Process Engineering Lead (NEXBTL)

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 Engineering Lead (NEXBTL)

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 improving the NEXBTL and Hydrogen Production process to achieve high efficiency in different production modes. 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 technology team to support Refinery Operations and Plant improvements

• Enable process engineering team high performance through competency  development and performance reviews, plan resource loading for the team

• Owns and drive process optimization, troubleshooting and  development topics to reach strategy targets

• Endorse or Approve for specific category of  process  technology  changes  including (not limited to) capital investments, trial test runs, use of new feedstocks and additives, defining unit specific tolerances 

• Act as reviewer or owner for Process Engineering  NMS document

• Responsible for Process Engineering 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