Economics & Planning Specialist/Engineer

CVR Energy, Inc.•Coffeyville, KS

11h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for supporting the commercial and operational optimization of company assets, with a focus on planning and scheduling refinery operations, defining operational targets, and maximizing overall profitability. Key areas of responsibility can include feedstock evaluation and selection, inventory management, clean product blending, and product scheduling. The role also contributes to strategic planning, production budgeting, capital project evaluations, and commercial business development. This position has a direct and immediate impact on asset performance and value creation.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
4 years of experience in refinery or process industry required.
Fluent in English, oral and written required
Strong written/verbal communication, interpersonal and administrative skills
Ability to adjust schedule to meet business demands
Demonstrated strong working knowledge of the fundamentals of refinery operations

Nice To Haves

Engineering degree preferred.
Optimization or commercial experience preferred
Leadership experience preferred
Experience with refinery LP modeling software, scheduling software, crude assay management software preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred

Responsibilities

Optimize blending and product scheduling to meet quality specification, minimize giveaway, and maximize profitability across refinery operations
Coordinate cross-functional activities including shipping schedules, blending instructions, reporting, and operational communication to ensure seamless execution and alignment
Manage and forecast inventories of feedstocks, intermediates, and finished products to support production, marketing, and logistics decisions.
Determine optimum combination of feedstock, process unit utilization, operating conditions and product slate to maximize plant profitability
Mentor and develop optimization capabilities and skill sets within team and supporting organization
Develop short and long term operational plans for maximizing plant profitability
Collaborates with leadership in major projects, crude supply, clean products, operations, and finance to develop and evaluate opportunities
Provide feedback to operations so timely corrective actions can be taken to continuously move operations towards optimal for maximization of profits
Use crude assay management software and refinery LP model to evaluate crude oils and feedstocks for purchase or sale and ensure models are tuned to refinery yields for optimized planning and forecasting
Keep planning models, other software and spreadsheet tools up-to-date
Regularly communicate with supervisor work progress, issues or process improvements.
Exposure to work near potentially volatile and combustible materials and chemicals.