Refinery Planning & Optimization Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Mandan (ND); On-site; USD 123,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation in Findlay, Ohio invites applications for a Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer. The role supports regional and refinery planning, backcasting, and LP modeling to enhance value across the supply chain.

The candidate will collaborate with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning teams to translate complex analytics into actionable strategies, driving performance improvements across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; other fields may be considered with five years of relevant experience.
• Four years of refinery planning, optimization, value chain analysis, operations, logistics, or related experience.
• Strong analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and optimizes short-term, mid-term, and lookback plans using LP models to maximize refinery and value chain performance.
• Manages refinery forecasting and planning activities, ensuring alignment with capabilities, market conditions, and business objectives.
• Maintains and enhances LP models by validating assumptions and adjusting constraints for accuracy.
• Identifies constraints and opportunities and develops optimization strategies to improve performance.
• Performs scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess impacts of market conditions and disruptions.
• Integrates historical performance reviews with backcast analyses for forecasting accuracy.
• Partners with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning teams to align plans across horizons and regions.
• Leads planning studies and optimization projects while mentoring junior staff.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Building Partnerships

Business Acumen

Commodity Market Analysis

Optimization Modeling

Scenario Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Systems Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Corporation in Findlay, Ohio invites applications for a Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer. The role supports regional and refinery planning, backcasting, and LP modeling to enhance value across the supply chain.

The candidate will collaborate with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning teams to translate complex analytics into actionable strategies, driving performance improvements across multiple sites.