Senior Process Engineer (SPM)

Short Description

Company: Sasol

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Req

8505

Closing Date

30 April 2025

Geographical Area

Temane, Mozambique

Purpose of Job

• To utilise authoritative levels of experience in Process engineering for managing and / or executing complex and / or specialised process design, engineering, development, troubleshoot and/ or modification of process equipment, and instruments.
• To manage the deliverables of Process Engineering Services; develop and improve Standards of Engineering design / processes / practices.
• To coach and guide fellow team members, including maintenance, junior Process Engineers, and production personnel team members in matters related to Process and equipment functionality and operability.
• Be able to perform Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) study
• To perform technical assessment of any improvement projects/ideas raised, for smooth and value-adding implementation.
• Focuses on current and future asset performance improvement opportunities to ensure that optimisation of processes and equipment takes place successfully.
• Manage plant projects in coordination with Project & Engineering team.
• Liaises with OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and OPMs (Original Parts Manufacturers) in discussions of technical matters involving equipment and devices upgrades and installation.

Key Accountabilities

•    To develop and improve Standard Engineering Design Templates / documents; 
•    To lead the team in assessing and finding the best equipment combination for the desired production throughput (nomination);
•    To apply in depth knowledge in the installation of new or old Process Equipment/Devices to respond to equipment functionality and business requirements; 
•    To apply enhanced practical and meaningful steps in Process problem-solving methodology and lead the Process team members and other stakeholders in critical troubleshooting sessions; 
•    Good understanding and interpretation of Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s); Process and Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID’s); Isometric drawings;
•    Perform RAM study and connect operational and maintenance strategy.To interpret and translate real business requirements into Process engineering strategies and new implemented solutions, responding to production/ business objectives and targets;
•    Look ahead and provide short term, intermediate and long-term Process solutions, according to business needs;

•    Develop/ reviews production dashboard, ensure critical parameters are incorporated, trains operations teams, follow-up the implementation/ operations, detect deviation, produce corrective, preventative, predictive actions and implement them;
•    Design/ leads the team to find the best equipment combination for the desired production (nomination);
•    Performs the entire plant mass / energy balance detect deviations, activate mechanisms to correct deviations and report;
•    Ensure cost optimisation through feasible designs; 
•    Manage and improve on documentation standard for designs; 
•    Encourage innovation in design for equipment selection;
•    Establish/implement quality control and consistency of design/delivery;
•    Align with the peers/groups on best Eng. Practices;
•    Play process engineering role on larger capital projects executed;
•    Interpret and translate business requirements into a process engineering strategy to enable OME (Operating Model Entity) to safely meet production targets;
•    Facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation;
•    Report on budget utilisation, forecasting and changes;
•    Follow principles of Management Of Changes (MOC) in all involved projects;
•    Participate in HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) studies;
•    Oversee the management of external service providers;
•    Maintain healthy and stable relationships with contractors and consultants;
•    Oversee the safety of external service providers;
•    Display influencing, negotiating, maturity and emotional intelligence;
•    Operate successfully in a diverse (culture, roles, positions, and levels, etc.) work environment;
•    Comply with all Sasol SHE requirements

Formal Education

Working Experience

Required Personal and Professional Skills