WHO IS OUR CLIENT?

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.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are seeking a Process Control & Automation Engineer join our Process Automation & Systems Division under our Process and Control Systems Department.

Process and Control Systems Department provides services in the field of process engineering, automation, new energy and digitalization to various entities within Aramco.

As a Process Control & Automation Engineer your role will be utilize your experience in automation systems design, installation and commissioning for Oil & Gas facilities. Provide professional advice regarding operational processes, equipment, technology, facility design and solutions to operational and maintenance issues.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor degree in Engineering preferably in Chemical or Electrical engineering. A Master's degree or PhD is desired but not required.
• Minimum 20 years of professional experience as an engineer in charge of technical work and in field of specialty.
• Experience with the latest technologies in the automation field. With knowledge in DCS or SIS systems.
• Have participated as lead engineer in major Automation System project and conducted commissioning and startup activities.
• Previous work with a major international Oil & Gas Company and/or previous employment with one of the automation system suppliers used by Company.
• Previous participation in HAZOP and / or SIL analysis studies for oil & gas facilities.
• Design and Implementation of different control schemes (Boiler Control, Motor Control, Burner Management, Compressor Control)
• Experience with Process Automation network (switches, routers and domain management) and different communication protocols used in process automation field.
• Experience with turbine and compressor control applications and their control systems.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES

• Implementation of safety instrumented system (SIS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), distributed control system (DCS), Turbo Machinery control.
• Execute process control for hydrocarbon, Gas Plants, NGL Fractionation Plants, Refineries, petrochemicals plants, Pipelines and Distribution facilities
• Originate and carry out engineering studies to determine optimal solutions to complex technical problems, increase revenue, reduce cost and improve process safety.
• Participates in and provide technical expertise for process safety reviews such as HAZOP studies, SIL analysis and Qualitative Risk Assessments.
• Performs cost analyses and Value Engineering studies to recommend cost-effective solutions to technical issues.
• Reviews and evaluates capabilities of vendors and contractors to determine their acceptability to perform major services to Saudi Aramco. Acts a Company representative in technical dealings with vendors, manufactures and design firms.
• Develop and maintain Engineering Standards, Material Specifications, Procedures and Best Practices to enhance company profitability, safety and productivity.
• Evaluate and introduce best practices and new technologies to enable to Company to achieve Best in Class performance in oil and gas business.
• Conduct seminars and technical exchange meetings to promote new technologies and best practices to personnel from other engineering organizations and facilities.

REWARDS & BENEFITS OVERVIEW

Our client offers excellent compensation and industry-leading benefits and other programs designed to meet the diverse needs of their employees and their families.

Salary - commensurate with experience and individual qualifications.

Salary packages can include expatriate premiums & supplemental benefits plans

Annual bonus

Housing: housing allowance

Healthcare: Access to top-notch healthcare is an important part of working as an expatriate for our client.

Dependent Education: High School allowance

Annual vacation: 22 days of vacation leave per year. In addition to annual vacations days, employees also receive 11 paid company holidays each year.

Repatriation allowance: Annually round trip to your home country.

THE STAGES OF THIS PROCESS ARE:

1. Resume Evaluation: A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client's job description requirement.

Use the job description requirements to highlight your relevant experience and skills.

Be specific and describe the significance of your work, keyword alignment is important. Emphasize the impact of the work you've contributed to HR areas and tasks. Use your professional profile/resume to focus on major accomplishments and qualifications that match the job.

If your resume evaluation is suitable for this position, the recruitment team will invite you to a preliminary phone/video interview in 2-3 days.

If your resume evaluation is not suitable, you will be receiving an e-mail notification in 2-3 days.

2. Interviews stage

2.1 LHR Americas preliminary phone/video interview: A member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas will first schedule a call with you to discuss the details of the position, your interests, and qualifications. Furthermore, your English level will be evaluated at this stage, ONLY native or advanced speakers will approve this evaluation.

If this preliminary phone/video interview is successful your resume will be submitted to our client.

If your preliminary phone/video interview is not successful our Talent Acquisition consultant will inform you.

2.2 Client phone/video interview: This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client, we cannot guarantee the time our Client will take to approve your resume, but it should take less than a week.

If your resume is approved a member of the Talent Acquisition Team from our client will schedule a call with you to evaluate your qualifications.

The client interview contains technical questions that help assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field and may include a behavioral evaluation. Be prepared to explain how you approach problems and produce solutions.

If your phone interview is successful, the hiring team will further evaluate your resume, and they will invite you to a video interview when hiring managers are available.

If your resume is not approved, LHR Americas will inform you.

2.3 Video interviews with hiring managers: which may also contain technical questions that help us assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field.

3. Conditional Offer

A successful interview may result in a conditional offer of employment.

Conditions for employment include but are not limited to: medical examinations, and permission to secure a visa to work and reside in-country.

4. Relocation process

After your offer is accepted and all conditions for employment are met, you will be assigned a relocation advisor from LHR Americas. This advisor is your go-to resource for the transition, providing helpful advice on everything from when to give notice to your current employer to visa services.