Mid/Long Range Planning Specialist

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 Planning Specialist to join their organization. Focused on the Ohio refinery Network (Toledo/Lima), this role will lead and develop Mid-range 4-24 month plans and Long Range 2–10 year volume plans. Accountability will also include working with Refinery Teams, Downstream Commercial Planners and others to minimize impact of maintenance and Turnaround Planning as well as optimize profitability of the Network. Scope of this role includes Lima and Toledo refineries, Crude Supply, and Marketing demands.

What you’ll do:

• Provide support to Short Term Network Planner as upcoming outages, maintenance etc.
• Engage with following partners on a regular basis: TS&L, Marketing, Manufacturing Business office, Refinery Economics Departments, Fundamentals.
• Accountable for volumetric planning of crude selection for the US refineries, over US $8- $10 billion dollars of crude purchases.
• Volumetric planning the optimization of over 140 million barrels of product annually.
• Facilitate mid/long range planning and volume optimization of over ~$500 million dollars of gross margin in the downstream value chain.
• Leverage critical thinking capabilities and a high level of partner engagement and collaboration.
• Crude volumes ~8-10 MMBBLS month.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• 12+ years’ experience in Refining, Downstream Supply or Production business environment.
• Degree in Engineering, Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Expertise 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 resolve 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.
• Able to analyze data and use it to positively influence business decisions.
• Understanding of refining economics, with preference for experience running LP software and analyzing output reports.
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations, remain flexible, and to successfully adapt to a variety of working environments.
• Validated ability to use fact-based arguments to lead/challenge the cross-functional teams to the optimal solution.

We acknowledge the value of transferable 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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