What is the Role

The FPP Planning Advisor Role is seen as critical to ensuring that the E&S community is well supported and to help maximize value generation from our sites. The remit of the Planning Advisor extends to either the entire North America E&S community including TAO E&S staff with specific support for Scotford, Sarnia, Deer Park Chemical, Norco, and Geismar (if needed) OR to the European/Asia Region with specific support for Pernis, Rheinland, Moerdijk (if needed), Bukom (if needed). While short term priority task will focus on onboarding and upskilling of the current TAO E&S team and incoming new joiners, the Advisor is expected work closely with his peers in supporting Europe and Bukom as needed to maintain high level of competency and support each other on technical upskilling for themselves and the teams they support. Longer term, this role is expected to be fully accountable for activities below.

What we need from you

Key accountabilities
Provides functional and thought leadership and expertise for Planning Excellence in Chemicals and Products.

MODELING

• Acts as primary technical expert for Planning and Margin Optimization tools supporting EMCs and Economists
  
• Supports practitioners with urgent problem solving to ensure business continuity and escalates to central T&BI Margin Optimization Advisors or 3rd Party vendor as appropriate.
  
• Implements new advanced simulation and optimisation capabilities and better representation (including visualization) of process plants in Planning and Scheduling tools. Supports in the assurance that models are lean, up to date and changes are communicated amongst MO Advisors and EMC's to ensure alignment between PIMS, Orion and MBO models.
  
• Help practioners in the investigation and solution of local optima and infeasible solutions.
  
• Provides support to configure all existing and new reports from the tools. Supports programming, testing, enhancements, configuration, maintenance of non-IT supported data input and Solution reports.
  
• Maintain best practice recommendations in a structured fashion, and help propogate these within the E&S practioner community for Planning
  
• Support Technical Audit of all site LP Models and identifies gaps and gap closure plans
  

TRAINING / DEVELOPMENT

• Conducts Annual PIMS Training Classes or coordinate third party class alternatives
  
• Supports with the onboarding of new employees with planning and scheduling tools and all relevant FPP work processes.
  

MARGIN OPTIMIZATION STUDIES

• Support with structured margin improvement interventions and ensures / assists with implementation of recommendations as relevant with Planning capability of sites or TAO E&S support teams
  

DATA INTERFACES

• Provides Front-End support as the main tool to assemble the planning input data
  
• Provides CSAR support as the main tool to setup case stacking to answer economic optimisation questions and provide steers
  
• Coordinate data interface bug fixes or enhancements with IT and T&BI Margin Optimization Advisors
  

INSTALLATIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING

• Provides business advice to DS IT regarding Planning PC software installations and helps troubleshooting where needed
  

GENERAL E&S SUPPORT

• Ensures compliance with the requirements and consistent application of the FPP planning work processes in AMS and assists with the closure of recommendations.
  
• Planning Advisor will lead global or regional Planning and Basic Data networks with support from a sponsoring E&S Manager. Networks will play a key role in the new organizational setup to ensure peer-to-peer collaboration and support between the various sites, as well help in ensuring best practices in the relevant areas are being pursued at all of our sites
  
• Networks will play a key role in the new organizational setup to ensure peer-to-peer collaboration and support between the various sites, as well help in ensuring best practices in the relevant areas are being pursued at all sites.
  
• The Advisor will network with their Global Advisor colleagues supporting other regions as well to ensure inter-regional connectivity.
  

Key Experiences and Qualifications:

• Preferably a graduate of Engineering degree or equivalent, with relevant refinery oil and gas experience.
  
• Preferably with 7 years experience with at least 5 years either in refinery planning and scheduling space working with planning tools or Software Industry associated with developing product and tools for Refinery Planning and Scheduling space
  
• Must demonstrate strong proficiency in PIMS
  
• Has deep knowledge around the utilization of hydrocarbon and refinery economic value drivers
  
• Able to demonstrate commercial mindset to identify and drive margin opportunities to delivery
  
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills
  
• Team player and self-motivated.
  

An Inclusive & Progressive Place to Work

• To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we're nurturing an inclusive environment - one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.
  
• We're creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we'll take it from there.
  
• We're closing the gender gap - whether that's through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
  
• We're striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.