Senior VCO Engineer - Short-Range - Refined Fuels

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Senior VCO Engineer - Short-Range - Refined Fuels

Job

Location:

Laurel, MT, US,

Date posted:
May 12, 2026

Employment Type:

Salary

Schedule:

Full Time

Job

Work Arrangement:
On-Site

Salary Range: $103200.00 - $172400.00

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries.

At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Summary

CHS, Inc. is hiring a Senior VCO Engineer - Short-Range - Refined Fuels at our Laurel refinery responsible for refinery-level short-term production planning, LP model stewardship, economic evaluation, and operational performance analysis in support of refinery execution.

Reporting to the Director, Value Chain Optimization (VCO), this role leads development of the monthly operations plan, supports refinery LP model and crude assay database integrity, and provides economic modeling support for refinery operations, crude oil supply, refined fuels sales, pipeline operations, and capital investments. This position requires strong technical capability in refinery processes and linear programming applications. The role ensures refinery planning accuracy, operational responsiveness, and economic rigor while partnering with the Mid-Range E&P Engineer to align short-term execution with mid-term value chain strategies.

Responsibilities

Short-Term Production Planning & Operations Support

* Prepare and present the monthly refinery operations plan.

* Develop refinery production plans including throughput, crude slate, yields, blending strategies, and inventory targets.

* Conduct monthly post-audits and benchmarking analysis to evaluate refinery performance against plan.

* Analyze crude refining values and provide short-term economic optimization recommendations.

* Support refinery response to operational changes, unit outages, constraint shifts, or market movements.

* Interface with crude oil scheduling, refinery operations, and laboratory personnel to ensure production orders are operationalized through the refinery. From crude oil input to blending to finished product.

LP Model Stewardship & Database Integrity

* Maintain refinery LP model database, including integration of unit test run data and operational updates.

* Monitor unit operations and yields and update LP inputs as appropriate.

* Support maintenance of LP configuration for refinery inputs, processes, blending operations, and inventory options.

* Maintain refinery crude assay database and ensure accurate crude quality representation.

* Ensure alignment between LP assumptions and actual refinery operating conditions.

Economic Studies & Capital Support

* Performance Support economic studies to facilitate refinery and commercial decisions.

* Assist in evaluation of crude supply opportunities and commercial transactions impacting refinery economics.

* Prepare economic analysis for initiatives including discounted cash flow and payout evaluations.

Analysis & Benchmarking

* Support refinery performance benchmarking and reporting activities.

* Prepare performance reports and communicate economic results to refinery leadership.

* Identify operational improvement opportunities through economic and yield analysis.

* Represent refinery commercial interests in internal and external discussions as needed.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

* Collaborate with refinery operations, process engineering, supply teams, and commercial stakeholders.

* Provide consultative input to mid-term planning alignment discussions.

* Support LP improvement and data validation initiatives in coordination with the Mid-Range E&P Engineer.

* Communicate planning assumptions, risks, and economic impacts clearly across functions.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

* Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in applicable engineering field of study from an accredited four-year college or university

* 4+ years experience in refinery or related downstream energy…