About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer Lead to take ownership of process engineering activities across tenders and projects, while leading a globally distributed team of engineers.
This role goes beyond technical execution—you will play a key role in shaping process strategy, mentoring engineers, and driving project outcomes.
If you are a strong individual contributor ready to grow into leadership - or already leading and looking for broader impact - this is a role where you can accelerate.
What We Offer
- High-impact role – influence both tender and project execution phases
- Career growth opportunities – potential progression into broader leadership roles
- Challenging and diverse projects – from concept studies to full-scale execution
- Strong team culture – open, trust-based environment with high autonomy and accountability
Key Responsibilities
- Lead process engineering activities across tenders and project execution
- Collaborate with the Discipline Manager to define and align process team objectives within the project
- Provide appropriate process engineering input to design activities undertaken by other inter-discipline engineering within the project team
- Act as the process engineering interface with internal disciplines, vendors, and stakeholders
- Ensure all deliverables are technically accurate and aligned with scope, budget, schedule, and quality standards
- Mentor and develop (junior) process engineers while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team environment and strong team spirit
- Execute feasibility studies, conceptual design, and process studies
- Develop key design documentation (e.g., Heat & Material Balance, PFDs, P&IDs, datasheets) and support other process engineers in their preparation
- Represent process engineering in technical design reviews (e.g., P&ID, HAZOP, SIL, HAZID) as well as in client and vendor meetings
- Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for process improvement
Qualifications & Skills
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering
- 6–12 years of relevant industry experience
- Proficient in process design
- Ability to balance hands-on execution with leadership responsibilities
Desired Qualifications:
- Previous experience as a Process Lead
- Proficient in process engineering software (e.g., HYSYS, FlareNet, OLGA, Pipesim, ProMax)
- Site experience
Soft skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams
- Proactive, action-oriented mindset with a willingness to take on new challenges
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and responsibility for outcomes
Why Join Us?
Join our Global Family:
We offer an inspiring place to work with great opportunities to develop your skills and the opportunity to work with the brightest minds in the oil and gas industry. You will become part of a professional culture where we work together in teams with other dedicated professionals to achieve common goals.
NOV is a leading provider of technology, equipment, and services to the global oil and gas industry that supports customers full-field drilling, completion, and production needs. Since 1862, NOV has pioneered innovations that improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and environmental impact of oil and gas operations. NOV powers the industry that powers the world.
We Power the Industry that Powers the World
Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.
Global Family
We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.
Purposeful Innovation
Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.
Service Above All
This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering
- 8-12 years of relevant industry experience
- Proficient in process design
- Ability to balance hands-on execution with leadership responsibilities
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Proactive, action-oriented mindset
- Previous experience as a Process Lead
- Proficient in process engineering software (HYSYS, FlareNet, OLGA, Pipesim, ProMax)
- Site experience
NOV Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NOV and has not been reviewed or approved by NOV.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside life/disability insurance, a global EAP, wellness resources, and paid parental leave; the company also states it pays most U.S. health plan premiums, which bolsters perceived value.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program features auto‑enrollment, immediate vesting, and ongoing employer contributions; historical filings and comments point to a generally well‑regarded match even as exact formulas can change.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid parental leave and widely cited decent PTO at hire are complemented by options like experience‑based vacation credit and a flexible holiday, creating a rounded time‑off offering in many U.S. roles.
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What We Do
NOV delivers technology-driven solutions to empower the global energy industry. For more than 150 years, NOV has pioneered innovations that enable its customers to safely produce abundant energy while minimizing environmental impact. The energy industry depends on NOV’s deep expertise and technology to continually improve oilfield operations and assist in efforts to advance the energy transition towards a more sustainable future. NOV powers the industry that powers the world.
