Process Control Engineering Lead

Are you our next creator of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.

We are looking for you,

Process Control Engineering Lead

to join our Technical Team in Neste Tuas Singapore.

In this job you will lead a team of process engineers, working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Safety and Engineering functions to strive for Operations Excellence in all plant performance aspects through improvement initiatives and projects.

You and your team will  focus on stabilizing and optimizing process controls to achieve a reliable and efficient production process. Besides working closely with site stakeholders in this job,  you and your team will also work closely with corporate stakeholders from Technology Office, Feedstock supply team and Production planning team


Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.


More about the job

Your role in our team / in creating a sustainable future

• Lead process control  team to support Refinery Operations and Plant improvements

• Enable process control  team high performance through competency  development and performance reviews, plan resource loading

• Owns and  drives process  controls troubleshooting and  development topics to reach strategy targets

• Endorse or Approve for specific category of  process control  changes for example, (not limited to) relating to capital investments, integrity operating windows changes

• Act as reviewer or owner for Process Control NMS document

• Responsible for Process Control  KPI performance.

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

• Degree in chemical engineering or relevant field and understanding of chemical processing unit operations and engineering.

• Min 10  years of  work experience in process engineering and operations in the oil and gas, refining or petrochemical industry.

• Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) by 31 January 2026

We will do our best to contact you within 2 weeks after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place soon (The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with your consent.)

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com