Refinery Planning Economist
Core
Optimize refinery crude allocation, crude mix, and product slates to maximize revenue and profitability using linear programming models.
Role type
Senior Refinery Planning Economist (Linear Programming)
Builds
Monthly short operating plans and strategic crude allocation strategies for global refineries.
Domain
Oil & Gas / Refining / Linear Programming
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Linear programming (LP) modeling, crude allocation optimization, economic analysis, refinery operations knowledge, market dynamics analysis, investment viability assessment, cross-functional collaboration, mentoring
Preferred skills
MBA, Refinery-Chemical integration experience, Mandarin or Korean fluency
Technologies
Linear Programming (LP) models, circuit models
Responsibilities
Lead local LP runs to generate crude relative values and rankings; analyze constraints impacting asset logistics and unit performance; integrate market perspectives into asset LPs; foster collaboration among regional asset economists; contribute to yearly business plans and execute short-term optimization opportunities; evaluate strategic investment viability; mentor junior economists and modelers.