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All AD and TS Team Leaders and Engineers, Operations, Maintenance and Procurement & Contracts Liaise with the colleagues and stakeholders for day-to-day work.\nExternal: Contractors, Vendors & Suppliers\n\nNotable Working Conditions. Field Operations and office environment, Moderate to intensive computer screen use.\n\nEducation requirements\n\nMinimum Qualifications for this position are bachelor’s degree in engineering preferably in Chemical Engineering.\n\nLanguage requirements\n\nExcellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required) | Arabic - Native (desirable)\n\nBackground and experience\n\nCompetencies and skills\n\n8-10 years of relevant experience\nRelevant experience in similar role within the Oil & Gas / Refinery / Petrochemical industry, preferably with experience in the area/assets associated with this position.\n5+ years of experience in Platforming Technology\nEngineer role within the Oil & Gas / Refinery / Petrochemical industry.\nExperience and well versed in field investigation, inspections, troubleshooting, performance checks, data compilation, etc.\nUnderstanding of Process Plant (P& ID / PFD) & Engineering drawings and OEM manuals.\nExperience in benchmarking studies like 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