Business unit: Projects and Technology What's the role The FPP Scheduling Advisor aids sites to deliver maximum value from margin optimization activities implementing planning and scheduling work processes, increasing staff competencies, assuring accurate representations in optimization and scheduling models (including gasoline blending). They provide deep expertise in the understanding and use of the site Scheduling Models for Refinery and Chemical site planning through the deployment of cutting-edge technology. The Advisor works in close collaboration with site E&S teams, TAS E&S team, P&T Basic Data, Scheduling, Crude and FPP Excellence Advisors. The FPP Scheduling Advisor Role is seen as critical to ensuring that the E&S community is well supported and to help maximize value generation from our sites. This role is expected to be fully accountable for the activities below. What you'll be doing MODELING Acts as primary technical expert for E&S Scheduling tool (currently Aspens APS/Orion), supporting site Scheduling teams. (Scheduling and Blending) Supports practitioners with urgent problem solving to ensure business continuity and escalates to central TBI Optimization Advisors or 3rd Party vendor as appropriate. Implements new advanced simulation and optimization capabilities and better representation (including visualization) of process plants in Scheduling tools. Supports in the assurance that scheduling models are lean, up to date and changes are communicated amongst Scheduling and Planning Advisors and EMCs to ensure alignment between PIMS, Orion and MBO models. Provides support to configure all existing and new reports from the tools. Supports programming, testing, enhancements, configuration, maintenance of non-IT supported data input and Solution reports. Maintain best practice recommendations in a structured fashion and help propagate these within the E&S practitioner community for Scheduling and Blending. Support in effective backcasting activity and practices that ensures the health and fidelity of the relevant submodels, databases, data tables, model logic, stream routings, blend rules and properties, with the intent of constantly driving optimal solutions and decision making by the practitioners. TRAINING / DEVELOPMENT Supports with the onboarding of new employees with scheduling tools and all relevant FPP work processes. MARGIN OPTIMIZATION STUDIES Support with structured margin improvement interventions and ensures / assists with implementation of recommendations as relevant with Scheduling and Blending capability of sites. DATA INTERFACES Ensures validation of data flows of daily baseline data interface configurations (PI and LIMS), all movement interface configurations and all hourly plant data (PI and LIMS) into the model accuracy graphs (configuration, troubleshooting, and display) Coordinate data interface bug fixes or enhancements with IT. INSTALLATIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING Provides business advice to DS IT regarding Scheduling/Blending PC software installations and helps troubleshooting where needed Configure and support maintenance of Add-ons (with data tables/files) for standard and site relevant work-processes. Coordinate Add-on bug fixes or enhancements, Beta Testing and User Acceptance testing with IT. DATABASE MANAGEMENT Coordinates database table purge requirements (retention days/dates) to stay consistent with site work processes and to prevent the database size from causing failures in MDB backup creation. Corroborates with IT to ensure all SQL and MDB backup creations are complete and routine (which involves oversite/monitoring). Provides site database user account management, including user group model/event permissions configuration setup and changes. Provides maintenance, programming, and updating of the site MDB Pass-through database (including up-to-date AspenTech data queries). GENERAL E&S SUPPORT Ensures compliance with the requirements and consistent application of the FPP planning work processes in AMS and assists with the closure of recommendations. Scheduling Advisor will lead regional Scheduling networks with support from a sponsoring E&S Manager. CHALLENGES Networks will play a key role in the new organizational setup to ensure peer-to-peer collaboration and support between the various sites, as well help in ensuring best practices in the relevant areas are being pursued at all sites. The Advisor will network with their colleagues in the Europe and Americas regions to ensure inter-regional connectivity. What you bring Preferably with a University Degree in Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering, with relevant refinery oil and gas experience. Preferably with at least 6 years of experience in refinery planning and scheduling space working with planning tools or Software Industry associated with developing product and tools for Refinery Planning and Scheduling space Preferably with mastery level experience in Aspen Petroleum Scheduler (APS) / Aspen Unified Scheduling (AUS) Has deep knowledge around the utilization of hydrocarbon and refinery economic value drivers Able to demonstrate commercial mindset to identify and drive margin opportunities to delivery Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills Team player and self-motivated. You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. Youll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity and respect for one another. Youll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself. Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together. Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead. Work at the forefront of technology, trends and practices. Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise. Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself. Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation and life experiences to apply. Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams. Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.
