Hydrocarbon Economist - Deer Park TX

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Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Production and Manufacturing Downstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

July 13, 2021

Business unit:

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Where you fit in?

The Hydrocarbon Economist is an individual contributor role and a member of a pool of Economists that collectively focus on Crude and Feedstocks, Refinery, Products related economics and optimizations in the short medium and long term. Economists are part of the Business Management department and work closely with the Schedulers, Production, Logistics, Technology the Laboratory, as well as commercial contacts in Shell Trading & Supply, Shell Chemicals, PMI and other third parties

What’s the role?

The Hydrocarbon Economist will support the Deer Park (DPK) Refinery ensuring the DPK site is optimized in the short, medium and longer term. The Economist will play an active role in medium- and longer-term planning of the Refinery and in the economic variance analysis of business performance. The Economist plays a key role in support of management of the Refining economic steers, with significant opportunity for stakeholder management both internal and external to the Refinery.

The Economist manages the integrated profit and loss associated with the refinery production activity at the Deer Park Refinery. This role provides economic steer, works to maximize margin, and manages all hydrocarbon commercial relationships with respect to assigned product streams. The Economist manages the delivery of robust commercial strategies and the end-to-end optimal refinery production plan with a key objective of driving improvements in margin tactics, in the operational (day/week) and tactical time-frames (1 to 6 months).

Key accountabilities and responsibilities of the Economist are:

Negotiates, manages and provides assurance for contracts related to the assigned product streams. Acts as primary interface with Shell Trading and external counterparties on these products. Supports the contract negotiations of intra-site purchases and sales with Shell Chemical.

Act as the primary interface with Shell Trading & Supply and other internal and external counterparties to maximize business opportunities and minimize losses from operational problems, including inventory management.

Support broader Business Management in the development and optimization of the weekly and monthly refinery operating plan as well as the annual business plan. Leads coordination of the plan with partners (internal and external) relating to the assigned product streams.

Support planning of shutdowns and turnarounds to minimize economic and customer impact, seeking optimization opportunities working closely with partners.

Evaluate economics and sensitivities associated with various medium- and longer-term margin options for the Deer Park Refinery as well as assessments of projects as it relates to site investments/decisions

Determine the margin plan as part of the Deer Park Refinery Business Planning process

Identify and develop ideas/project justifications to improve profitability, customer satisfaction, reliability and product quality. Strongly consider how these improvements may impact other areas. Participate in and provide support to project teams that involve products of responsibility.

Leads product quality improvement initiatives, including giveaway reduction, release procedure development and investigations (working closely with the Product Quality Focal Point).

Leads the Deer Park Site Systems Teams, where applicable, including driving short term optimization as well as longer term opportunity identification and implementation.

Has assurance responsibility for all assigned streams’ pricing correctly flowing through financials.

Supports margin variance analysis (MVA) by comparing plans to actual performance.

Ensures compliance with all relevant product regulations, including compiling and filing quarterly and annual EPA reports.

Support the Contracts Coordinators (hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon) with Economic assessments in relation to various contracts with Shell and other 3rd parties.

Promotes win-win relationships with service providers, affiliates and customers (including Economics and Scheduling, Business Development, Operations, Technology, Shell Trading & Supply, Shell Chemicals, PMI and 3rd parties).

Teams:

Ad-hoc member of Integrated Business Development Team

Business representative of relevant area Production Team Focus & Finish Cash Optimization

Special Challenges:

Manage relationships with service providers, affiliates, customers, and internal stakeholders with sometimes differing objectives and priorities

Willing to backfill other roles, demonstrating a learner’s mindset, with an ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment.

The job requires energy, creativity, flexibility, and adaptability to changing priorities and business conditions.

Understanding concepts of risk vs reward and dealing with uncertainty will be essential in delivering via this role and in Business Management

Skills & Requirements

What we need from you -

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Chemical Engineering preferred – MBA a plus.

Minimum of five (5) years experience in chemical plant or refinery with knowledge of hydrocarbon management

Process Engineering experience preferred

Some knowledge/experience with refinery configurations, processes, and refinery economics

Understanding of Oil markets

Technical Competencies Required:

Some tactical hydrocarbon planning

Refinery optimization

Awareness of a Linear Program (LP) & understanding/interpreting model output

Supply Chain Economics & Analysis

Awareness of Supply Chain Integration & Optimization

Awareness of Oil Movements & Product Handling

Awareness of Tactical Supply Chain Planning

Product and Product Quality Management

Leadership and Other Competencies Required:

Demonstrates knowledge or skill in all Leadership Attributes (Authenticity, Growth, Collaboration, Performance)

Strong business acumen and commercial skills

Strong stakeholder management

Strong negotiating skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong written, verbal and presentations skills

Strategic Thinking

Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its interest in Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company and P.M.I. Norteamerica, S.A. De C.V. (a subsidiary of Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex). The transaction will transfer Shell’s interest in the partnership, and therefore full ownership of the refinery, to Pemex, subject

to regulatory approvals. Employees assigned to the Refinery assets in scope for divestment will be offered employment by Pemex with effect upon closing in accordance with the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2021.

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