Staff US Value Chain Network Planning Engineer

Worker Type: Employee

Group: Network Optimization Department

Job Post End Date: 07/31/2024

About this opportunity:

The Senior Value Chain Planner, working alongside Optimization Engineers and with a cross functional customer base, will ensure models are updated and accurate, and that plans are issued on-time per the planning calendar. A driver of optimization across multiple business units, the candidate will need to be influential, outgoing, organized and highly collaborative.

This opportunity can be located in Columbus OH and/or Calgary AB.

What you’ll do:

• This role will lead the planning cycle for 2 US assets that in aggregate translate to roughly 300MBBLS + of crude processing.

• Ensure plans are updated, accurate & issued on time per the planning calendar.

• Analyze and summarize activities and support reporting on progress and in identifying gaps.

• Attend commercial, planning, engineering, and operations meetings.

• Support Planning Analyst in analyzing past plan performance and variance from budget to plan to actual, to identify potential opportunities (back-casting).

• Work with local Optimization Engineers for model tuning and updates

• Work closely with Refining Assets, Crude Supply Traders and Logistics, Products Traders, and Marketing in developing the plans and analyzing ongoing Short Term Optimization (STO) opportunities through Crude and Products analytics, including breakeven analysis.

• Support development of forward pricing forecasts, identify short-term/strategic opportunities and facilitate their development and implementation.

• Support, evaluate and prove economic justification for capital and or debottleneck projects.

Who you are:

• 15+ years of experience in Refining, Downstream Supply or Production business environment, Commodity Marketing or Products Marketing.

• University degree in Engineering with Chemical Engineering as a strong preference.

• Refinery experience would be considered an asset

• Previous work experience with IOCs or Western European Downstream companies.

• Previous work experience in Process Engineering, Economics and Scheduling, or Supply/trading is considered as an advantage.

• Ability to build, use and run Spiral LP tools for supply chain modelling.

• Understand, interpret economic impact of different Downstream Supply development options.

• Read, interpret, and evaluate Crude Oil assays.

• Understand hydrocarbon market dynamics with special focus - but not limited to - Crude oil and clean fuels trading with the aim of being able to draw conclusions and facilitate management decisions.

• Develop, mentor & tutor junior supply chain planners.

• Excellent communication skills

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT July 30th, 2024.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Cenovus Energy is an affirmative action employer, and we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, or personal or physical characteristics protected by law.

Who we are:

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries