Refinery Economist

New Permanent Opportunity!!  Refinery Economist 

NES Fircroft is actively seeking an experienced Oil/Gas Professional for a Refinery Economist role for our client, an Oil Refinery located in Martinez California, east of San Francisco!  This position will be a direct hire role with our client featuring a base salary and full benefits plan.  

Our client is seeking candidates with Engineering backgrounds coming from an Oil/Gas and Refining Environment, or applicable specific experience in Oil Flow Margin Projections to develop business strategies.  All interested candidates are encouraged to send their most update resume to gabriel.fox@nesfircroft.com along with their availability.  



Job Responsibilities May Include:
 

• Facilitate margin improvement activities at the refinery including economic analyses, LP studies, and project justifications.
• Develop the oil flow and margin projections for the yearly business plan.
• Develop business strategies for environmental regulations. Provide project groups with preferred options using economic and market analysis.
• Lead analysis on product economics including cargo economics, marginal product economics, octane and RVP value. Use economics to help drive in month product optimizations with Supply and Trading organization.
• Develop and manage program with the Process Controls group to implement advance controllers that use on-line optimizer economics w/changes in market pricing.
• Work with Operations Support Engineers, Product & Raw Material System Teams, and Process Project engineers on long term strategy, product optimizations, and constraint removal including provide economic direction for non-capital margin related initiatives/projects
• Monitor market product pricing, key market indicators (such as inventories), and PADD operating constraints. Engage with our client's Trading organization to understand and challenge assumptions for price and volume forecasts based on market analysis.
• Work with peers at other locations and in Commercial to develop site business strategies
• Is the site lead for E&P LP and APS projects. Develop and implement strategies to maintain and improve both tools.
   

Position Specific Requirements:
 

• Participate in the refinery on-call duty rotation schedule for E&P for off-hours support. During periods of abnormal operation specifically related to gasoline blending, occasional after-hours consultation with the Operations Shift Teams is expected.
• Candidate must have active TWIC card or be able to obtain a TWIC card. Information can be found at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic
   

Minimum Qualifications:
 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years of refining experience or equivalent.
   

Preferred Qualifications:
 

• 10 years of refining experience.
• Experience as a refinery process engineer.
• ONLY CANDIDATES MEETING THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED
   

Additional Benefits:

• 401(k) plan with company match
• Pension Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plans and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• Paid Time Off, Paid Parental Leave and tuition reimbursement
• Additional voluntary benefits are offered at group discounts.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.