# Delayed Coker Visbreaker Specialist - Refinery Experience Only **Company**: Aramco **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Manufacturing **Apply**: https://careers.aramco.com/expat_uk/job/Delayed-Coker-Visbreaker-Specialist-Refinery-Experience-Only/857081923/ **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_e62a44fe-046 ## Description ## Overview We are seeking an experienced Delayed Coker/Visbreaker Engineering Specialist to join the Operation Engineering Solutions Department (OESD). OESD's technical team is responsible for providing high-quality, multi-disciplinary support to Global Manufacturing operating facilities (Refineries, NGLF, and petrochemical plants) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and globally. Your primary role is to provide in-depth process engineering and operations expertise to monitor, optimize, and drive performance improvement programs for refineries' delayed Coker and visbreaker, including both remote and on-site technical advisory support, benchmarking, and technology knowledge management ## Key Responsibilities As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following: - Conduct comprehensive performance reviews of existing delayed coker/visbreaker facilities, and analyze KPIs related to operability, profitability, reliability, and process safety. - Develop and present quarterly benchmarking reports with actionable improvement recommendations. - Provide hands-on support in implementing performance improvement initiatives, demonstrating measurable results in closing identified gaps from quarterly benchmarking reports. - Lead benchmarking and best practices exchange workshops among Global Manufacturing facilities (wholly-owned and affiliates), and facilitate knowledge sharing and continuous improvement in delayed coker/visbreaker technologies. - Deliver on-demand remote and field technical advisory support, including troubleshooting, optimization, debottlenecking, revamp, and upgrade activities and provide detailed service reports for each support activity. - Drive performance improvement programs that enhance process safety, optimize manufacturing costs, and increase plant reliability for delayed coker/visbreaker units. - Develop and implement best practices and standards for delayed coker/visbreaker engineering and maintenance, while ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulations. - Provide expert technical support to project teams and contractors for delayed coker/visbreaker engineering and procurement activities. - Coordinate with other disciplines (process, mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical) to ensure optimal performance and integration of delayed coker/visbreaker equipment. - Conduct regular audits and inspections of delayed coker/visbreaker equipment to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality regulations and standards. - Evaluate and recommend new technologies and innovations for delayed coker/visbreaker improvement and optimization. ## Minimum Requirements - You will hold a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field. An advanced degree is preferred. - You will have a minimum of 15 years of experience across the refinery and/or petrochemical industry, with at least 10 years of hands-on experience in delayed coker/visbreaker specialty. - You will be able to optimize delayed coker/visbreaker operations, with specific examples of performance improvements achieved. - You will have comprehensive knowledge of delayed coker/visbreaker processes, equipment, and systems in refining and petrochemical industries. - You will have deep understanding of ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 & 2, ASME Section I, API-530, API-535, API-537, API-560, API-579, API-936, and NFPA standards applicable to fired equipment. - You will have Significant experience in inspection and failure analysis of delayed coker/visbreaker equipment. - You will have proficiency in basic and advanced NDE techniques related to delayed coker/visbreaker equipment. - High level of proficiency in using software tools related to delayed coker/visbreaker engineering and design, such as Aspen Hysys, ANSYS, and HTRI. - You will have knowledge of remaining life calculations for heater tubes and refractory design and repair. - You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to prepare and present technical reports to various audiences. - You will also have strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. ## 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 ## Job Posting Duration Job posting start date: 01/07/2026 Job posting end date: 12/31/2026 ## 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. ## Skills ### Required - Chemical Engineering - Process Engineering - Operations Expertise - Benchmarking - Technical Advisory Support - ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 & 2 - ASME Section I - API-530 - API-535 - API-537 - API-560 - API-579 - API-936 - NFPA standards - Fired Equipment - Inspection and Failure Analysis - NDE techniques - Software tools - Aspen Hysys - ANSYS - HTRI - Remaining life calculations - Refractory design and repair