Planning & Optimization Engineer II
About The Position
Value Chain Optimization (VCO) is seeking a motivated and dynamic Planning & Optimization Engineer to support regional and refinery planning and optimization activities. This role will contribute to regional and refinery backcasting, optimization modeling, and LP submodel development and maintenance. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, a solid interest in optimization and planning methodologies, and the ability to work effectively across teams. Success in this role requires strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, along with the ability to translate complex analytical insights into actionable outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
- Two (2) years of relevant experience required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with LP models (PIMS), as well as Refining and Midstream operations preferred.
Responsibilities
- Enables and improves the commercial decision-making processes across regional refinery operations (feedstock selection, product/intermediate placement, supply chain optimization, market analysis) by driving standard work, governance, tool adoption, and cross-functional alignment without owning the daily planning decisions or plan outputs.
- Coordinates the commercial aspects of refinery operations, including feedstock selection, product and intermediate placement, supply chain optimization, and market analysis.
- Demonstrates a fundamental understanding of refinery operations, economics, and market dynamics.
- Develops and communicates strategies that capture missed opportunities and closes production optimization gaps.
- Assists in collaboration meetings with the value chain to discuss both local and regional economic drivers.
- Develops optimized and executable production plans for a single refinery using linear programming simulation models.
- Modifies production plans as needed to adjust to demand/margin changes.
- Identifies constraints associated with refinery modeling, uses provided input to develop refinery plans.
- Conducts detailed analysis of buy-or-make options, considering factors such as cost, quality, supply chain implications, and market dynamics.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather relevant data and insights.
- Assists in developing decision-making frameworks and presenting findings to stakeholders.
- Analyzes historical refinery data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to validate data accuracy and completeness.
- Assists in developing backcast models and scenarios to evaluate past performance and identify optimization opportunities.
- Conducts project support cases independently under supervision.
- Demonstrates understanding of refinery operations and commercial aspects of projects.
- Able to analyze data, identify issues, and propose solutions with guidance.
- Collaborates with team members to execute project support tasks effectively.
- Understands local refinery deliverables and can effectively manage with support of others.
- Understands how scheduling tools/processes work and is trained on APS to develop local refinery plans.
Benefits
- access to health, vision, and dental insurance
- paid time off
- 401k matching program
- paid parental leave
- educational reimbursement
- discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
