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Job description: *Senior Economist**
*Refinery Economics & Planning | Full-Time | Martinez, CA****
*POSITION OVERVIEW****
Our client is seeking a talented Senior Economist to serve as the
primary owner of the refinery's economic framework. In this senior
leadership role, you will be accountable for the economic logic
underlying annual business plans, long-range strategic outlooks,
feedstock selection, and capital project evaluations. This position
functions as the site's technical authority on margins, translating
market volatility into actionable operational plans.
*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES****
- Margin Improvement: Lead refinery-wide margin improvement by
directing complex economic analyses, Linear Programming (LP)
studies, and project justifications.
- Strategic Business Planning: Own the development and validation of
oil flow and margin projections for the annual business plan and
multi-year strategic outlooks.
- Operational Planning: Develop and issue the rolling 90-day operating
plan on a monthly basis to align refinery execution with shifting
market opportunities.
- Regulatory & Market Strategy: Architect business strategies to meet
environmental regulations, providing the definitive economic basis
for preferred project options.
- Systems Optimization: Manage the integration of market pricing into
advanced controllers and on-line optimizers in collaboration with
the Controls group.
- Strategic Direction: Provide expert economic direction to Operations
Support, Commercial, and Process Engineering teams regarding
long-term strategy and constraint removal.
- Commercial Challenge: Interpret PADD 5 constraints and market
indicators to provide a rigorous technical challenge to Trader price
and volume forecasts.
- LP Stewardship: Serve as the site expert for LP configuration and
data management, owning the integration of site constraints and
management of input files while partnering with the corporate
modeling group responsible for back-end vector development and
maintenance.
- Refinery-Wide Mentorship: Share expertise across all departments to
elevate the site's collective understanding of economic modeling,
market dynamics, and LP optimization.
*POSITION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS****
- Participation in the refinery on-call duty rotation schedule for
Economics & Planning for off-hours support. During periods of
abnormal operation specifically related to gasoline blending,
occasional after-hours consultation with Operations Shift Teams is
expected.
- Active TWIC card required, or ability to obtain one prior to start
(see tsa.gov/for-industry/twic for details).
*MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS***
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in an oil refinery in Economics &
Planning, Technical Services (Operations Support / Process
Engineering), or relevant operational roles.
- Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD).
- Prior experience as a Refinery Economist.
- Advanced proficiency in refinery LP software.*****
*** Qualifications: ***
* ***Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field.***
* ***Minimum of 10 years of experience in an oil refinery in Economics &
Planning, Technical Services (Operations Support / Process
Engineering), or relevant operational roles.***
* ***Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD).***
* ***Prior experience as a Refinery Economist.***
* ***Advanced proficiency in refinery LP software.***
*** Why is This a Great Opportunity: ***
* ***Great Company***
* ***Great Benefits Like Penson, 401K, 9/80 Schedule, Relocation***
* ***Multiple Locations Across The Country***
****Salary Type *: Annual Salary***
****Salary Min *: $ 101000***
****Salary Max *: $ 185000***
****Currency Type *: USD***