About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we are the team for you. We have created a new breed of company - a future focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector. We respect heritage, talent, hard work, and ambition and can offer an environment of truthfulness, optimism, professionalism, and warmth. Are you ready?

Our values:

At Kent, we are driven by the energy within every member of our 13,000-strong team. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. We employ and empower the best and let them make decisions. Our values define and drive us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet.

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognize that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We are heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is recruiting for a Specialist, Digital & AI. You will be an integral part of the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team managing projects on behalf of Kent and our Client. You will be required to support all phases of the projects to suit the needs and requirements of Kent as well as our client.

Your responsibilities:

Provide technical expertise on digital transformation of assets through capturing opportunities for digitalization and automation. This includes identification of required instrumentation for remote monitoring and control of unmanned facilities, telecommunication infrastructure, advanced process control and AI solutions to optimize production, enhance operational efficiency and HSE.

• Conduct gap analysis exercise to identify requirements and opportunities for digitalization and automation in terms of infrastructure, instrumentation, telecommunication and technology solutions.
• Survey the market, identify, review, qualify and support in deploying “fit for purpose” technologies to improve operational performance and practices.
• Lead the piloting of new technologies in the area of Digital & AI by preparing business case, economic evaluation, scope of work and success criteria.
• Participate in the commissioning and implementation of field trials. Includes monitoring testing activities, evaluating performance and operational results, drafting evaluation reports and recommendations.
• Lead management of change exercise to ensure proper adoption of successful technology pilots including preparation of any documentation for new operating model.
• Provide recommendations for enhancement of ADNOC Onshore’s Digital and AI strategy and update the roadmap for execution.
• Ensure proper integration of any newly introduced digital solution with existing tools and systems for seamless operation.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

Qualification/ Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Computing or Telecommunications Engineering.
• 10 years of experience in instrument and control and telecommunications engineering in the oil and gas industry (preferred to have experience with ADNOC Group Companies).

Skills Requirement:

• Thorough knowledge of asset digitalization with fundamental understanding of other aspects of petroleum engineering and operations.
• Good understanding of economics.
• Preparation and deliverance of technical presentations to senior management and steering of internal meetings.
• Proficiency in Technical authorship including reports and detailed technical notes/memos.