Senior Consultant Process Optimization

Qualifications :

• The applicant must have a bachelors degree in chemical engineering.
• Minimum 4+ Years of experience
• 2+ years of Refinery / Relevant Consulting Experience

Major Responsibilities :

• Ability to communicate technical aspects of the tool to a variety of audience
• Demonstrate strong technical and communication skills to understand the requirements and implement various solutions that meets key business needs.
• Team player who can collaborate with various regional consultants / Sales in technical aspects to deliver the desired solution.
• Participate in all aspects of execution of optimization projects to technical success that involves on time - on budget delivery of optimization applications while meeting customer requirements, review of process drawings and data, configuration and testing of open-equation process models, automation of model applications and commissioning on-line process models at customer sites.
• Build various Real Time Optimization, Reconciliation and Economic models using in-house process industry tools such as APO, APA & AUSC.
• Analysis of technical requirements, model building and troubleshooting, perform economic and technical sensitivities that help in product enhancement and client requirement.
• Develops and maintains expert level knowledge of refining, petrochemical and upstream production process requirements, features and application of optimization technologies. Makes effective and novel use of those technologies.
• Assists in solution sales through presentations and proposal preparation including the development of the scope definition, benefits analysis, cost estimate and project schedule.

Must Have Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including being confident to communicate and present detailed technical topics to a varied audience and clientele.
• A thorough understanding of refining and refinery processes with a relevant experience in Trading, Planning, Scheduling, Refining, Process Optimization, in the refining industry or similar consulting experience.
• Carry out model building of various process units / plants and perform techno-economical analyses using industry tools such as RPMS, PIMS, Haverly, petroleum Scheduler or other LP Solutions.
• Knowledge and Experience on Process Simulation tools and ability to interpret process flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation diagrams
• Understanding and knowledge of model predictive control.
• Understanding Refinery Production Accounting (reconciliation)
• Well versed and competent with MS Word, Excel and Power Point
• Good commercial awareness
• Ready for travel to customer sites - domestic and International
• Desirable :
• Software development experience and general understanding of databases, networks and software architecture
• Ability to use C,C++, SQL
• Previous use of Spiral Softwares CrudeManager, CrudeSuite or Spiral Suite (Assay, Plan, Schedule and Network)
• Experience on Various Process Simulation and Optimization tools.
• Exposure on Reconciliation and product accounting tools
• A thorough understanding of operations, control, planning, engineering.

Skills Required

C, C++, Sql