Linear Programming Modelling Engineer - Saudi Arabia

Salary: Competitive
Location: Saudi Arabia
Job type: Permanent

On behalf of a Super-Major Oil & Gas Operator, WRS is looking for a Refinery Linear Programming (LP) & Economics Engineer to join the Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation Technical Support Division.The division is a multi-disciplinary organization with interface to technical, and in some cases business, support requirements of Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation Admin Area. Its function caters mainly to the technical needs of Admin Area Head, operating facilities management.

Job Duties:

Run existing refineries LP models to optimize operation and recommend operation adjustments to maximize net cash margin. Also use the LP to identify margin improvement opportunities then develop the economic evaluation of these opportunities
Participate in the technical development process from screening through closure, and develop detailed economic models for opportunity economic evaluations
Drive screening and validation activities to move growth proposals through the different stage gates
Prioritize growth proposals against investment criteria and downstream strategy

Ideal candidate will have:

Degree in Engineering, ideally Chemical Engineering
Minimum of 15 years' experience in refinery LP modeling, refinery economics, refining process technology (design/operation), refinery project techno-economic development and evaluation
Expertise in refinery LP, refinery economics, and refinery configuration development, technical and economic evaluation of opportunities