Mid-Senior Petrochemical Professionals

About the role

Hire Resolve is supporting petrochemical organisations in the UAE to recruit experienced professionals for refinery, chemical and downstream manufacturing operations. The roles span plant operations, engineering, reliability, HSE, quality, supply chain and commercial services, offering a pathway to senior leadership positions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead safe, efficient plant operations across continuous and batch processes, utilities and supporting units.
• Drive process optimisation, debottlenecking, yield improvement, energy efficiency and cost reduction programmes.
• Support or lead capital projects from scope definition through execution, commissioning and handover.
• Maintain technical documentation (P&IDs, procedures, operating envelopes) and manage change (MOC).
• Improve asset reliability through preventive/predictive maintenance, RCA, turnaround planning and integrity programmes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering, Chemistry or related discipline.
• 7–15+ years of experience in petrochemicals, refining, specialty chemicals, polymers or industrial gases.
• Experience in at least one functional track such as operations leadership, process engineering, reliability, HSE, projects, quality or commercial support.
• Willingness to work onsite in an industrial environment, with possible shift, on‑call or travel requirements.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of CMMS/EAM systems (e.g., SAP, Maximo).
• Familiarity with process historians (e.g., PI System) and engineering documentation standards.
• Experience with HAZOP/LOPA risk assessments, incident investigations and corrective action closure.
• Understanding of Permit‑to‑Work, isolations/LOTO, contractor management and high‑hazard safety systems.

What we offer

• Private health insurance.
• Pension plan.
• Paid time off.
• Training and development opportunities.