Advanced Process Control Specialist

About the role

This role supports company operations by continuously monitoring, analysing and improving Advanced Process Control (APC) schemes so that operational performance and asset integrity are optimised. It covers the ethylene unit and other units, and includes participation in management of change, digital transformation and Qatarization.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse the mid- and long-term technical performance of APC against internal and external benchmarks, identify recurring problems and propose sustainable solutions.
• Lead Management of Change (MOC) for APC-related changes and support other plant and process changes from a process control perspective.
• Track process technical performance using predefined technical and economic KPIs and assess the impact of process control on actual performance.
• Guide Operations on the general and long-term APC strategy for specific units and conduct internal and external process control and APC studies aligned with industry best practice.
• Help ensure the ethylene unit and other units' APC are optimised and running at high uptime, and contribute to digital transformation initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and practices, and implement the Section's policies, procedures and instructions consistently.
• Ensure compliance with quality, health, safety, security and environmental regulations and procedures.
• Prepare timely and accurate reports, and contribute to developing Qatari employees (for expatriate staff only).

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Control Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including 3 years at analyst level in Advanced Process Control.
• Required: ethylene and polyethylene manufacturing experience; preferred: petrochemicals industry experience.