Turnaround & Inspection Engineer
Chicago, IL, United States
- Engineering
- Full-time
- Turnaround Engineer
- Inspection Engineer
- Maintenance Planning
The Turnaround & Inspection Engineer oversees planning, execution, and closure of turnaround and inspection activities within natural gas liquid fractionation facilities, ensuring efficient maintenance and operational continuity. Responsibilities include developing turnaround plans, budgeting, scheduling, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing resources, and reporting on performance and findings. The role requires strong engineering expertise, project management skills, and extensive experience in turnaround and inspection of gas plants.
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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.
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We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking for Turnaround & Inspection Engineer to join the Riyas NGL Fractionation Maintenance Division (RNGLFMD) of Riyas NGL Fractionation Department (RNGLFD)
RNGLFMD is responsible of two NGL Fractionation trains, each designed to process 255 MBOD (242.25 MBCD). Each train will include fractionation units, C3 & C4 treatment, C3 & C4 dehydration and propane refrigeration. The common facilities will include feed and product surge storage, chemicals storage and Utilities Unit including, but not limited to, Boilers, steam and condensate recovery systems, utility water, plant, instrument air and nitrogen systems, machinery cooling water, drainage and flare systems. Some of the systems (e.g., steam headers, flare headers, product storage) have been pre-invested for the future train.
Your primary role is to is to carry out full cycle Turnaround & Inspection (T&I) from planning until final execution and closure. Including cost estimation, scheduling, coordinating with engineering, inspection and operations to identify & finalize the most comprehensive T&I scope of work. Additionally, you will develop detailed job plans for identified T&I scopes and plan all required materials including identification of long lead materials to ensure availability prior to execution date.
Key Responsibilities:
As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Develop annual Turnaround & Inspection plan for all minor & major Turnaround & Inspections with accurate budgeting.
- Issue detailed post Turnaround & Inspection (T&I) report covering all events, findings, cots & scheduling performance, in addition to lessons learned.
- Coordinate maintenance programs with user units to determine relative priorities and on-time completion of work in critical operating facilities with available work force.
- Assign maintenance manpower within your assigned area to meet daily changes in operating requirements and priorities.
- Recommend special work schedules, overtime or contractor participation to meet unusual or emergency situations.
- Plan assigned Turnaround & Inspections (T&I) field-wide, analyses and sequences all work requests; estimates required manpower, justifying, when necessary, requests for additional manpower, overtime or extension of unit downtime.
- Assure that all details of material and equipment are available at jobsite. On major T&Is, you may direct one or more Maintenance Engineers in accomplishing this phase of the work.
- Report to concerned Maintenance Supervisor on quality and quantity of workmanship and adherence to standards by Maintenance
- Engineer and craftsmen within your assigned areas and recommends improved work methods.
- Report on deviation from approved schedules and assists in the correction of such deviations.
- Review Project Proposals to assure that maintenance aspects are considered in final design.
- Coordinate maintenance work between Maintenance Divisions when services from various divisions are required.
- Perform special assignments as directed, utilizing your engineering knowledge and experience. Such assignments may include work direction to one or more Maintenance Engineers. Application of Maintenance Engineer when specializing in Digital Maintenance Engineering Performs engineering analysis of real time, process control digital systems in central operations facilities to aid in fault diagnosis.
- Maintain activity on digital systems. Provides professional level expertise to the solution of complex hardware problems. Responsible, under the general direction of Superintendent in assigned Maintenance Division and with work direction from maintenance.
Minimum requirements
As the successful candidate you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in Turnaround and Inspection (T&I) of gas plants.
- Demonstrate experience in Primavera P6 professional software, PMI-Scheduling (or equivalent).
- Preferred PMI-PMP certificate (or equivalent).
- Certified Cost Professional (CCP) certification is preferred.
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: 12/15/2025
Job posting end date: 12/15/2026
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.
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