Mid/Long Range Planner

Worker Type: Employee

Group: Long/Mid Range Planning Department

Job Post End Date: 11/12/2024

About this opportunity:

Our Downstream Commercial organization has an engaging opportunity for a Mid/Long Range Planner to join their organization. This role will be focused on the Lloydminster Complex and Superior Refinery and will lead and develop Mid-Range 4-24 month plans as well as lead and develop Long Range 2-10-year volume plans. Working with Refinery Teams, Downstream Commercial Planners, and others - minimize impact of maintenance and Turnaround Planning. Scope for this role includes Lloydminster Refinery, Lloydminster Upgrader, Superior Refinery, Marketing demands, Terminal network.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the Mid and Long Range planning processes to generate respective volumetric plans.
• Lead the development of the Canadian Value Chain/Superior Refining Mid and Long Range 10-year plans that enhance annual gross margin by:
• Driving optimal crude and product slate.
• Understanding and identifying key constraints and impacts.
• Minimizing impact of maintenance and turnaround events through reduced frequency and timing.
• Develop and communicate mid-range TAR hydrocarbon plans in support of site NaviTrack objectives.
• Provide support to Short Term Network Planner as upcoming outages, maintenance etc.
• Engage with following stakeholders on a regular basis: TS&L, Marketing, Manufacturing Business office, Refinery Economics Departments, Fundamentals.
• Single year crude volumes ~56MMBBLS (approximate).
• Combined Operating Margin of approximately ~$511MM.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• 8+ years’ experience in Refining, Downstream Supply or Production business environment.
• Degree in Engineering, Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Experience with planning tools such as ASPEN PIMS, AVEVA Spiral, PETRO, etc. is required.
• Understanding of refinery unit processes is required.
• Experience considering refinery and supply constraints to determine economic incentives and develop solutions.
• Experience participating in plan versus actual meetings to identify gaps in planning and/or optimization processes.
• Previous work experience in Process Engineering, Economics, Scheduling, or Supply/trading is considered as an advantage.
• Broad commercial experience both within a refinery and marketing environment.
• Understanding of crude supply logistics and trading, product marketing and logistics, and deep understanding of refinery economics.
• Expertise in both running and interpreting results from an LP.
• Ability to understand the commercial complexity of a refinery as well as direct organizations to optimize assets.
• Experience with AVEVA Spiral software is preferred.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT November 11, 2024.

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Who we are:

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

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