Process Engineer Gas

Sarawak, Malaysia

Job Family Group:

Process Engineering

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

November 26, 2025

Business unit:

Integrated Gas and Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

You will provide process technological monitoring and advise on highly integrated Gas and Utilities sections of the Shell MDS plant. Process units include Air Separation and Cryogenic Treatment units, Hydrogen Manufacturing Units, Instrument air systems, Syngas Unit, Fuel gas and Natural gas systems, Steam, Demin, Wastewater Treatment, Incinerator, Boiler and Hot Oil systems.

You will ensure process design, technical integrity, and process unit performance, and provide technological advice on plant operation and optimization. Responsible for catalyst performance, new catalyst acquisition, implementation, and disposal.

You will provide troubleshooting and incident investigation to identify/develop process improvements and plant modifications per SMDS Management of Change and minor project process development.

What you'll be doing

Your principal accountabilities will include:

• Initiate study and process design requests for plant modification as per the Management of Change procedure. This position may potentially cover the Air Separation Unit, Cryogenic unit, Instrument Air Nitrogen and Fuel Gas and Natural Gas, Hot Oil System, Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit, Water Treatment Unit or Wastewater treatment, or as assigned by the line manager.
• Provide technological advice to process units' operating conditions, alarm management development, and proactive technical monitoring to ensure safe production (ESP) and asset integrity.
•  Provides technological content for plant performance reports to include process, catalyst, and equipment of the assigned process. Participate in process incident investigation and process. improvement proposal to ensure optimal integrated solutions for capital project initiation.
• Delivery of establishing business case for minor/major project proposal by providing the feasibility study/key investigation in the project Assessment phase, and front-end process design for the Basis Of Design and Process Design Package in the project Select/Define phase.
• Responsible in the development of new catalyst, new catalyst acquisition, implementation and disposal in the assigned units.
• Process custodian to the unit process safeguarding documentation viz. Process Safeguarding Memorandum, Process Safeguarding Narratives of the assigned units. Provide consistency and accurate documentation of operating manuals, operating procedures including unit start-up, unit shutdown and special operation such as catalyst loading/unloading and conditioning etc.
• Contribute to improving safe and flawless operation by actively participating in LFI and Group standard/program implementation on-site in process integrity, defining safe operating windows and limits for safe unit operations. This includes the development of operating procedures and manuals, ESP Technical proactive monitoring, Variable table/alarm, process control, process safeguarding system (Safeguarding Memo, Narrative), PEFS, and PFS. Participate in the close-out of all HEMP RAP, Technical Safety Review/HAZOP action items in respective process units.
• Provide technology support to the commissioning, and start-up of additional facilities of existing plant and new facilities/projects. Provide support to the post-implementation review of MOC and minor projects and participate in lesson-learned documentation and knowledge management.

Key Challenges:

• Being the first-of-its-kind commercial GTL plant in the world, SMDS Bintulu plant Gas and Utilities units pose their special technological challenges in unique processes. Managing the utilities unit requires understanding the limitation of the individual utility's consumers.
• Process engineers are considered as critical position and demands efficient and reliable operation and quick situational assessment and problem-solving in upset situations.

What you bring

We are keen to speak with individuals who have the following:

• Engineering Degree and/or Certification as a Process Engineer.
• Experience as a Steam Engineer and/or Cepietso is an advantage.
• Min. 3-5 years of relevant experience in a refinery, gas plant, chemical site, power plant, water treatment plant, oxygen manufacturing or centralized utilities facility.
• Good written and oral communication.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performancerelated salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world's most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn't feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we'd still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.

Shell in Malaysia

Shell has been a partner in powering Malaysia's progress since 1891 when we established our first depot in the Straits Settlements.

Today, we are an integrated energy company comprising Upstream, Downstream, Integrated Gas and New Energies, Projects & Technology, and Shell Business Operations.

Shell Malaysia aims to be the leading energy player in the country, powering Malaysia's future with cleaner, innovative and competitive energy solutions.

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