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ExxonMobil

Produces oil, gas, fuels and chemical materials

Business Optimization Advisor

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Process EngineeringProcess Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or another relevant engineering background.
  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience in a manufacturing or operating plant environment supporting refining or petrochemical facilities.
Responsibilities
  • Support daily optimization and long-term strategy, including existing asset debottlenecking and project economic evaluation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and schedulers.
  • Influence, lead, and execute the long-term site vision.
  • Foster relationships with third-party terminals, providers, and ExxonMobil business leaders.
  • Complete detailed economic assessments for future project investment cases.
Desired Qualifications
  • More than 5 years of work experience in a refining or petrochemical manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with feedstock or product scheduling.
  • Experience with economic modeling or advanced scheduling software.
  • Capital project development experience or process engineering experience.
  • Demonstrated leadership, initiative, originality, teamwork, interpersonal effectiveness, and relationship-maintenance abilities.
  • Ability to present complex information clearly and confidently to broad audiences.

About the company

ExxonMobil produces oil and natural gas and manufactures fuels, lubricants, and chemicals for transport operators, industrial customers, and consumers around the world. Its businesses span resource exploration and production, refineries that turn crude oil into fuels, and plants that make plastics and other chemical materials. The company sells products through wholesale supply agreements and the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands, including motor oils for vehicles and machinery. It also sells services that capture, transport, and store industrial carbon dioxide underground. The merged company formed in 1999 from Exxon and Mobil, with roots in earlier oil businesses, and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Investment has cash backing: ExxonMobil generated $23.6 billion of operating cash flow in the June 2026 quarter.
  • ExxonMobil is commercializing carbon storage: its second Louisiana operation started in February 2026.
  • Eligible U.S. employees build retirement savings: ExxonMobil contributes 7% of salary when workers contribute 6%.

What critics are saying

  • Oil prices drive ExxonMobil's results: higher crude prices added $4.2 billion to upstream earnings in the June 2026 quarter.
  • U.S. starting vacation is limited: ExxonMobil lists a two-week base allowance that increases with service.
  • ExxonMobil's workforce contracted: February 2026 reporting showed regular employees fell from 61,000 to 58,000 during 2025.

What makes ExxonMobil unique

  • ExxonMobil controls a vast shale footprint: its combined Permian holdings span more than 1.4 million net acres.
  • ExxonMobil directs Guyana's major offshore field: its affiliate operates Stabroek with a 45% stake.
  • ExxonMobil owns carbon-storage infrastructure: its U.S. carbon dioxide pipeline network stretches more than 1,300 miles.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical plans
  • Maternity Leave
  • Retirement benefits
  • Annual vacations & holidays
  • Day care assistance program
  • Training and development program
  • Tuition assistance program
  • Workplace flexibility policy

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Oct 21st, 2026
Exxon stock up 65.8% in a year: key dates to watch, from Q3 results to Guyana's fifth vessel

Exxon Mobil (XOM) shares returned 65.8% over the past year, against 17.4% for the S&P 500, helped by tight markets. Several events could move the stock over the next six months. The company reports third-quarter 2026 results on October 30, 2026. Second-quarter net income more than doubled to $14.5 billion from $7.08 billion a year earlier, and management expects refining margins to stay very high. Errea Wittu, its fifth production vessel in Guyana, is due to start up by the end of 2026. Exxon also plans investment decisions on projects in Mozambique and Papua New Guinea before year-end. The Middle East conflict cost Exxon about 10% of upstream output in the second quarter. Windfall taxes on European refining are a risk.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 20th, 2026
Cash beats debt: stronger balance sheets sit closer to 52-week highs in all five pairs

Companies with more cash than debt are holding up better as inflation hits 3.7%, the 10-year Treasury yields about 5.1%, and US oil tops $100 a barrel. An analysis of five industry pairs found the stronger company sat closer to its 52-week high in every case. In four, debt made the difference. Microsoft, with $20 billion of net cash, is 1.8% below its high. CoreWeave, with $46 billion of net debt, is 56.3% below. Exxon is 0.4% below its high, against 35.6% for American Airlines. Nucor trails its high by 4.9%, while Celanese trails by 30.8%. Alphabet is down 14.4%, while Charter, with $96 billion of net debt, is down 57.0%. Costco and Nike are the exception: Nike's gap stems from falling sales, not debt.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 17th, 2026
Diesel at $6.20 a gallon: Marathon leads five energy stocks set to gain

US diesel prices averaged $6.199 a gallon for the week of October 5, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. That is down from a 2026 peak of $6.529 in late September but more than $2.50 above a year ago. A disruption to Strait of Hormuz shipping earlier this year cut global refined fuel exports. Refiners gain most. Marathon Petroleum's refining margin doubled to $36.33 a barrel in the second quarter, from $17.58 a year earlier. Integrated majors also benefit. Chevron's downstream earnings rose to $4.9 billion from $737 million, while ExxonMobil's refining and fuels earnings reached $4.1 billion, nearly double a year earlier. Pipeline firms Energy Transfer and Enterprise Products Partners earn mostly fees, so they get little direct lift. The EIA expects prices to stay high through October before easing.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 16th, 2026
Exxon shares rise 2% as refining margins add $4.5B to Q3 estimate

Exxon Mobil shares rose 2% to about $178.04 on Friday after the company said stronger refining margins could add about $4.5 billion to third-quarter results, compared with the prior quarter. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Exxon estimated a net $4.4 billion boost from better product margins. That was partly offset by a $1.3 billion hit from lower oil and liquids prices. The company said it saw no volume losses tied to Middle East events. Goldman Sachs analyst Neil Mehta said the filing implied earnings per share near $4.10. That is above the FactSet consensus of about $3.87, but below Goldman's own estimate of $4.33. Exxon will report full results on October 30. The stock has gained 48% this year.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 14th, 2026
ExxonMobil shifts focus from Pioneer to Guyana and refining as fuel sales hit $290.3B

ExxonMobil now stresses Guyana and refined fuels over its Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition, which it highlighted on its fiscal Q3 2024 call. The stock trades at 22.2 times earnings, near the S&P 500's 22.5. On its July call, management cited record Permian output of more than 1.8 million oil-equivalent barrels per day and record second-quarter diesel production. Guyana's gross output was about 900,000 barrels per day, and ExxonMobil recovered its capital and costs there nearly two years early. Energy Products brought in $290.3 billion in fiscal 2025, down 6.5%. Upstream earned $101.8 billion, down 1.7%. Energy Products makes up about 23% of business line earnings, up from about 9% five years ago. Risks include fuel margins boosted by a shipping route closure and possible European windfall taxes. Investors should watch Energy Products earnings and the start-up of the fifth Guyana vessel, Errea Wittu, expected by the end of 2026.