Sr. Economic Optimization Engineer

Role overview

What you will do

• Guide economic operating signals for the Baytown area and support integrated manufacturing optimization.
• Identify and evaluate near-term opportunities; communicate longer-term opportunities, risks, and strategic challenges.
• Collaborate across refinery, olefins, chemical plant, and business stakeholders to promote consistent economic strategies and circuit model optimization.
• Influence maintenance timing and pairings with Operations teams to maximize margin.
• Complete monthly 90-day Run Plan assessments and share profitability drivers, economic signposts, and operational focus areas with management.
• Generate economic and PIMS analyses for turnarounds, major projects, capacity exception reviews, and investment opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while strengthening organizational economics capabilities.

Skills and qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or a related discipline is preferred; applicants must demonstrate solid understanding of manufacturing processes and information systems.
• Knowledge of chemicals or refining plant operations, process flows, and product economics; target 6–15 years of site experience.
• Capability with Aspen Unified Planning, Aspen PIMS, or equivalent economic LP modeling software used to develop manufacturing production plans.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience identifying, evaluating, and driving business opportunities that improve profitability and operational performance.
• Experience with annual business planning, turnaround evaluations, capital project economics, or related optimization activities.
• Knowledge of Supply and Trading practices and/or project development processes is preferred.
• Strong technical background in process flows and financial close, innovative thinking, initiative, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders and influence change without direct authority.