Senior Production & Planning Engineer

QatarEnergy LNG; Qatar; On-site; QAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

QatarEnergy LNG is seeking a seasoned Production & Planning Scheduler to manage loading schedules for RLTO facilities and coordinate rundowns with producers, port authorities, and RLTO maintenance teams. You will prepare forecasts for LNG and Non-LNG feeds, resolve conflicts, and drive continuous improvements in storage and loading operations.

The role requires deep experience in oil & gas scheduling, strong collaboration with stakeholders, and the ability to operate under tight timeframes to

Qualifications

• 6 years of experiences in commercial and shipping within oil & gas areas, out of which 5 years as product/oil scheduler.
• Experience in planning and scheduling of petroleum products.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable loading schedules for RLTO facilities.
• Coordinate product rundowns with producers, for storage and loading programs.
• Prepare short-term and long-term forecasts for Non-LNG production and refinery feedstock balance for Ras Laffan Terminal Operator (RLTO).
• Coordinate with Port Authorities Pilots for request and berthing schedules.
• Coordinate with RLIC producers, QatarEnergy Sales Operations and RLIC port schedulers to resolve loading conflicts.
• Coordinate with RLTO maintenance any planned or unplanned work affecting storage and loading facilities to ensure business continuity.
• Monitor actual versus forecast rundown performance of producers and coordinate corrections as required to ensure accuracy of inventory forecasts.
• Operate and update the RLTO Storage and Berth System (HIMS).
• Develop and propose plans for unplanned events impacting storage and loading facilities to mitigate production losses for Production & Planning Lead review.
• Develop and update scheduling procedures for consistent with relevant agreements and current business requirements.

Skills

Oil & gas shipping

Product scheduling

Forecasting

Job description

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• Ensure production planning for integrated supply chain planning, ship scheduling, and storage to meet various producers, customer contractual obligations.
• Ensure constraints and requirements such as inventory in the tanks, ship schedules and delivery commitments are constantly aligned and compatible to avoid any disruption to producers or upsets in any part of the LNG or NON-LNG Supply Chain.
• Work environment is constantly changing, and plans must be updated daily with all parties, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Complex technical and commercial environment under considerable time pressure. Regular non-office hours may be required to maintain continuous operations.

Key Job Accountabilities - I

• Develop reliable loading schedules for RLTO facilities.
• Coordinate product rundowns with producers, for storage and loading programs.
• Prepare short-term and long-term forecasts for Non-LNG production and refinery feedstock balance for Ras Laffan Terminal Operator (RLTO).
• Coordinate with Port Authorities Pilots for request and berthing schedules.
• Coordinate with RLIC producers, QatarEnergy Sales Operations and RLIC port schedulers to resolve loading conflicts.

Key Job Accountabilities - II

• Coordinate with RLTO maintenance any planned or unplanned work affecting storage and loading facilities to ensure business continuity.
• Monitor actual versus forecast rundown performance of producers and coordinate corrections as required to ensure accuracy of inventory forecasts.
• Operate and update the RLTO Storage and Berth System (HIMS).
• Develop and propose plans for unplanned events impacting storage and loading facilities to mitigate production losses for Production & Planning Lead review.
• Develop and update scheduling procedures for consistent with relevant agreements and current business requirements.

Qualifications

Knowledge and/or Experience - I

• 6 years of experiences in commercial and shipping within oil & gas areas, out of which 5 years as product/ oil scheduler.
• Experience in planning and scheduling of petroleum products.