Specialist, Value Chain Optimization (IGPA Department)

Job Purpose

Identify, evaluate and quantify optimisation opportunities across the ADNOC Gas value chain to maximise portfolio value, throughput, flexibility and capital efficiency. Conduct portfolio-level system analysis and value chain assessments and translate the results into prioritised, decision-ready recommendations that avoid or defer unnecessary capital expenditure and unlock incremental value.

Key Accountabilities

Conduct portfolio-level value chain assessments across gas and NGL systems – trains, pipelines, compression, processing and evacuation infrastructure.

• Perform integrated system analysis to identify bottlenecks, spare capacity, flexibility and points of value leakage.
• Screen proposed capital projects to test whether existing infrastructure can meet the requirement, thereby avoiding, deferring or reducing CAPEX.

Quantify the value of optimisation, debottlenecking and asset stretch opportunities – incremental production, revenue and capital avoided.

• Prepare high-level economic evaluations (CAPEX, NPV, IRR, sensitivities) to support prioritisation.
• Maintain the pipeline of identified optimisation and growth opportunities with status, value, maturity and next steps.
• Ensure alignment with ADNOC Upstream, DM&T and other Group entities to capture cross-entity synergies.
• Track realisation of value from implemented initiatives and conduct lookback reviews.

Holding the line between portfolio-level analysis and detailed engineering – credible enough to challenge assumptions, disciplined enough not to cross into Engineering’s scope.

• Making the case against a proposed capital project when a sponsoring function wants it built.
• Quantifying benefits robustly enough to survive Investment Committee and value assurance scrutiny.
• Securing technical validation and data from Engineering and Operations without direct authority.
• Proving value early in a newly formed department.
• Provide live, credible optimisation opportunity pipeline that leadership acts on.
• Provide Recommendations that Engineering accepts as technically sound and Finance accepts as economically robust.
• Esnure Value realisation is tracked and evidenced after implementation, not just claimed at proposal stage.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree in Engineering wiht Around 8 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 in process or systems optimisation, asset optimisation, value chain planning or technical economics in oil and gas, LNG or petrochemicals. Individual contributor role.

SYSTEM & VALUE CHAIN OPTIMIZATION – demonstrated identification and quantification of debottlenecking, capacity unlock or CAPEX avoidance opportunities, with value verified after the fact.

GAS PROCESSING & SYSTEM DEPTH – strong understanding of gas processing, NGL fractionation, compression, pipeline hydraulics and LNG systems at portfolio and system level.

ECONOMIC EVALUATION – CAPEX, NPV, IRR and sensitivity analysis applied to optimisation and capital screening decisions.

OPTIMISATION & SIMULATION FLUENCY – working command of optimisation and simulation concepts and tools, sufficient to direct and challenge detailed studies.

TECHNICAL-TO-COMMERCIAL TRANSLATION – proven ability to convert technical analysis into commercial recommendations for senior decision-makers; excellent written and spoken English.