Junior Economic Planner

About the role

The Junior Economics Planner is responsible for conducting complex oil flow planning, scheduling, optimization, economic analysis, gasoline blending optimization, and transportation assignments related to the refinery operation under minimal supervision. This role interacts with various teams to optimize refinery operations and ensure profitability.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with Operations, Process Engineering, Commercial, and Turnaround teams to discuss optimization opportunities.
• Manages daily optimization activities to ensure the refinery operates at planned feed rates and quality targets to maximize profit.
• Maintains good working relationships with all Commercial teams and manages intermediate feedstock inventories to stay within operating envelopes.
• Coordinates with Midstream to align tank maintenance plans with refinery oil flow and maintenance schedules.
• Coordinates and implements corrective actions to adjust oil flow plans and mitigate impacts of unplanned events.
• Uses the LP model to update the monthly plan with weekly price updates and reports shifts in economic incentives.
• Develops the monthly production forecast (MPF) and the monthly oil flow plan, presenting these to RLT for review and approval.
• Communicates the monthly oil flow plan to various teams within the organization and works with Operations to adjust operating conditions for planned maintenance activities.
• Determines lost profit opportunity estimates for current refinery events and monthly reporting purposes.
• Determines unit rate valuations each month and reports them to the organization.
• Determines gasoline blend values and reports quality giveaways monthly.
• Participates in meetings with Operations Business Teams and maintains the refinery outage and turnaround schedule.
• Works with Operations to develop oil flow plans for planned outages and turnarounds and communicates these plans to the refinery team.
• Backs up the Blending Specialist as needed and occasionally requires off-hours support.
• Performs special assignments or tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of on-the-job experience in refinery operations, process engineering, or other relevant experience is required.
• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience (in lieu of a four year degree), is required.
• Understanding of supply chain economics and refining processes.
• Knowledge of petroleum qualities and lab testing methods is beneficial.
• Ability to provide clear direction to multiple parties regarding feasibility while keeping economic considerations in the forefront.
• Capability to work on multiple issues in parallel and make decisions with incomplete information.
• Resilience under pressure.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products and ability to learn to use other relevant software (Petro, Spiral Software, BLEND).
• Strong communication skills and ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to foster strong teamwork and maintain good working relationships with multiple teams throughout the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in refinery operations, process engineering, or relevant fields.
• Education level of a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.

Skills

• Understanding of supply chain economics and refining processes.
• Knowledge of petroleum qualities and lab testing methods.
• Ability to provide clear direction to multiple parties regarding feasibility while keeping economic considerations in the forefront.
• Capability to work on multiple issues in parallel and make decisions with incomplete information.
• Resilience under pressure.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products and ability to learn to use other relevant software (Petro, Spiral Software, BLEND).
• Strong communication skills and ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to foster strong teamwork and maintain good working relationships with multiple teams throughout the organization.

Benefits

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. The benefits include medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid time-off, a 401(k) retirement plan with match, educational reimbursement, parental bonding time, and employee discounts. Additionally, we provide an Employee Discount Program, where eligible employees can purchase products at discounted rates.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The position is primarily office-based, but some field presence is required at times. The work environment includes exposure to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment. Employees must wear personal protective equipment as needed and a respirator in emergency situations. A valid State driver's license and proof of insurance are required.

Physical Requirements

• Primarily office-based, but some field presence required.
• Exposure to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment as needed and a respirator in emergency situations.
• Ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates is essential.
• Valid State driver's license and proof of insurance required.
• Job conditions may require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, lifting or carrying up to 50 lbs, climbing up to 200 ft, precise hand and finger movements, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and working in confined spaces as permitted.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel, and other specialty products. The company owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington, and Utah, and markets its refined products in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains, and other neighboring Plains states. Subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries. The company also provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage, and throughput services to its refineries and the petroleum industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.