Team Leader, Process Engineering (Primary Distillation & Hydro Process)

Your tasks

About the job Plans and coordinates the Residue Conversion Team in the Process Engineering Department to serve as the centralized source of expertise while ensuring compliance with ADNOC Refining strategies, commitments, and goals. Coordinates with other functions, providing high-level technical guidance to Technical Authorities (TA) Level 2 and 3, delegates jobs to TA-3’s based on their functional expertise and skills, and leads in technical investigations and studies. Acts as interface with external agencies, such as OEM, vendors, and licensors, to resolve issues escalated from TA-3’s. Leads the existing and anticipated operational problems, analyses trends, and tracks performance to provide appropriate recommendations to Operations.

Ensures company technical, HSE, and other relevant standards are followed for projects and studies. Provides technical support for Residue Conversion Operating Units, supporting the Operations team and also the long-term improvement and asset development plans including minor and major projects.

Key accountabilities

• Directs, supervises, and controls the activities of assigned personnel including allocating work and determining priorities.
• Performs supervisory functions and exercises functional authority at Team Leader level as established by the Technical Authority Framework.
• Plans, manages, and controls all the team functions and assigned units’ operations in coordination with other support functions, utilizing technical, managerial, and problem-solving skills along with specialized engineering knowledge and operational experience.
• Ensures that the team’s activities are budgeted, planned, and implemented to achieve safe, reliable, and efficient operations at optimum cost with a highly motivated and competent team.
• Ensures technical support for Residue Conversion units and maintains maximum unit production, plant utilization, and the production of quality products as per company specifications while ensuring profitability and 100% HSE compliance.
• Directs and guides implementation of new techniques, methods, processes, and products to improve productivity, reliability, and overall safety of the facilities. Defines resource needs, gaps, and training needs to deploy, operate, and maintain such new technologies.
• Leads or participates (as required) in the preliminary investigation and studies of incidents, failures, or deficiencies to identify root causes and provide recommendations of remedial actions to avoid recurrence.
• Provides technical leadership, expertise, guidance, and support for Residue Conversion units. Ensures smooth flow of work between all Technical Authorities and Process Engineers within the section.
• Participates and/or supervises the section's participation in review of data sheets, technical documents, design basis, PFD, P&ID, HAZOP, etc. during Pre-FEED, FEED, and EPC stages of new projects as and when required.
• Participates in audits and benchmarking studies to improve competitiveness and profitability of the assigned units as and when required.
• Advises and arranges assistance with identifying and correcting chronic plant problems.
• Approves the Performance Guarantee Test Run (PGTR) for new projects and ensures close liaison with process licensors.
• Evaluates the economics of alternative materials and methods, including chemicals and catalysts, to optimize cycle costs.
• Troubleshoots plant operational problems and recommends solutions to the Operations as and when needed.
• Monitors catalyst deactivation rates and evaluates the cycle length. Monitors plans for catalyst and process consumables replacement, budgeting, and procurement.
• Reviews the performance of equipment and ensures that technical assistance is provided for trouble-free operation when necessary.
• Evaluates and recommends proposals for plant modification or improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.

10 years’ experience in refinery plant operations and technical services function, out of which 8+ years of experience in refinery process engineering and technical services related to Residue Fluidised Catalytic Cracking (RFCC), Delayed Coking (DCU), and Atmospheric Residue Desulphurisation (ARDS) is desired.