Senior Technical Service Engineer

Job Summary

Lead technical process engineering activities to optimize plant operations, troubleshoot systemic issues, and support reliability and productivity improvements in industrial gas or related process plants.

Responsibilities

• Perform process reviews, technical feasibility studies, and process trend analyses to provide technical leadership for continuous plant operation
• Own technical performance, reliability, and efficiency monitoring for the assigned plant area
• Advise operations teams on optimized operating parameters considering plant constraints, sustainability, and demand
• Lead troubleshooting of systemic plant issues related to equipment and processes, collaborating with maintenance and operations teams to enhance plant availability
• Provide technical leadership and support for plant reliability and productivity improvement projects
• Prepare investment justifications including cost-benefit and savings analyses for improvement initiatives
• Lead technical activities during abnormal plant operations, shutdowns, startups, and commissioning
• Support plant turnaround planning by identifying and justifying scope, supervising work packages, and ensuring quality assurance during turnarounds
• Develop technical guidelines for critical operating procedures with input from technical experts
• Collaborate with global support functions to evaluate and implement technical and operational best practices
• Continuously develop technical expertise by staying updated on latest developments in relevant technical areas

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline with minimum 10 years of process engineering and plant operation support experience in Industrial Gas, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refinery, or related plants
• Experience in complex process plants, preferably in technical services or operation support roles
• Proven skills in troubleshooting and optimizing process plant operations or conceptual process design knowledge from EPC projects
• Knowledge of industrial standards and applicable codes for process plants
• Process modelling skills and financial/commercial awareness are desirable
• Strong teamwork and problem-solving skills demonstrated through effective collaboration and issue resolution
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Adaptability and experience working in multinational and multicultural environments