Lead Process Engineer - Technical Authority
Posted date [2026-07-29]
(ID: 48794)
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Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a leading diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Our network of fully integrated businesses operates across the energy value chain, helping us to responsibly meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market.
Already in the top tier of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producers in the world, we are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow, strengthening our position as a reliable and responsible global energy provider. We are allocating an initial $23 billion to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to enable our net zero by 2045 ambition and our commitment to zero methane emissions by 2030. ... |
Job Description and Requirements
Lead Process Engineer - Technical AuthorityJob Snapshot
Role: Lead Process Engineer - Technical Authority
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Chemical Engineering
Experience: Minimum 8 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Lead Process Engineer - Technical Authority role in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, is an Oil and Energy hiring opportunity responsible for directing process-engineering activities and providing authoritative technical advice to operations and project teams.
The position will supervise discipline engineers, protect the quality and timeliness of technical studies, review EPC deliverables, and establish consistent process-engineering practices across operational assets, major developments, brownfield modifications, and new-field projects.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Chemical Engineering
Salary: 30000-45000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality:
Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
Reliable process-engineering decisions are essential to safe plant operation, efficient project delivery, and long-term facility performance. Design deficiencies or inconsistent technical standards can create operational risk, construction delays, commissioning problems, and avoidable lifecycle costs.
Acting as the company\'s Technical Authority for Process Engineering, the role will provide clear direction when complex issues or technical disputes arise. It will also ensure that key engineering documents, standards, design philosophies, and operating requirements support safe and effective business performance.
Key Responsibilities
The position will combine discipline leadership, engineering assurance, operational support, project consultation, and technical-governance responsibilities.
* Direct, supervise, and coordinate the work of engineers within the Process Engineering discipline.
* Provide technical advice to operations on process performance, safety, reliability, and plant concerns.
* Protect the technical integrity, quality, and timely completion of process-engineering studies.
* Prepare progress and performance-analysis reports for management review.
* Identify problematic areas and recommend practical corrective action.
* Ensure engineering work complies with company policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
* Support the Process Engineering section in achieving and maintaining ISO certification.
* Review process and control deliverables prepared by EPC contractors.
* Verify that system and equipment designs support safe, accessible, and efficient operation.
* Provide on-site process-engineering consultation during construction activities.
* Support project teams during pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and operational handover.
* Serve as the Technical Authority for Process Engineering across the company.
* Mediate technical disagreements and provide authoritative recommendations to conflicting parties.
* Lead the development and authorization of engineering philosophies, policies, and design-basis documents.
* Provide process-engineering expertise for operational assets, major projects, brownfield work, and new-field developments.
* Develop and review process-engineering standards, codes of practice, and technical specifications.
* Ensure technical requirements reflect current legislation, recognized good practice, and lessons learned.
* Identify new technologies and engineering improvements that can support business objectives.
* Assess the suitability and potential value of technical innovations before implementation.
* Provide Process Engineering representation for HSE studies, technical reviews, and safety workshops.
* Promote consistent technical decisions across engineering, operations, projects, and contractor teams.
Ideal Profile
Applicants should hold a bachelor\'s degree in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline and have at least eight years of relevant professional experience.
The successful candidate will possess substantial process-engineering knowledge across plant operations, technical studies, design assurance, EPC projects, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning. Experience leading engineers and providing senior technical guidance is essential.
Candidates should understand regulatory requirements, ISO systems, engineering standards, HSE studies, equipment operability, and technical-document governance. Strong analytical judgement, report writing, stakeholder influence, and the ability to resolve complex engineering disputes are required. Applicable professional certifications will provide an advantage.
Skills Set
* Process Engineering leadership
* Technical Authority responsibilities
* Chemical process design
* Operational technical support
* Process-engineering studies
* EPC deliverable review
* Process-control review
* System and equipment operability
* Construction technical support
* Pre-commissioning support
* Commissioning and start-up
* Technical dispute resolution
* Engineering design basis
* Process philosophies and policies
* Brownfield projects
* New-field developments
* Engineering standards
* Codes of practice
* Technical specifications
* ISO certification support
* Regulatory compliance
* HSE studies and workshops
* Technical innovation assessment
* Performance reporting
* Multidisciplinary coordination
Why Join Us
This role provides the opportunity to shape process-engineering decisions across operating facilities and major capital developments. The successful candidate will influence plant safety, project quality, commissioning readiness, technical consistency, and long-term asset performance.
ADNOC Group offers a stable environment for experienced engineers to expand their leadership and technical-governance capabilities. Acting as a discipline authority also provides meaningful exposure to operations, EPC contractors, project teams, HSE specialists, and senior decision-makers.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is a major integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its activities span exploration, production, processing, refining, distribution, and the development of advanced energy solutions. The group supports the UAE\'s energy sector through operational expertise, technology investment, large-scale infrastructure, and a strong commitment to safety, reliability, and responsible resource development.
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
Reliable process-engineering decisions are essential to safe plant operation, efficient project delivery, and long-term facility performance. Design deficiencies or inconsistent technical standards can create operational risk, construction delays, commissioning problems, and avoidable lifecycle costs.
Acting as the company\'s Technical Authority for Process Engineering, the role will provide clear direction when complex issues or technical disputes arise. It will also ensure that key engineering documents, standards, design philosophies, and operating requirements support safe and effective business performance.
Key Responsibilities
The position will combine discipline leadership, engineering assurance, operational support, project consultation, and technical-governance responsibilities.
* Direct, supervise, and coordinate the work of engineers within the Process Engineering discipline.
* Provide technical advice to operations on process performance, safety, reliability, and plant concerns.
* Protect the technical integrity, quality, and timely completion of process-engineering studies.
* Prepare progress and performance-analysis reports for management review.
* Identify problematic areas and recommend practical corrective action.
* Ensure engineering work complies with company policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
* Support the Process Engineering section in achieving and maintaining ISO certification.
* Review process and control deliverables prepared by EPC contractors.
* Verify that system and equipment designs support safe, accessible, and efficient operation.
* Provide on-site process-engineering consultation during construction activities.
* Support project teams during pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and operational handover.
* Serve as the Technical Authority for Process Engineering across the company.
* Mediate technical disagreements and provide authoritative recommendations to conflicting parties.
* Lead the development and authorization of engineering philosophies, policies, and design-basis documents.
* Provide process-engineering expertise for operational assets, major projects, brownfield work, and new-field developments.
* Develop and review process-engineering standards, codes of practice, and technical specifications.
* Ensure technical requirements reflect current legislation, recognized good practice, and lessons learned.
* Identify new technologies and engineering improvements that can support business objectives.
* Assess the suitability and potential value of technical innovations before implementation.
* Provide Process Engineering representation for HSE studies, technical reviews, and safety workshops.
* Promote consistent technical decisions across engineering, operations, projects, and contractor teams.
Ideal Profile
Applicants should hold a bachelor\'s degree in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline and have at least eight years of relevant professional experience.
The successful candidate will possess substantial process-engineering knowledge across plant operations, technical studies, design assurance, EPC projects, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning. Experience leading engineers and providing senior technical guidance is essential.
Candidates should understand regulatory requirements, ISO systems, engineering standards, HSE studies, equipment operability, and technical-document governance. Strong analytical judgement, report writing, stakeholder influence, and the ability to resolve complex engineering disputes are required. Applicable professional certifications will provide an advantage.
Skills Set
* Process Engineering leadership
* Technical Authority responsibilities
* Chemical process design
* Operational technical support
* Process-engineering studies
* EPC deliverable review
* Process-control review
* System and equipment operability
* Construction technical support
* Pre-commissioning support
* Commissioning and start-up
* Technical dispute resolution
* Engineering design basis
* Process philosophies and policies
* Brownfield projects
* New-field developments
* Engineering standards
* Codes of practice
* Technical specifications
* ISO certification support
* Regulatory compliance
* HSE studies and workshops
* Technical innovation assessment
* Performance reporting
* Multidisciplinary coordination
Why Join Us
This role provides the opportunity to shape process-engineering decisions across operating facilities and major capital developments. The successful candidate will influence plant safety, project quality, commissioning readiness, technical consistency, and long-term asset performance.
ADNOC Group offers a stable environment for experienced engineers to expand their leadership and technical-governance capabilities. Acting as a discipline authority also provides meaningful exposure to operations, EPC contractors, project teams, HSE specialists, and senior decision-makers.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is a major integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its activities span exploration, production, processing, refining, distribution, and the development of advanced energy solutions. The group supports the UAE\'s energy sector through operational expertise, technology investment, large-scale infrastructure, and a strong commitment to safety, reliability, and responsible resource development.
