Energy Optimization 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 an experienced Energy Optimization Specialist to work for Decarbonization and Sustainability Division (D&SD) to render Energy optimization and performance aspects. The D&SD provides engineering expertise in energy efficiency and optimization for both process and utility systems in Global Manufacturing Excellence Organization’s oil, refining and gas plants.

Your primary role will be to handle and ensure energy management compliance and improve energy efficiency of multiple operating facilities from Global Manufacturing Portfolio. You will also be responsible for providing technical support on high priority energy engineering and management issues.

Key Responsibilities

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

1. Conduct process improvement, modification and conceptual design.
2. Conduct energy optimization studies at existing and new oil and gas facilities.
3. Audit and review existing facilities to identify improvement opportunities, potential problems, and remedies to existing problems by working closely with refineries, gas plants and oil processing facilities and engineering organizations.
4. Participate in studies and investigations in collaboration with other Saudi Aramco and outside organizations related to new and existing facilities and systems.
5. Conduct simulation studies using Saudi Aramco licensed software packages covering process simulation software.
6. Familiar with energy saving technologies for energy intensive equipment.
7. Deliver presentations to an international audience of experts and publish technical papers.
8. Develop energy efficiency roadmap for oil and gas refineries.
9. Develop energy baseline and Energy KPIs to analyze the energy performance.
10. Ensure energy compliance and efficiency of each operating facility.
11. Develop and maintain Energy Policy, documents and procedures.
12. Work with refinery energy team to identify energy saving opportunities and make recommendations to achieve more energy efficient operations.
13. Analyze and monitor refinery energy use on daily basis and conduct energy audits.
14. Monitor refinery energy intensity indicators and control them toward energy efficiency.
15. Conduct jobsite observation, field inspections or sub-metering to collect data for energy conservation analyses.
16. Conduct internal energy benchmarking studies among the oil and gas refineries.
17. Organize technical exchange workshops among the oil and gas refineries and develop and deliver training material to promote energy awareness among refinery personnel.

Minimum Requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold a:

1. A B.S. degree in Engineering. A M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Electrical / Mechanical/ Chemical Engineering or other advanced professional engineering degrees is preferred.
2. 17 years of experience in process simulation applications in refining /oil and gas plants /petrochemical industries.
3. Proficient in the codes and standards in the oil and gas industry, i.e., API, BS, ISO, ASME, ANSI, IEC, ISA, IEEE, etc.
4. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in the field of energy engineering.
5. Familiarity or hold ISO-50001 Energy Management Standard and Requirement.
6. Working knowledge of oil/gas-related plant processes.
7. Familiarity with development of energy efficiency roadmap, energy baseline and setting targets of energy key performance indicators.
8. Strong data collection and data analytic experience to observe the energy saving opportunities and advise for better energy performance.
9. Excellent computer skills as well as excellent oral/written presentation skills.
10. Strong management and coordination skills.
11. Ability to work under pressure.

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.