Abdul Qadir
Al Jubail,KSA
Summary
Performance-driven Process Engineer with over 16 years of experience in the Petrochemical and Oil Refinery sectors. Highly skilled in driving the development of both green field and brown field projects across the full lifecycle from concept and FEED to detailed design, construction, commissioning and operational handover together with plant performance improvement and troubleshooting expert. Strong track record in preparing performance analysis reports, recommending corrective actions while ensuring compliance to policies and standards. Experienced in reviewing EPC contractor deliverables to ensure safe and reliable operable facilities. Serve as technical authority for process engineering discipline, mediating technical disputes among the stakeholders. Adept at leading plant improvement programs and coordinating with cross-functional teams, licensors, and OEMs such as OxyVinyls, UOP, AXENS, and Technip. Experienced in leading critical process safety assessments (HAZOP, LOPA, QRA, FEHA) to ensure safe, optimized operations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work history
Lead Process Engineer – SABIC Petrokemya
SABIC SAUDI ARABIA
12.2024 - 06.2026
- Responsible for Plant operations support and technical advisory, production improvement, yield & variable cost monitoring and optimization.
- Conducting plant efficiency, reliability and energy improvement studies and bring in plant improvement ideas to reality.
- Conduct feasibility Studies for Debottlenecking, prepare Business Case for CAPEX approval with preliminary cost estimates supported by Engineering design calculations justifying the return on investment / process improvements expected.
- Prepare conceptual design package and process specifications for execution of in-house plant improvement projects following the international codes and SABIC Engineering Standards.
- Liaison and coordinate with Technology Licensor, Engineering consultants and OEMs for Process Improvements.
- Conduct process performance tests, monitor chemicals and catalysts consumption for variable cost monitoring and optimization.
- Provide Process Engineering Support to Process Safety, EHSS, Asset Integrity, Corrosion Engineering in improving the Plant’s safety and reliability.
- Support Plant team in development of Plant Turn Around Scope of work based on Process Engineering technical assessment and recommendations.
- Lead the Root Cause Analysis Team for process upset / failure to avoid the reoccurrence and capture the lessons learned as per SABIC OMS procedures.
- Mentoring of SABIC SEED Engineers / young Saudi Engineers for in-house technical competency development.
Lead Process Engineer
SABIC Jubail Headquarters
02.2024 - 11.2024
- Responsible for Process Design Package Development for Liquid to Chemicals Project (LTC) for Mega Green Field Project converting Crude Oil to Integrated Petrochemical Complex in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Responsible for review of packages with Engineering contractor and coordination with team for successful and energy efficient integrated design.
- Role includes process deliverables review including but not limited to BFD, PFDs, P&IDs, Utility Summaries, Relief Load Summaries, H&MB, Etc.
- Developed synergy strategies for multiple units to have some common systems for CAPEX & OPEX saving.
- Lead process simplification in design workshop, suggested multiple changes to reduce CAPEX.
Senior Process Engineer
WORLEY SAUDI ARABIA
07.2023 - 02.2024
- Served as Sr. Process Design Engineer for Mega Projects Team for Saudi Arabia & Bahrain.
- During my stay with Worley, worked on FEED for Residue Upgrade Project of Ras Tanura Refinery, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia.
- Responsible for role of Lead Process Engineer for Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit for meeting refinery upgrade balance of 140 MMSCFD Hydrogen Production involving SMR technology.
- Assignment include outside packages integration, perform hydraulics, Preparation of PFD and P&IDs development. Liaison with Licensor and project management for design convergence and submission of package to Client.
- Review of all engineering deliverables with Client, incorporate process comments and update revision of documents for final package submission.
Manager Process Engineering
ENGRO CORPORATION LTD
07.2021 - 06.2023
- Technical Auditing and Capital Budgets evaluations for Engro affiliate plants including vinyl chloride, fertilizer complex, power plants.
- Provide process engineering advisory and assurance role to Engro plant process engineering team.
- Executed VCM300 Debottlenecking FEED Study with OxyVinyl USA & Comprimo Netherlands and FEED consultant to Debottleneck existing installed VCM Production facility from 245 KTA to 300 KTA with improved product quality.
- Lead Process Engineering work in FEED Office in China, review and approve the engineering design for brown field as technical authority.
- Lead the HAZOP Study with the FEED contractor and Licensor as Owner Engineer.
- Resolve the design issues with project team and FEED contractor taking Licensor onboard for converging brown field FEED scope with +-10% cost estimate.
Deputy Manager / Lead Process Engineer
Petrochemical Plant
01.2017 - 06.2021
- Consult and coordinate with Licensor and VCM technical experts around the globe for benchmarking and validation of design criteria for the VCM Plant.
- Executed the Project from Feasibility Study to Commissioning and handover stage “Replacement of Spray Quench with De-Superheating Quench Technology at VCM Cracking Furnaces. The project involved, the Feasibility Study followed by Basic Engineering Package with Licensor OxyVinyl/Jacobs Netherlands and subsequently Detailed Engineering and Execution with Chinese Contractor.
- Carried out In-House Project for Installation of Standby Vacuum Column Unit with enhanced efficiency and service factor. In-House Basic Engineering design followed with EPC contractor for execution and successful commissioning of the unit with more than targeted efficiency.
- Heat exchangers thermal raring and design upgradation/reliability improvement using HTRI/EDR, pumps re-sizing and adequacy checks).
- Conducted Hydraulics studies for brown field integration piping and finalized it EPC contractor.
- Adequacy check of instruments and control valves and sizing of new control valves for different projects.
- Working on brown field Integration studies with licensor recommended engineering consultants like Jacobs Netherland, Comprimo / Technip France.
- Conduct of Fire & Explosion Hazards Assessment (FEHA) and QRA Study with Consultant with evaluation & implementation of recommendation in the design of project.
- Mentoring and managing the team of process engineers keeping in mind their development and project goals on track.
Process Engineer
Petrochemical Plant
12.2013 - 12.2016
- Plant Performance Monitoring, coordination with operation for deviations correction.
- Conduct troubleshooting studies for plant and equipment for efficiency and reliability improvement.
- Work on Capex Projects and MOC for reliability and efficacy improvement of EDC/VCM Plant.
- Conducting Feasibility Studies, executing in-house process design for plant modifications.
Process Engineer (Technical Services /Advisory)
BYCO PETROLEUM PAKISTAN LTD
12.2009 - 12.2013
- Plant Performance Monitoring and optimization and issuance of plant process parameters deviations report to advise on corrective measure to operating team for Crude Unit, Naphtha Hydrotreater, Platformer and Gas Separation unit
- Carry out simulation to advice crude blending to get optimum yields meeting the specs for overall optimization of economics of the refinery margins.
- Conduct Performance Test Runs of Crude unit for evaluation of Different crudes (Murban, Upper Zakum, Oman, UmmeShaif) for optimum yields targeting on spec production.
- Lead the monitoring and Operations support for Semi Regenerative Platformer unit with UOP Advisor for Regeneration of R56 Catalyst.
- Participated in commissioning & startup of Utilities for new Refinery including which includes, Crude Unit, Naphtha Hydrotreater, Gas Plant, UOP Isomerization (Penex & Molex) Unit which was the first isomerization unit in Pakistan.
- Prepared training models for Isomerization Unit (Molex / Adsorbent and Rotary valve) system for the operations crew and training of junior engineers.
- (Largest Oil Refinery in Pakistan)
Education
Bachelor - Chemical Engineering
Mehran, University of Engineering & Technology
Sindh, PakistanSkills
- Aspentech Certified Aspen HYSYS User
- Hands on Experience of Aspen Plus & Chemcad Process simulation tools
- Hands on HTRI Exchanger suite and Aspen EDR
- Hands on experience of InstruCal Sizing tool
- Process benchmarking
Volunteer
Member – Industrial Advisory Board for 03 Universities in Pakistan
Courses/Trainings
- Aspen HYSYS by Aspentech University.
- Dupont PSM Certified on Incident Investigation & Reporting.
- Harvard Manage Mentor course on “Project Management” & “Decision Making”
- LOPA for Engineers - SABIC
Timeline
Lead Process Engineer – SABIC Petrokemya
SABIC SAUDI ARABIA
12.2024 - 06.2026
Lead Process Engineer
SABIC Jubail Headquarters
02.2024 - 11.2024
Senior Process Engineer
WORLEY SAUDI ARABIA
07.2023 - 02.2024
Manager Process Engineering
ENGRO CORPORATION LTD
07.2021 - 06.2023
Deputy Manager / Lead Process Engineer
Petrochemical Plant
01.2017 - 06.2021
Process Engineer
Petrochemical Plant
12.2013 - 12.2016
Process Engineer (Technical Services /Advisory)
BYCO PETROLEUM PAKISTAN LTD
12.2009 - 12.2013
Bachelor - Chemical Engineering
Mehran, University of Engineering & Technology