processes and walk-downs prior to commissioning and startup (for example, witnessing chemical and catalyst loading).
• Provide technical input within area of expertise to other disciplines and functions as required to support overall business objectives.
• Support and facilitate smooth completion of project tie-in requirements for all systems under area of responsibility.
• Maintain an issue register, identifying and resolving critical issues, including new technology risks under area of responsibility that could impact project reliability, availability, and cyber security. Prepare discipline handover packages for the operating company following startup.
• Support high-risk commissioning activities for complex and large-scale projects by:
• Undertaking stringent system surveillance
• Tuning and optimizing systems
• Providing advisory support to Operations and Maintenance

Part B: Person Specification - Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Knowledge and experience

Minimum 6 years experience in an oil and gas environment.

Technical and business skills

• Fluent in English with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Conversant with company, national, and internationally accepted specifications.
• Computer literate with advanced knowledge of relevant engineering software tools and systems.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to work and make sound decisions under highly stressful conditions.

Behavioural competencies

• SHE Understanding (3)
• Ethics and Integrity (3)
• Trust and Empowerment (2)
• Teamwork / Supporting Others (3)
• Communication and Information Sharing (3)
• Innovation (2)
• Job Knowledge (4)
• Quality / Quantity of Work (3)
• Planning and Organizing (2)
• Initiative / Commitment (2)
• Interpersonal Skills (2)
• Service Orientation (3)
• Problem Solving (3)
• Supervising and Coaching Others (2)