Saudi Aramco Work Values

Daily Duties at Saudi Aramco:

I was brought in by the Systems Management Department, and started by buying the first increase in Microsystems Technologies equipment. From there I created almost every single graph, chart, and presentation for the SAP Program General Manager. . My first job was as a Project Engineer on the Sulfur Recovery Unit and Monsanto’s Gasoline Treatment. I participated in the design focus meetings at Parson’s, where we were able to make minor adjustments to the finished Sulfur Recovery design which was based on another unit that had already been built in Saudi on another project that had never been started up. The Riyadh Refinery had been built turn-key by Samarec as a highly integrated entity which was efficient when all units were on-stream and operated correctly, but there was insufficient tankage and interoperability for cutting any units, and especially if the I jointed the Ras Tanura Upgrade Program (RTUP). When the RTUP Refinery Management System package was de-scoped to a run-of-the-mill DCS, I was sent In Kingdom (IK) to help sort out shortcomings in the IK refineries. The Jeddah and Rabigh Refineries were JV facilities that were operated entirely by Saudi Aramco. I ended up having Contract staff of 100 Design Engineers reporting through three Project Managers, and 340 site engineers, draftsmen, skilled craftsmen, and laborers reporting through four Site Superintendents. I personally: • Prepared all presentations given by the GM to the Management Committee • Wrote all of the Five-Year Strategic Plans • Wrote all of the Annual Budgets • Scoped all of the required floor space • Arranged the hiring of the top technical talent • Negotiated all of the Service Contracts for SAP, Microsystems, Documentum, and all associated software and equipment. Say, $200M. • I designed the footwork between SAP’s local Saudi representative and SAP AG as SAP AG wanted to deal directly with Saudi Aramco rather than through their local rep.

What they like about Saudi Aramco:

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Tags

Engineering, Management, Project, Systems, Organization, SAP, Budgeting, Documentation, Help Desk, Legacy

Skills

SAP, Budgeting, Documentation, Help Desk, Legacy

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Saudi Aramco: