Senior Engineer, Scheduling & Blending Models

Phillips 66; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillips 66 is seeking a Senior Engineer - Scheduling & Blending Models to lead corporate-level scheduling and blending tool development, validation, and data integration. You will drive improvements, maintain model accuracy, and coordinate with refinery sites, IT, and vendors.

A strong background in scheduling, blending, and refinery economics is required, with travel to regional sites expected. The role emphasizes leadership, strategic vision for scheduling/recipe models, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of direct experience with Scheduling and Blend Recipe modeling.
• 3+ years refining business experience in economics, operations, process engineering, or fuels blending/scheduling.
• Intermediate proficiency with AspenTech APS Scheduling or MBO Blending Recipe software systems.
• SQL/Access Database knowledge/experience.
• Periodic travel is required to visit regional sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level technical services to refinery sites for scheduling and blending models and data.
• Maintain and validate models yields, properties, operating costs, constraints, etc.
• Lead the Scheduling or Blending Models Users Group.
• Update crude assays; ensure model accuracy and maintenance.
• Share best practices and keep up with industry tools and processes.
• Interface with planning/scheduling/blend recipe communities and vendors.

Skills

Scheduling domain

Blending domain

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering

Tools

AspenTech APS Scheduling

MBO Blending Recipe

PIMS/HCAMS/HCOMET

PI/PI AF

PetroSIM tools

SQL/Access

Visual Basic

SQL Server

Job description

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

What To Expect

The Senior Engineer - Scheduling & Blending Models provides corporate level leadership, consultation, and technical expertise for Refinery Operations scheduling and blending tools and work processes. Blending defined here as creating the blend recipe to hand off to operations. The position plays a central role in driving company-wide improvements and best practices related to scheduling and blending model development, work process implementation, data integration, model accuracy – maintenance and validation, usage, and reporting.

What You’ll Do

• Providing expert-level technical services to the refinery sites in the following areas:
• Maintaining and validating models yields, properties, operating costs, constraints, etc.
• Troubleshooting and resolving model errors and issues.
• Leading the Scheduling or Blending Models Users Group.
• Crude assay updating.
• Communicating and leveraging current internal and industry best practices, tools, and processes across the system.
• Being a point of contact and a liaison to the planning and scheduling/blend recipe community.
• Providing Technical guidance and consulting services to refinery sites, IT, and 3rd party vendors in the following areas:
• IT support and maintenance of data interfaces, databases, and reports.
• Software licensing, installation, and version upgrades across the system.
• Engaging vendors on technical issues for scheduling/blend recipe tools and processes including product development, improvement, and repairs.
• Internal and external benchmarking and performance metrics to understand the model accuracy and site capabilities and drive improvements.
• Promoting a vision and strategy for Phillips 66 Refining in the area of Scheduling and Blending recipe models and work processes.
• Interface and represent Phillips 66 Scheduling functions in industry events and meetings.
• Working with LP Models consultants to efficiently integrate Scheduling models and Planning models or submodels.
• Assisting with development and training programs for scheduling and blend recipe models and operations planning personnel.
• Preparing and maintaining the associated technical content for Scheduling/Blend recipe documents – best practices, guidelines, training, etc.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 5 or more years of direct experience working with Scheduling and Blend Recipe modeling
• 3 or more years of direct or indirect refining business experience in the field of economics, operations, process engineering, or fuels blending/scheduling
• Intermediate proficiency with AspenTech APS Scheduling or MBO Blending Recipe software systems - desktop software, data interfaces, databases
• SQL/Access Database knowledge/experience
• Periodic travel is required to visit regional sites

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering
• Experience with LP models
• Skills and proficiency with PIMS, HCAMS/HCOMET, PI/PI AF
• Experience with KBC PetroSIM and PetroSIM kinetic models
• Strong analytical/data management skills
• Visual Basic, SQL Server proficiency
• The ability to set direction and lead – strong networking and team building skills
• Willing and able to positively influence others
• Strong and effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong understanding of refining business drivers
• Must be able to quickly develop and maintain internal and external respect and trust

Compensation Range

This position has a base salary range of $160,200- $195,800.

Total Rewards

Benefits

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer