Lead Engineer Process MAF

About the role

OQ is hiring a Lead Engineer Process for MAF (RPI) in Muscat, Oman, reporting to the TL MAF Process Engineering. The role leads the identification, implementation and continuous improvement of process optimization activities at the MAF refinery, supports operations, maintenance and engineering teams, and guides young engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Lead engineering processes and procedures so that technical assessments, recommendations and tasks are completed on time and maintenance and operations assets receive timely support.
• Identify and execute process optimization opportunities across process units and equipment, and supervise design work by internal and external engineers.
• Prepare data for heat and material balances, process flow diagrams and minor plant modifications, and follow them through to completion.
• Support the refinery turnaround, prepare tender documents, and review MOC requests and turn-around scope of work.
• Perform root cause analysis, participate in HAZOP studies, and carry out technical evaluations of new catalysts and chemicals.
• Analyze long-term plant performance data to drive debottlenecking studies and improve yield, energy efficiency and operating costs.
• Monitor process engineering services, including RCAs, FMEAs, spare parts reviews, reliability committee work, PM reviews and cost optimization.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to the operating team and to young engineers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably chemical engineering.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in platforming technology and an engineer role in oil and gas, refinery or petrochemicals.
• Experience in field investigations, inspections, troubleshooting, performance checks and data compilation.
• Excellent written, reading and spoken English; native Arabic desirable.

Required skills

• Process engineering for refinery units such as distillation, catalytic reforming, hydroprocessing, sulphur recovery, amine treatment, isomerization, utilities and co-generation.
• Understanding of P&ID/PFD drawings, OEM manuals and commissioning and start-up.
• SAP, MS Office, and preferably PI and LIMS.
• HSE awareness (process safety, H2S, fire fighting, emergency response).