Downstream Process Safety Engineer ( Relocation required to Saudi Arabia )

Note : This position is based out in Saudi Arabia and requires relocation and only relevant and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Overview

We are seeking a Process Engineer to join our Downstream Operations Excellence and Compliance Division.

The Downstream Operations Excellence and Compliance Division acts as a performance oversight and advisory body to Aramco Downstream assets and Joint Venture organizations. The division oversees facilities in the Eastern Region Manufacturing, Western Region Manufacturing, Power Systems, Pipelines, Distribution, and Terminals. The organization provides technical guidance and compliance assurance to ensure these critical infrastructure assets operate safely and efficiently.

Your primary role is to ensure robust process safety requirements are met across this diverse downstream portfolio by providing expert oversight, conducting rigorous hazard assessments, and delivering technical advisory services. You will drive continuous improvement in safety culture and integrity management while ensuring all operations comply with corporate policies and regulatory mandates.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Provide strategic oversight and technical guidance on the implementation of Process Safety Management systems across diverse downstream assets, ensuring alignment with corporate safety standards and international best practices.
• Assess major accident hazards in your assigned portfolio by leading complex hazard identification, risk assessment, and consequence modeling studies for refineries, natural gas liquids facilities, pipeline corridors, and terminal operations.
• Perform systematic compliance audits and gap analyses against corporate engineering standards, environmental regulations, and occupational safety codes to verify operational readiness and control effectiveness.
• Advise asset management teams on equipment integrity management, corrosion prevention strategies, mechanical reliability programs, and root cause analysis for process safety incidents within your area of expertise.
• Evaluate management of change documentation and pre-startup safety review checklists for capital projects and facility modifications to ensure engineering controls and safety barriers are properly designed and validated.
• Analyze process safety performance data to identify systemic trends, recommend engineering improvements, and prepare actionable reports for senior leadership.

Minimum requirements

• You must have a Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering. An advanced degree is preferred.
• You will have a minimum of 10 years experience in process safety engineering within downstream industries, including at least 5 years in hazard analysis, compliance auditing, and integrity management.
• You will also have professional certification as a Certified Process Safety Professional or hold a valid Professional Engineer license.
• You must have comprehensive knowledge of occupational safety regulations, environmental protection codes, and national fire protection association standards.
• You will be able to demonstrate strong analytical thinking and systems engineering capabilities when evaluating complex industrial operations.
• Effective technical writing and verbal communication skills are a requirement for developing clear advisory reports and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Experience in conducting pre-startup safety reviews and managing process safety information is also necessary.
• You will have the ability to work effectively in diverse environments and travel to field sites as required.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

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.