LP Engineer User ( Executor )

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare the Refined Product Crude Quota and ensure that the Kingdom quota is adhered to the in SROP plan.
• Evaluate the impact of domestic shipping of products, against the option of importation in the kingdom, thereby identifying the most optimal synergies between the wholly owned and JV refineries.
• Perform different sensitivity cases to optimize each refinery stand-alone and within the global kingdom-wide perspective. 
• Work with all concerned organizations to determine the optimum mode of operation for the facilities.
• Work with the other refineries LP Engineers to ensure that the model contains the latest up-to-date refinery process data.
• Interface with refinery LP specialists, distribution specialists and terminal operation specialists to obtain the latest planning process related data for the Refined Product System.
• Define data and work process required to maintain and update LP models.
• Perform back casting studies, product quality giveaway studies, model reconciliation studies and any other special studies required by the refineries and management.
• Perform model reconciliations with help from Refinery LP specialists to determine areas in the LP model that need improvement.
• Perform special economic studies using the LP model including analyzing the break-even value for various refinery feedstock in refineries and presenting supply system debottlenecking for management and other concerned parties.
• Overall communication of any issues the refinery is experiencing that affect the trading business.
• Work with the Trading and Refinery Planner to form the basis of the team that has a significant role in delivering the Refinery Supply/Refinery commercial performance
• Alignment of Planning Models between different Business Units
• Offer training in LP Modeling & Optimization to new comers and company-wide employees.
• Optimize value chains across company.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering related field, MBA or a relevant advanced degree is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in oil and refinery industries, with an in-depth understanding of crude, gas, NGL and refinery processing units.
• Expertise in LP modeling, with at least three years of experience in Aspen Technology’s PIMS model.
• A thorough knowledge of engineering practices, economic principles and calculation methods.
• Expert in international business and cross-cultural professional practices.