Technologist - Water

Role overview

This position is focused on driving technology upgrades and continuous improvement activities in line with the defined CTS plan for engineering, procurement, and operations teams. The aim is to strengthen process safety, improve reliability, reduce costs, and support stronger environmental performance.

Core responsibilities

The role holder will support site operations by applying technology, process engineering, and improvement methods across plant activities. The scope includes working with internal teams to keep operations safe, reliable, and aligned with production requirements.

Policies, processes, and safety

• Follow all applicable HSEF practices and procedures, including environmental legal requirements and safety protocols.
• Contribute to process safety management activities.
• Coordinate with other site functions to help maintain operational reliability and safety while meeting production goals.
• Stay updated on new technologies and industry trends, and take part in training to build capability and knowledge.

Technology operations

• Carry out the CTS plan and technology improvement work according to scheduled milestones for pilot and scale-up studies.
• Assess engineering documentation and perform process engineering work as planned.
• Provide technical input for root cause analysis of complex process and engineering issues.
• Review the performance of feedstock, chemicals, additives, catalysts, and fuels, and flag any deviations.
• Ensure the technical integrity of plant changes and modifications in line with approved standards and guidelines.
• Develop, validate, customize, and maintain simulation models and APC models.
• Prepare and refresh MIS reports and other technology comparison reports.

Process innovation

• Identify future constraints and emerging trends in internal technology and product application areas, and propose practical alternatives.
• Recommend process, equipment, and technology upgrades that improve capacity and process efficiency.
• Support the execution of plant improvement initiatives.

Education and experience

A bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering is required. A master’s degree in Chemical Engineering is preferred.

The role requires 3 years of industrial experience, with exposure to the chemical, petrochemical, or refinery industry.

Additional knowledge preferred

Useful background includes familiarity with engineering codes and standards, process technology, process design review, preparation of design standards, process simulation, pinch analysis, cooling-water networks, and flare networks.

Competency focus

This role is measured through technical and functional indicators such as yield improvement, time to resolution, automation index, mean time between failures, APC performance reports, and achieving Level 5 conformance on applicable standards.