Fuels & Chemicals Facilities Planning Engineer

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company


This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

Facilities Planning Department is responsible for the development and coordination of the capital program throughout the Company. The Fuels & Chemicals Division comprises of three groups: Downstream Development Group, Refining Group, and Chemicals Group. The activities of F&C FPD span the entire Capital Planning Process including idea/opportunity creation, business case analysis, alternative options development, leading the multi-discipline integrated project teams through the preparation of Design Basis Scoping Papers (Front End Loading), and preparation of expenditure request documentation for presentation to Corporate Management. The Division is also responsible for leading broader master planning activities for the Kingdom downstream facilities and optimization/review of capital deployed to provide the highest possible benefit as well as leading Technical Due Diligence efforts on potential acquisition targets in the downstream sector.

Responsibilities:

• Discuss, coordinate, and resolve estimating problems with personnel throughout the Company and with contractor organizations.
• Perform complete analyses and cost validations using internal and external benchmarking data, historical indices, and component benchmarking.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in resolving cost estimating issues while supporting capital projects and programs.
• Mentor and support the review of cost estimates prepared by level II and IV estimators to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with the scope of work.
• Provide overall estimating technical expertise in support of oil and gas capital projects.
• Participate in the analysis of major capital projects to plan the most cost-effective executions in light of experience and current industry practices.
• Prepare multidisciplinary conceptual and definitive cost estimates for This Company capital projects.
• Utilize computer-estimating applications and other solutions in support of developing cost estimates to different levels of accuracy.
• Analyze and evaluate commercial and technical proposals submitted by project management teams or contractors.
• Assist with bid analyses and contract negotiations.

Requirements:

• Professional consultant in planning and executing engineering studies.
• This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Certificates: Fundamentals of Engineering, Professional Engineering, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent certification is highly desirable.
• Performing economic evaluations, feasibility studies and preparing requests for budgetary approvals.
• Advanced education in Economics is highly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral technical presentation skills.
• Applying and analyzing process/system simulation and economics of refinery or petrochemical operations.
• 12 years of experience in:
  • Performing economic evaluations, feasibility studies and preparing requests for budgetary approvals.
  • Professional consultant in planning and executing engineering studies.
  • Applying and analyzing process/system simulation and economics of refinery or petrochemical operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.