Planning Engineer I

Hunt•Tuscaloosa, AL

About The Position

The Planning Engineer I is responsible for preparing, reviewing, and reporting all inventory flows, movements, and balances. This role involves operating and understanding the Sigmafine software for yield accounting, tracking transfers, receipts, and barging activities in and out of the refinery. The position also requires maintaining the Sigmafine model, coordinating software upgrades, and serving as a system administrator for BOSS/TIS/OMM. Additionally, the Planning Engineer I will provide operational support, model data, and assist with unit yield calculations and mass balance improvements. The role supports HSRC reporting, prepares various yield and inventory reports for planning meetings and external parties, reconciles terminal inventories, and prepares regulatory reports like EIA and UOP Royalty Reports. The position also involves overseeing the yearly gauging audit and tracking pipeline injections and transfers. The Planning Engineer I will monitor engineering functions related to refinery accounting and train to provide vacation relief for the Operations Planning Engineer position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering
One to three years of related refinery experience preferred.
Strong analytical skills
Advanced Excel including VBA and Macros
SharePoint required.
A working knowledge and experience in various analytical techniques involving both operating and accounting data
Mathematical background is helpful.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of SQL and python or other coding language.
Knowledge of BOSS/TIS/OMM systems.
Familiarity with Oil Movement operations.
Experience with production accounting software.

Responsibilities

Responsible for preparing, reviewing and reporting all inventory flows/movements and inventory balances.
Operating and understanding the Sigmafine operating software for yield accounting including offsite terminal information, tracking transfers, receipts, barging activities in and out of the refinery and distributes morning inventory reports.
Calculates and maintains all yield and inventory files.
Prepares and distributes various weekly reports, including product inventory report, yield and average crude charge rates, crude unit yield and inventory balance report, daily process yields for the week and pipeline transfers.
Prepares, reviews and distributes the end of month inventory balance report and yield report.
Provides end-of-the-month reports to accounting and assists with reconciliation and close.
Generates Product Inventory Report.
Maintaining the Sigmafine model and making necessary unit configuration changes to match projects/refinery operation.
Responsible for coordinating upgrading Sigmafine software and associated system components.
Maintaining tank status in the IM system to correspond with J. Aron schedule E.
Serves as system administrator for BOSS/TIS/OMM.
Provides operational support for BOSS/TIS/OMM as needed
Responsible for BOSS/TIS/OMM configuration and system updates.
Provides model data to process engineering and assist as necessary.
Able to calculate unit yields and work with Process Engineering to improve mass unit mass balance.
Support HSRC reporting as necessary
Prepares unit yield reports for monthly planning meeting
Tracks actual product yield vs plan yield and provide reports
Prepares weekly and monthly inter-company reports.
Generates daily and monthly inventory reports for outside parties.
Reconciles all asphalt and light oils terminal inventories.
Prepares and files monthly and annual EIA reports.
Prepares monthly UOP Royalty Reports and yearly for submission.
Organizes and oversees yearly gauging audit observation.
Tracks diesel and gasoline pipeline injections, transfers and purchases on offsite terminals.
Monitors engineering functions concerned with refinery accounting such as process flow calculation and utility accounting within the refinery.
Train to become capable of providing vacation relief for Operations Planning Engineer position.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.