Refining and Petrochemicals Facility Planning Specialist

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity 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.

Overview

We are seeking a Refining and Petrochemicals Facility Planning Specialist to join our Portfolio Optimization Division under the Fuels Strategy & Capital Planning Department.

The Portfolio Optimization Division is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and optimizing capital investment opportunities within Aramco's refining operating facilities and develops the corresponding project business cases in liaison with the refinery organization.

Your primary role will to drive the early stages of brownfield project development, from opportunity identification to project proposal and business case submission.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

Serve as subject matter expert in the refining economics, fuels market trends.
Identify opportunities for new brownfield capital investment in refining manufacturing sites, develop conceptual project proposal, to enhance overall profitability in alignment with the company's strategy and long-term goals.
Conduct feasibility studies on refineries and petrochemical facilities, with an emphasis on technical and economic justifications.
Coordinate a multi-discipline project development team, track deliverables development and ensure consistency.
Support techno-economic evaluations.
Support optimal solution selection.
Develop Project Value proposition.
Develop project business cases for inclusion in investment plans, support project through phased gate process.
Mentor young professionals.

Minimum Requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold master's degree in Chemical Engineering, business education a plus.

20 years of relevant professional experience in an international integrated O&G / Downstream company or consulting firm.
Experience in Refining brownfield project monitoring (PMO).
Experience in Project or Business Development.
Experience in presenting to senior executive management.

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.