Team Lead, Process Operations

Job purpose

Lead, develop, and provide judgments on the operability, availability, and reliability of the organization's processes under the authority of the Head of Technical Support. Accountable for optimizing, controlling, and ensuring the safety of processes, delivering robust technical leadership on modification and innovation proposals, and guiding internal teams or external contractors in these areas. Oversee operational support projects in line with company guidelines and international standards to ensure the availability and reliability of gas network equipment, optimize cost and resource use, facilitate smooth operations to the operational targets and business needs and guarantee the operations meet environmental, health and safety requirements.

The position will act by the organization's mission, vision, values, policies, and guidelines, supported by an IT technology platform, HSE standards, Oman government and other legal justifications and best international practices aligned with national objectives.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Provide technical support across all operation regions to ensure safe and efficient asset operation as per NGSA specifications.
• Convince and influence relevant parties to adopt new concepts and practices in the Gas Network.
• Offer strong advice on production, transportation, processing, storage, contract management, and markets.
• Lead expertise in Gas Facility networks, including pipelines, compressors, terminals, and valves, focusing on pressure, flow, and quality.
• Standardize existing facilities to meet current national and international standards and optimize them to enhance efficiency.
• Prepare and update standard operating procedures and plant operating manuals.
• Implement field change proposals without disrupting operations and manage Re-HAZOP and Re-IPF activities to identify risks and gaps.
• Collect and interpret efficiency and budget data for senior management.
• Resolve critical process issues related to operation, schedule, and cost.
• Initiate and implement continuous improvements in Compressor Stations, GSSs, and pipelines.
• Make decisions on technical issues, budgets, project schedules, and safety with minimal supervision.
• Support project teams by participating in reviews such as Design Review, HAZOP, IPF, and QRA.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to address complex processes (design, operability, availability, integrity, instrumentation, control) issues.
• Conduct process simulations using HYSYS, UNISIM, TGNET, and Flare Net.
• Train and guide junior team members, including trainee engineers.
• Represent operations in debottlenecking and optimization studies, involving system interface advancements and verifying GSS control valve configurations.

Background and experience

• 10 – 12 years of experience in process optimization, gas compression, transportation, reduction and process control
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.

Soft skills

• Strong management and leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively with all involved.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and multi-cultural sensitivity.
• Adaptable and motivated general management strategist who relishes challenges.
• Strong Communication skills verbal and written
• Operational & maintenance activities (Operation, network, maintenance, Planning).

Technical skills:

• Computer literate with expertise in MS Office / SAP.
• Business and Technical report writing skills.
• Strong ability to mentor, train and relationship builds.
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Knowledge of reading and interpreting P&ID, PFD, DCS, and SCADA