Senior Engineer, Scheduling & Blending Models

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

Benefits offered by this job

VCIP bonus

401k match

Medical/Dental/Vision with HSA

Well-being programs

Job summary

Phillips 66 is seeking a Senior Engineer - Scheduling & Blending Models in Houston, TX to lead refinery scheduling and blending tool development. You will drive model accuracy, data integration, and best practices across sites, partnering with IT and vendors to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities include leading the scheduling/blending models group, mentoring teams, and promoting a strategic vision for blending recipe models.

Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of direct experience with Scheduling and Blend Recipe modeling.
• 3+ years of refining business experience in economics, operations, process engineering, or fuels blending/scheduling.
• Proficiency with AspenTech APS Scheduling or MBO Blending Recipe software systems (desktop, interfaces, databases).
• SQL/Access database knowledge/experience.
• Periodic travel to regional sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level services to refinery sites for scheduling and blending models.
• Maintain and validate model yields, properties, costs, constraints.
• Troubleshoot and resolve model errors and issues.
• Lead the Scheduling or Blending Models Users Group.
• Share best practices and industry insights across the system.
• Act as liaison to planning, scheduling, and blend recipe communities.
• Support IT and vendors on data interfaces, licensing, upgrades, and integration.
• Benchmark model accuracy and site capabilities to drive improvements.

Skills

Scheduling & blending modeling

AspenTech APS

SQL/Access

MBO Blending Recipe

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Chemical or Petroleum Engineering

Tools

PetroSIM

PI/PI AF

Job description

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At Phillips 66, we care about the whole person. That means providing access to quality programs, resources and care that support you and your family. We believe well-being — physical, emotional, social and financial — plays an important role in helping our people thrive. When our employees are supported at every stage of life, they’re empowered to do their best work and make a meaningful impact, both personally and professionally.

Location: Houston, TX, US, 77042

Job Field: Engineering

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

What to Expect

TheSenior Engineer - Scheduling & Blending Modelsprovides 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.
• 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
• 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.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

Total Rewards

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
• 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

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 Timesfor 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 pursueexcellence.

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