Root Cause Analysis Specialist

Job description / Role

Aramco energizes the world economy

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the worldu2019s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramcou2019s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdomu2019s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Root Cause Analysis Specialist to join our Global Manufacturing Excellence organization under the Downstream Assets Reliability Solutions Department (RSD).

Reliability Solutions Department (RSD) provides engineering support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliatesu2019 facilities (Refining, NGL Processing, and Petrochemicals). This includes reliability, inspection, corrosion management, static equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation and control support.

Your primary role as a Root Cause Analysis Specialist is to manage the overall Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process and provide the know-how, technical support, quality control, coaching and necessary training for solid and successful RCA programs in Global Manufacturing operating facilities. You will also conduct special studies and analysis of various RCAs and promote defect elimination processes.

Key responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Lead, maintain, sustain and continuously enhance the RCA program
• Work with the corresponding representatives from different facilities to support RCA program sustainability and enhancement in the respective facility
• Holistically analyze RCAs and related data to identify common themes and major areas of improvement that will result in the highest added value
• Identify systematic improvement to avoid reoccurrence of failures and related root causes
• Participate in and conduct training workshops to provide RCA coaching and practitioner-level training
• Support the development and maintenance of databases for RCAs and identified defects and threats from around the Global Manufacturing portfolio
• Verify the quality of full-fledged RCA from the different facilities and provide systematic feedback for enhancement of the process
• Determine and implement the proper RCA methodology according to predetermined criteria
• Facilitate or lead major investigations

Minimum requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bacheloru2019s degree in Engineering. An advanced degree is preferable
• 15 years of experience in the RCA and defect elimination processes in the oil and gas industry
• TapRoot certification
• Demonstrate knowledge in the use of RCA/investigation software
• Black-belt Six Sigma certification is a plus
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities and team building skills to drive and liaise with people at all levels
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge in change management and problem-solving techniques

Job post duration

Job posting start date: 07/01/2025
Job posting end date: 12/31/2025

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the worldu2019s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs u2013 one of the largest in the world.