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Engineer - Margin Optimization
The Role
The scope of a Margin Optimization Engineer includes the transition of key basic data, scheduling, planning, and/or assurance/lookback activities from various C+P assets.
ECONOMIC MODEL COORDINATOR:
• Responsible for developing and maintaining up-to-date planning and scheduling models that provide a fit-for-purpose representation of the refinery/base chemical capabilities and constraints.
• Seek to understand shifts in data fit including identifying potential operating issues by collaborating with technologists.
• Where not in place, develop and conduct analysis utilizing other planning tools such as APS (Orion) to identify potential data differences between LP, Scheduling, and actual site performance.
• Lead process of Generating new models if required with Planning Advisor.
REFINERY ECONOMIST:
• Running sensitivities in the linear program (LP – PIMS) to ensure the refinery operation is optimized between monthly operating plan (MOP) cycles.
• Determining break-even pricing and advising Trading and Supply on spot purchase and sale opportunities.
• Assess site actual performance vs planned performance using the Margin Variance Analysis (MVA) process.
• Assisting the Refinery Crude Economist in identifying LP model inaccuracies and general improvements to the Economic Model Coordinator.
REFINERY SCHEDULER:
• Has the primary responsibility to develop and execute refinery schedules in line with the optimized supply monthly plan and schedule operation within refinery operating windows.
• Implements in-month refinery and products optimization activities with supply teams to capture enterprise first value add.
• Work scope may vary according to the assigned area of scheduling responsibilities namely Process Units, Crudes/feedstocks, Products and Logistics.
PRODUCT BLENDER:
• Blending products (Gasoline, Diesels, Jet fuel) for the Business Department for the Refinery.
• Managing product quality giveaway across the product portfolio, and leverage Production blenders and automation (NIR, RAMAN) to ensure products meet specifications.
• Coordinating seasonal product schedules with Trading & Supply schedulers to ensure successful blend-up and blend-down is achieved for gasoline and distillate products across the supply chain, while minimizing giveaway.
• Validating blend recipes produced by the linear program (LP) model in PIMS and translating the monthly operating plan (MOP) into a detailed schedule in Orion and into clear direction for Operations. Close coordination with the Refinery Scheduler is required to ensure processing unit operations are optimized.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
• Chemical Engineering Degree
• Minimum 3 years in the Oil and Gas industry with at least two years of experience in Economics and Scheduling (operating refinery or petrochemicals plants preferred).
• Experience with ASPEN TECH Planning Tools (PIMS) and/or Aspen Scheduling Tool (APS)
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills
• Team player and self-motivated.
• Advance skill level in MS Excel.
• Understanding of IT technologies, Data Analysis techniques, databases, and reasonable computer programming skills is a plus.
• Fully versed with MS Office suite of software (Word, Powerpoint and Outlook)
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