Site Analyst, CCO

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The Olefins Optimization group is seeking an experienced, motivated engineer to fill the Corpus Christi, Texas site analyst position. The site analyst is responsible for developing and communicating weekly economic operating plans to optimize the Olefins assets, and partnering with site to identify and drive execution of capability improvement opportunities. The analyst will be the primary interface between the Olefins Optimization & Planning group, the Olefins Business group, and the Olefins Manufacturing site personnel (operations, technical, CSE, maintenance).

The role is based at the Corpus Christi site with occasional travel to Williams Tower (Houston) for training, planning, coordination, and other business needs. The position must comply with the remote work policies specific to Corpus Christi and is a standard full-time schedule (5 days per week, 8 hours per day). No alternative work arrangements will be possible. Should the successful candidate require relocation to the Corpus Christi site, financial assistance will be available on a case‑by‑case basis.

• Develops weekly site plans to maximize the value of the Olefin’s assets relative to site and business constraints.
• Understands and communicates the objectives and drivers of the global and site-specific Olefins plans, including feedstock and product market information (price and supply/demand) and enterprise manufacturing information.
• Communicates and explains the plan, drivers and objectives to all departments and levels at the site.
• Supports Gulf Coast Feedstock Commercial Manager as needed on the respective commercial interfaces.
• Utilizes fundamental chemical engineering principles and knowledge of olefins process technology to use and maintain the site planning model.
• Works with the Feedstock Commercial Managers and Olefins Operations to determine the optimal plant feedstock schedule that maximizes throughput and profitability consistent with plan constraints.
• Represents sites during the planning process, providing constraints and scenarios for evaluation and feedback on results.
• Works with Manufacturing (operations, technical and maintenance) and Pipeline (logistics and storage) to define plant constraints daily, developing options and economics to get around the constraints.
• Performs engineering evaluations and designs that will improve site profitability, fully engaging with site process engineering staff to develop projects.
• Leads inventory and logistic planning for TAs and economic justification for all levels of PG projects.
• Monitors and coordinates information to ensure sites operate to schedule and plan values to maximize profitability, identifying, valuing, and prioritizing opportunities for improvement. Works with Manufacturing, Customer Supply Chain, Sales, Raw Material Supply, Business and Marketing to implement.
• Assists site technical organizations in the quantification of lost site opportunities while identifying and implementing gap closure initiatives to improve asset profitability.
• Assists site operations organization to optimally plan maintenance activities to maximize production.
• Monitors APC systems for performance and direction consistent with the global plan.
• Compares actual plant operations to LP model estimates so that model enhancements can be identified and…