Chemical Engineering Management Consultant (EU)

Trindent Consulting; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trindent Consulting seeks Chemical Engineers with 2+ years of refinery experience to support client engagements across the EU. Consultants will work within four core services: Quality Giveaway Reduction, Hydrocarbon Loss Control & Measurement Assurance, Energy Intensity Enhancement, and Value Chain & Planning Optimization.

Travel ~80% to refinery sites and client locations across the EU, with site-based collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of hands-on refinery experience.
• Strong data mining and analysis skills in Excel.
• Ability to work with client stakeholders in a site-based consulting environment.

Responsibilities

• Mine, cleanse and analyse operating data in Excel; develop dashboards, KPI grids and management reporting; support observations, audits and continuous-improvement activities.
• Collaborate with refinery operations, planning, scheduling, laboratory, maintenance, engineering and management teams on sustainable changes.
• Support core services: Quality Giveaway Reduction, Hydrocarbon Loss Control & Measurement Assurance, Energy Intensity Enhancement, Value Chain & Planning Optimization.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Dashboards

Client communication

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Aspen PIMS

AVEVA Spiral

Haverly GRTMPS

Honeywell RPMS

Job description

About Trindent

Trindent Consulting is a global management consulting firm that specializes in technical augmentation in the energy sector, specifically downstream oil & gas and large energy users. We are a profit improvement firm, first and foremost.

Business Expansion

Our European practice is expanding. As part of this growth, we are building a strong pipeline of experienced refinery professionals to support client engagements across the European Union. While opportunities will depend on client demand, we are actively engaging with qualified engineers who can contribute within one of Trindent’s four core downstream services. We are gearing up for 20-25% growth and we hope you will join us on this journey!

The Opportunity

We have opportunities for Chemical Engineers with at least 2 (two) years of experience in a refinery environment. As consultants they will work within one or more of Trindent’s four core services: Quality Giveaway Reduction, Hydrocarbon Loss Control and Measurement Assurance, Energy Intensity Enhancement, and Value Chain and Planning Optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Analysis, Implementation & Reporting
  • Mine, cleanse and analyse operating data in Excel; develop dashboards, KPI grids and management reporting; support observations, audits, area profiles and continuous-improvement activities; and translate findings into practical actions with measurable financial and operational impact.
• Client Collaboration & Sustainable Change
  • Work closely with refinery operations, planning, scheduling, laboratory, maintenance, engineering and management teams. Help implement sustainable processes, clarify accountabilities and embed new ways of working that continue after the engagement.
• Within one or more of Trindent’s core services
  • Quality Giveaway Reduction (Gasoline Blending)
    • Improve blend planning, scheduling and execution; review backcasting, analyser modelling, spectra preprocessing, trimming and offset correction; and help install site-specific blending guidelines that reduce quality giveaway and sustain improved performance.
  • Hydrocarbon Loss Control & Measurement Assurance
    • Improve volume expansion and mass-balance reporting through stronger measurement practices, calculations and reconciliation processes. Support unit-level mass balance, sediment and water analysis, hydrocarbon volume recovery, database processing and data analysis.
  • Energy Intensity Enhancement
    • Identify inefficiencies and quantify opportunities in steam, electricity, natural gas, heat-exchanger performance, fuel selection and hydrogen management. Apply process engineering and control to implement sustainable reductions in energy intensity.
  • Value Chain & Planning Optimization
    • Enhance refinery LP outputs for feedstock selection, product mix and operating constraints. Assess models for accuracy and convergence, perform sensitivity analysis, support long-range planning and improve unit mass balance through density reconciliation, measurement maintenance and continuous monitoring.

Key Skills & Experience

At least 2 (two) years of hands-on experience in a refinery environment; a strong understanding of refinery operations and process engineering; advanced data mining and analysis skills in Excel, problem-solving and communication skills; and the ability to work effectively with client stakeholders in a site-based consulting environment. Knowledge of tools such as Aspen PIMS, AVEVA Spiral, Haverly GRTMPS, Honeywell RPMS or equivalent is an advantage.

Qualifications

Degree in Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering.

A minimum of 2 (two) years of professional experience in a refinery environment is required.

Work Location & Flexibility

Client-facing consulting role supporting engagements across the European Union.

Approximately 80% travel is required, typically Monday to Friday, according to project and client needs.

Candidates must be able to travel regularly and work onsite at refinery and client locations throughout the EU.

What You Will Gain

Work on complex, high-value refinery improvement projects within one or more of Trindent’s four core services.

Join a fast-growing, dynamic consulting environment with structured opportunities to build subject-matter expertise.

Gain exposure to diverse refinery clients, operating challenges and project teams across the European Union.

We measure our success by our clients’ results.

Join us and Make It Happen!