Economics & Planning Advisor/Engineer

Marathon Petroleum

Catlettsburg (KY)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

401k matching

Paid parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum is seeking a Value Chain Optimization professional to drive LP-based economic plans and optimize refinery performance at Catlettsburg, KY. You will collaborate with Commercial Scheduling, Planning & Optimization, and Refinery Products Control to advance optimization opportunities.

Ideal candidates will communicate effectively, learn refinery economics, and contribute to mid-term turnaround integration and day-to-day execution with various teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
Two years of refinery operations, planning, optimization, scheduling, value chain analysis, or related experience.

Responsibilities

Develops and runs LP-based economic plans for assigned refinery or system scope to evaluate crude selection, unit operating modes, blending, and product placement decisions.
Analyses refinery-level operating economics, market inputs, and constraints to identify margin opportunities, trade-offs, and economic sensitivities.
Translates short-term economic model outputs into executable refinery operating plans and targets, working directly with scheduling, operations, supply, and Commercial teams to align economic intent with operating constraints and day-to-day execution realities.
Provides technical direction for refinery economic models and planning assumptions, ensuring constraints and yields reflect current operating capability.
Communicates refinery forward operating assumptions to planners, schedulers, and leadership to support informed forecasting decisions with minimal oversight.
Integrates mid-term turnaround plans into prompt economic and operating plans, incorporating turnaround scope, unit constraints, and production objectives into sequence of events and day-to-day refinery execution plans.
Has ability to cover at least one other desk.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Building Partnerships

Business Acumen

Data Analysis

Decision Support Analytics

Forecast Analysis

Integrated Planning & Optimization

Optimization Modeling

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Operational Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

An exciting career awaits you

At MPC, we're committed to being a great place to work - one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

Position Summary

Value Chain Optimization is seeking a motivated employee with interest in commodities scheduling and optimization of the refinery, while working closely with business partners to identify and advance optimization opportunities. This position works across organizations, including but not limited to MPLX, Commercial Scheduling, Planning & Optimization, and Refinery Products Control. The ideal candidate should be a strong communicator with interest in learning refinery economics and MPC's Value Chain Optimization side of the business.

VCO views this as a growth opportunity for an employee seeking to gain knowledge in refinery logistics & economics, as well as the commercial side of the business.

This position is located in Catlettsburg, KY and will report directly to Economics & Planning Manager - Catlettsburg Refinery.

Key Responsibilities

Develops and runs LP-based economic plans for assigned refinery or system scope to evaluate crude selection, unit operating modes, blending, and product placement decisions.
Analyzes refinery-level operating economics, market inputs, and constraints to identify margin opportunities, trade-offs, and economic sensitivities.
Translates short-term economic model outputs into executable refinery operating plans and targets, working directly with scheduling, operations, supply, and Commercial teams to align economic intent with operating constraints and day-to-day execution realities.
Provides technical direction for refinery economic models and planning assumptions, ensuring constraints, and yields reflect current operating capability.
Communicates refinery forward operating assumptions to planners, schedulers, and leadership to support informed forecasting decisions with minimal oversight.
Integrates mid-term turnaround plans into prompt economic and operating plans, incorporating turnaround scope, unit constraints, and production objectives into sequence of events and day-to-day refinery execution plans.
Has ability to cover at least one other desk.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering required. A Bachelor's degree in another field may be considered with five (5) years of experience in feedstocks, refined products coordinating, refinery operations, lab or closely related industry experience required.

Two (2) years of refinery operations, planning, optimization, scheduling, value chain analysis, or related experience required.

Skills

Analytical Thinking
Building Partnerships
Business Acumen
Business Domain Knowledge
Continuous Improvement Mindset
Data Analysis
Decision Support Analytics
Forecast Analysis
Influencing Others
Integrated Planning & Optimization
Optimization Modeling
Results Driven
Scenario Planning
Stakeholder Engagement
Strategic Operational Planning

As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.

Location

Catlettsburg, Kentucky

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Job Requisition ID

00024948

Location Address

11631 US Route 23

Employee Group

Full time

Employee Subgroup

Regular

Equal Opportunity Employer

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision‑making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation.

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.