Petrochemical and Refining Licensing Specialist

Job Description

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.

Job Overviwe

We are seeking a Petrochemical and Refining Licensing Specialist to join the Technology Support of LTC Readiness and Sabic Interface Department.

The Technology Support group is responsible for providing technology support and consultation to the Liquid to Chemicals (LTC) Projects.  We sponsor the development and commercialization of R&DC technologies from SABIC and Aramco portfolios with focus on the crude to chemicals technologies. We ensure compliance with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Carbon Neutrality (decarbonization) targets for the LTC program.

The Petrochemical and Refining Licensing Specialist’s primary role is to lead the technology licensing and procurement strategies activities; provide technical support to multiple project teams; and develop project specific documents, e.g. invitations to bid (ITBs) and technology selection tools (TSTs).

Duties and responsibilities

You will be required to perform the following:

• Lead activities related to the technology licensing process and procurement
• Provide technical support for capital projects involving petrochemical units at various stages of execution (pre-feasibility, feasibility, basic and detailed engineering)
• Lead the strategic evaluation of licensing agreements
• Assess new and emerging crude to chemicals technologies
• Actively participate in a knowledge sharing network
• Act as a professional mentor to developing specialists and engineers

Minimum requirements

The successful candidate will have the following experience and competencies:

• Bachelor in Chemical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline; a MS is a plus.
• Minimum of 10-15 years of experience with a petrochemical or refining licensor. Experience should include time spent in developing licensing agreements and procurement strategies.

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.