Cross-Regional Refinery Planning & Optimization Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Kenai (AK); On-site; USD 163,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer to align commercial strategy, operations, and market dynamics across multiple regions. The role partners with logistics and commercial teams to drive value, using LP models and Aspen PIMS to evaluate scenarios.

The position reports to the Cross Regional Optimization Director, requiring strong analytical skills and the ability to translate optimization outputs into actionable insights for planning and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; other fields considered with five years related refinery experience.
• Four years of refinery planning, optimization, value chain or related experience.
• Aspen PIMS linear programming background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads development of optimized regional and cross-regional production plans using LP models.
• Serves as SME in refinery planning, economics, and market dynamics across refineries.
• Provides leadership for LP model development and optimization.
• Drives regional and cross-regional optimization strategies with stakeholders.
• Guides scenario analyses to support critical planning decisions.
• Leads performance assessments and gap identification for improvement.
• Collaborates across Operations, Commercial, Logistics and Planning.
• Mentors other advisors and advances planning capabilities.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Building Partnerships

Business Acumen

Business Domain Knowledge

Commodity Market Analysis

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Data Analysis

Decision Support Analytics

Influencing Others

Integrated Planning & Optimization

Metrics Management

Optimization Modeling

Scenario Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Systems Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Aspen PIMS

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer to align commercial strategy, operations, and market dynamics across multiple regions. The role partners with logistics and commercial teams to drive value, using LP models and Aspen PIMS to evaluate scenarios.

The position reports to the Cross Regional Optimization Director, requiring strong analytical skills and the ability to translate optimization outputs into actionable insights for planning and