Remote-Eligible Refinery Performance Analyst

CITGO Petroleum Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work options available

9/80 Work Schedule Option

Annual Vacation Incentive

Paid Vacation Time

Company-Paid Holidays

Caregiver Leave

Excellent 401(k) Match

Pension Plan

Performance Incentive

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

Employee Discount Programs

On-site Health Clinic

On-site Cafeteria

Job summary

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a leader in refining, seeks a Performance Analyst to develop and maintain refinery dashboards, KPIs, and automated reports that monitor margin capture and value chain performance. You will analyze daily to annual data across units, utilities, feedstocks, and products, driving actionable insights for leadership.

The role requires strong data analytics, KPI frameworks, and the ability to communicate findings to executives, collaborating across Operations, Planning,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Data Analytics, Business, or a related field, plus 3 years of refinery or relevant analytical experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Power Query, data visualization, and dashboard-development skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to convert complex data into actionable business recommendations.
• Working knowledge of refinery operations, economics, planning, margin analysis, optimization principles, and value chain performance.
• Experience developing KPI frameworks, automated reporting tools, performance scorecards, and plan-versus-actual variance analysis.
• Advanced communication, presentation, and organizational skills, including the ability to communicate analytical findings to refinery leadership and executive management.
• Ability to collaborate across Operations, Process Engineering, Planning, Supply, Commercial, Logistics, Optimization, Finance, and corporate teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains refinery performance dashboards, KPI scorecards, and automated reporting tools used to monitor operational performance, commercial activity, margin capture, value chain optimization, and key business objectives. Collaborates with BOG, Process Engineering, Operations, Logistics, Supply, Commercial, Optimization, and corporate personnel to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and relevance.
• Gathers, analyzes, and reports refinery production and performance information on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis. This includes process units, utilities, feedstocks, products, yields, utilization, and other key operating measures. Recognizes abnormalities in source data and coordinates investigation and correction before reports are issued.
• Prepares and administers the Refinery Reliability Index. Tracks events and calculates impacts in accordance with corporate guidelines, participates in monthly reviews with Corporate and refinery representatives, maintains audit-support documentation, presents results to the Senior Management Team, and follows up on questions and inquiries.
• Compiles and prepares analyses and presentation materials for the Monthly Supply Optimization Meeting (MSOM), Supply Team Optimization (STO), Management Accountability Meeting (MAM), and other leadership reviews. Translates complex performance and economic data into concise, decision-oriented information for refinery leadership and executive management.
• Performs plan-versus-actual and forecast-versus-actual variance analysis to identify the drivers of performance gaps, operational inefficiencies, and missed margin opportunities. Quantifies impacts, communicates findings, and works with cross-functional teams to identify corrective actions and improve future plans.
• Populates and maintains historical data for unit rates, production rates, refinery utilization, and other performance measures. Supports internal and external reporting, including the Solomon Study, DOE EIA-810 Monthly Report, EIA-820 Annual Report, environmental reports, and responses to production-related inquiries from regulatory agencies.
• Supports refinery and corporate optimization efforts by analyzing feedstock selection, product yields and disposition, transfer pricing, logistics movements, operating strategies, and Monthly Supply Unit Earnings. Develops tools and metrics to monitor value chain performance, maximize profitability, and improve margin capture against plan.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Data visualization

Dashboard development

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Chemistry / Biology / Data Analytics / Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a leader in refining, seeks a Performance Analyst to develop and maintain refinery dashboards, KPIs, and automated reports that monitor margin capture and value chain performance. You will analyze daily to annual data across units, utilities, feedstocks, and products, driving actionable insights for leadership.

The role requires strong data analytics, KPI frameworks, and the ability to communicate findings to executives, collaborating across Operations, Planning,