An exciting opportunity awaits a Senior Economist to join the team and play a pivotal role in maintaining and developing the refinery Linear Programming (LP) model, providing crude relative refining values, producing optimized operating plans, and offering in-month optimization advice based on comprehensive economic analysis. This role reports directly to the Economics & Planning Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate an optimized operating plan for the next three months, including dollarized charge, yield, and the latest opex and capex estimates. Upload the approved plan to the data warehouse.
• Develop a feasible and optimized budget plan for the upcoming year, considering crude grade availability, pipeline allocations, product demand, and refinery capacity.
• Advise on daily refinery optimization by considering current economics, actual inventories, and refinery performance.
• Track and reforecast the month-to-date charge and yield, adjusting projections as needed for the remainder of the month.
• Update clean product and butane runout files with the latest charge and yield estimates.
• Calculate weekly crude refining values and provide commercial crude teams with crude screening reports.
• Monitor and update the refinery LP model to ensure accuracy and maintain an acceptable level of model performance.
• Coordinate crude sampling and participate in the PBF Crude Quality Monitoring process. Maintain the crude assay table for the LP model.
• Provide monthly projections for hydrogen purchases, RFG sales, and ROG sales rates to Linde.
• Present the monthly operating plan to refinery staff, commercial traders, and the executive team.
• Communicate operational and product slate flexibility to commercial traders, enabling the refinery to capitalize on spot market opportunities.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering on capital project economic evaluations using LP and other tools.
• Work with Process Engineering on the economic analysis of catalyst selections.
• Maintain and adjust integrated procedures within the Risk Group.
• Provide economic insights and guidance during bi-weekly meetings with Technical Services on refinery optimization strategies.
• Participate in the screening and evaluation of new crudes for the refinery.
• Estimate the cost of equipment outages to assist in optimizing maintenance work and turnaround scheduling.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (required).
• Minimum of 10 years of refinery experience (required), with at least 2 years of experience in LP modeling (required) and 2 years of economic experience (preferred).
• Strong data analysis skills; ability to manipulate data and apply it to business results. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programs.
• U.S. Citizens or U.S. Green Card holders only. (No sponsorship or TN-1 Visa approvals available.)

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned economist to contribute significantly to refinery optimization, economic modeling, and strategic planning. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure the refinery meets its operational and financial goals.

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