Utilities Strategic Planner

About Baytown

With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.

Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.

Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.

The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.

Learn more about what we do in Baytown here. 

What role you will play in our team

Our Utilities Strategic Planner supports the site’s long term strategic planning. The role will lead technical development of strategic pooled utilities projects, support development of our Utilities Business Strategy and Vulnerability Review as well as own updates to site Utilities Reliability Principles. You will think strategically and collaborate across many teams, levels and situations to facilitate long term strategic plans.

What you will do

• Leverage broad background skillset to drive organizational prioritization/find optimal solution of utilities projects
• Understand and correctly apply long term project economics (potential impact of appropriate market and other material sensitivities on project viability)
• Develop organizational knowledge to steer through barriers/priorities
• Utilize key resources across the Baytown Area and above-site to lay out long term strategic plans
• Own and develop long term utilities balances (steam, water, power, N2, natural gas, H2, fuel gas, spent/fresh caustic)
• Properly apply system constraints to project planning to evaluate projects across the site
• Bridge future business driven change with current optimized solutions
• Lead/facilitate/support Project Gates and coordinate development and approval of any Gate Forms and/or Appropriation Requests
• Coordinate development of scoping cost & schedule estimate, working with other organizations as appropriate
• Lead and/or support process optimization studies to identify or evaluate capital or operational cost savings, process configuration alternatives, safety facilities requirements, etc.

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• B.S. Chemical Engineering or equivalent
• 5-10 years of utilities and project development experience supporting a manufacturing site

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• In-depth knowledge and experience in general refining or chemicals processes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and problem-solving ability
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Experience with process design standards
• Good engineering judgment – ability to recognize, assess, and mitigate hazards
• Ability to work in a dynamic, team environment, fostering collaboration within the organization
• Working knowledge in carrying out project economic evaluations for investment 

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com. 

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.