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Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Limited (GASCO) is a natural gas
producing company of Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi
National Oil Company (ADNOC), which owns 68 percent stake in the company. Other
shareholders are Shell Abu Dhabi (15 percent), Total SA (15 percent) and Partex
(2 percent). The company was established in 1975.
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Position:
Principal Operations Engineer
Job Description:
PURPOSE:
Develop and support the implementation of cost-effective
improvement programs to close gaps and provide assurance across all Plant &
Pipeline assets on production related quality and quantity by establishing of
standards, evaluating gaps, supporting initiatives and a GASCO wide Centre of
Excellence for Production.
QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering discipline.
4 years or above experience in Plant Operations
of which minimum of 3 years should be in gas plant or refinery
operations
BACKGROUND:
The Principal Operations Engineer activates and supports
sites to improve the ways in which Production is carried out across all of
GASCO’s assets in order to increase the Product quality, quantity and
efficiency. This includes the provision of expert advice and coaching to
develop and support implementation of the changes. The scope of this job
relates to, and influences, all of GASCO’s Operating Plants, Pipeline Networks,
Projects and other HQ entities.
The main challenges faced by the job holder are:
Supporting the bringing together of existing processes &
practices from throughout GASCO and work with stakeholders to simplify,
standardise and implement new ways of working while leading a team of peers
without line authority over key contributors.
Advising on the
integration and alignment of new/adjusted ways of working with other processes
& practices within GASCO.
Interfacing and
effectively communicating between Assets, Technical Engineering and Projects
Divisions in the areas of Production, Product quality and efficiency ensure
implementation success.
Gathering and analysing corporate measures of production
excellence and developing solutions for improvement of Production at sites in
collaboration with all stakeholders
COMPETENCY PROFILE:
Job Specific:
Advanced knowledge/practice in Quality, Business Process and
Performance Management systems.
Thorough knowledge of gas extraction and processing plants
operations and production engineering principles.
Good experience on Process Simulations and other workplace
computer applications.
Gas plants Production process & systems.
Solid understanding of how people go through a change and
the change process.
Familiar with Budget, schedule, risk analysis studies and
ERP Systems (Preferable MAXIMO).
Full knowledge of HSE in a plant environment.
Generic:
Attention to detail, Creative and Analytical thinking,
Problem solving skills, concern for safety, quality and productivity,
Flexibility, Customer Focus, willingness to learn on the job, Teamwork.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the
assigned area to meet functional objectives.
Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to
enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section
objectives.
Implement approved
Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to
support execution of the Section’s work programs in line with Company and
International standards.
Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.
Provide input for preparation of the Department budgets and
assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver
Section objectives.
Investigate and highlight any significant variances to
support effective performance and cost control.
Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance
Objectives for the Section in line with the Company Performance framework
Design and implement
new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
Identify improvements in internal processes against best
practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order
to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Comply with relevant
HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and
sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices
and ADNOC Code of Practices.
Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports
for GASCO Management.
Developing & establishing consistent approaches which
deliver improved efficiency and effectiveness across all assets, thereby
contributing to the objectives of Production Excellence Department. This
includes the management of product measurement, mass balance methods and
quality specifications.
Developing, supporting and implementing GASCO-wide
improvement programs of production quality, quantity management activities in
order to ensure compliance with GASCO standards and enable performance
visibility.
Supporting the establishment and management of processes
whereby production quantity and quality events, opportunities and related risks
are reviewed across GASCO. Identifying the improvement areas and following up
mitigating actions in order to ensure that repeated occurrences of similar
events are prevented.
Supporting the
establishment of a coherent, accurate production measurement process for
production quantity and quality to provide a dependable input to the company
reporting system (PRISM), thus supporting management decisions.
Investigating production quantity & quality,
communicating stakeholders concerns and recommending preventive &
corrective actions in relevant areas of production throughout the life cycle of
the asset.
Supporting the establishment of effective networks of internal
stakeholders (i.e. process owners and subject matter experts) and activate
associated governance to maximise the benefit.
Promote a proactive attitude towards Production Excellence,
challenging entrenched practices, benchmark against world class Oil and Gas
Operators in order to enhance and align with standardized World Class
practices.
Providing the expert advice, support and training in
relevant areas and act as interface between sites and other entities across
GASCO in order to establish and sustain new ways of working.
Support Category Management activities by developing the
required Business cases, screening alternatives and refine the selected
alternative into an executable work plan.
