Utilities Engineer - Ethylene

Job Purpose:

Serve as a Process/Facilities Engineer supporting the Utilities Operations team from early pre-commissioning through PMC. The role focuses on ensuring a safe, efficient, and timely startup of utility systems and supporting the transition to stable operations.

Job Responsibilities:

Commissioning & Handover Support

• Coordinate with engineering and construction teams to resolve field issues during commissioning
• Lead and support process and non-process system handover efforts, including:
• Telecom
• Substation / RIE / Analyzer House
• Fire & Gas, PAGA, EAS
• DCS / SIS systems
• Lead system PSSRs post-turnover (130+ utility systems)
• Support EU/PE scope closer to PMC phase to manage PSSR workload
• Provide practical solutions to operations-related issues during early utility operations and commissioning (e.g., MOCs, temporary systems)

Project Continuity & Interface

• Ensure seamless transition from project phase to commissioning and operations
• Interface with EPC contractor engineering, construction, and Phase 5 teams
• Review and validate system turnover packages for startup readiness
• Assist in developing, tracking, and reporting commissioning milestones
• Participate in Pre-Commissioning & OAC Leadership Meetings

Safety & Compliance

- Promote and enforce:

• Tenets of Operation
• Life Saving Rules
• Operational Discipline & Hierarchy
• Stop Work Authority
• Incident Reporting & Investigation
• Environmental Compliance
• Execute Management of Change (MoC) and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR)
• Validate safety and environmental systems prior to startup

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Process Engineering
• 8 years of experience in utilities within petrochemical projects (e.g. ethylene) in the Middle Eastern region.