Senior Environmental Engineer at Aramco
Chicago, IL 60290
About the Job
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Environmental Engineer to join our Global Manufacturing Excellence organization to work under the Decarbonization and Sustainability Division to render environmental protection and performance aspects.
Decarbonization and Sustainability Division provides support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliates’ facilities in assessing and advising on the deployment and adoption of decarbonization, energy and environmental programs and initiatives. This includes identifying and analyzing operational challenges and developing engineering solutions to improve energy efficiency and Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.
Your primary role as an Environmental Engineer is to provide expert guidance and support in GHG management activities such as data collection, analyzing data to observe GHG reduction opportunities, advising to improve GHG emission performance, conducting waste and emission minimization assessments, incorporating circular economy models, setting targets of key performance indicators such as flaring, SO2 emission, and Hydrocarbon discharge to marine, and applying environmental regulations and standards such as ISO-14001 Environmental Management System. Strong management and coordination skills are necessary to lead and work with environmental teams in operating facilities under the Global Manufacturing Excellence.
Key Responsibilities
As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Monitor facility operating and business plans objectives are consistent and in-line with environmental protection policy and all applicable environmental policies, GIs and standards.
- Conduct full potential environmental assessment and provide recommendations.
- Develop, review and implement Green House Gas management program including GHG data collection, analysis and reporting.
- Conduct internal GHG assurance audit and provide support in preparation of facilities GHG 3rd party audits.
- Monitor air quality, waste water and water conservation, waste management performance.
- Establish environmental KPIs targets in alignment with company environmental policies and strategies
- Develop, review and deployment of facilities environmental management system in alignment with ISO 14001.
- Develop and maintain Environmental procedures and guidelines.
- Conduct internal environmental performance benchmarking studies among the oil and gas, refineries.
- Stay abreast of international and regional regulations concerning emissions, waste management, water and waste water, GHG to ensure alignment with compliance standards.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders, including field engineers, top-level executives, and regulatory bodies, to ensure alignment with industry needs.
- Analyze complex data sets related to emissions, equipment efficiency, and other relevant parameters, deriving actionable insights for enhancement.
- Organize technical exchange workshops among the oil and gas refineries.
- Develop and deliver training material to promote environmental awareness among refinery personnel.
Minimum Requirements
As a successful candidate you will hold a:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering
- 17 years of experience in oil and gas refineries,
- Knowledge of the oil & gas, refining industry and its environmental challenges and risks.
- Knowledge of global / governmental environmental policies, regulations and standards.
- Qualified Environmental Professional QEP certified professional (preferred).
- Expert in technical sustainability data, calculation methodology and limitations.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in the field of environmental engineering
- Familiarity with ISO-14001 Environmental Management System and Requirement
- Familiarity with development of decarbonization roadmap, GHG emission baseline and target setting
- Possess excellent computer skills as well as presentation skills.
- Strong management and coordination skill.
- Good command of English, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work under pressure
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
