Senior Process Engineer (SPM)

Company

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 Requisition Identification

11811

Closing Date

08 April 2026

Location

Inhambane, Temane

Role Category

Optimisation

Operation Model Entity

Regional Operations and Asset Services

Purpose of Job

The Senior Process Engineer will play a critical role in designing, optimizing, and supporting upstream and midstream oil and gas operations at Sasol – Mozambique operations. This position requires deep technical expertise in process engineering, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable operations.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, review, and optimize process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs);
• Conduct feasibility studies and simulation modeling for upstream production facilities and midstream transportation systems;
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance reliability across oil and gas operations;
• Provide technical guidance to operations teams on troubleshooting process issues in production, separation, compression, and pipeline systems;
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, environmental regulations, and safety requirements;
• Support commissioning, start-up, and performance testing of new facilities;
• 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;
• Lead process engineering input for capital projects, including conceptual design, FEED (Front-End Engineering Design), and detailed engineering;
• Collaborate with project managers, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineers to deliver integrated solutions;
• Prepare technical specifications, datasheets, and design basis documents;
• Perform hazard identification (HAZID), hazard and operability studies (HAZOP), and risk assessments;
• Ensure process safety management (PSM) principles are embedded in design and operations;
• Develop mitigation strategies for operational risks, including flare systems, relief devices, and emergency shutdown procedures;
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical training to operations staff;
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for process engineering in upstream and midstream domains at Sasol operations;
• Represent the company in technical discussions with regulators, partners, and contractors.

Formal Education

Working Experience

Required Personal and Professional Skills