Senior Business Planner - Baton Rouge, LA

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About Baton Rouge

Located on the banks of the Mississippi river in southeastern Louisiana, Baton Rouge is the state capital with more than 800,000 residents (the second largest city in the state). Famous for its fusion of cultures, Southern hospitality, diverse cuisine and college football, it is also a significant port and a major industrial and petrochemical center.

Our Baton Rouge operations began in 1909 and have grown into an integrated complex that includes the Baton Rouge Refinery, the third largest refinery in the United States, the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant and several other plants and terminals. Its scope of products produced includes everything from traditional gasoline and diesel fuel to sophisticated chemical compounds that are used in diapers, shampoos, truck bed liners, makeup, crayons and hundreds more!
As the second largest employer in the state, our daily challenges include safely operating eight interconnected sites on a round-the-clock basis. We're required to constantly adjust and respond to fluctuating markets and resource availability. We oversee the production of more than 2.9 billion pounds of products annually, while constantly searching for ways to improve and optimize our operations.

Our Baton Rouge complex is known for more than its size. In 2016, three of the six manufacturing plants that received Distinguished Safety Awards by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association were located at the Baton Rouge complex.

Learn more about what we do in Baton Rouge here.

What role you will play in our team

We are seeking Senior Business Planner to join us in various roles within our gulf coast manufacturing locations, specifically Baton Rouge, LA.

Our Senior Business Planning Engineer supports the Site's Capital Project portfolio by providing technical and leadership expertise in business case development and economic evaluations. In addition to capital projects - the role provides technical mentorship for junior engineers while also supporting day-to-day operations by helping to prioritize capital projects. You will think strategically and collaborate across many teams, levels and situations to facilitate capital investment strategies.

What you will do

• Assess opportunities consistent with business strategies, plans and needs that might support a project
• Lead the identification of potential business options that would address the opportunity or need; make preliminary competitive assessments
• Coordinate development of scoping cost & schedule estimate, working with other organizations as appropriate
• Ensure base case optimization, and then develop economics & business case including the potential impact of appropriate market and other material sensitivities on project viability
• Lead and/or perform process optimization studies to identify or evaluate capital or operational cost savings, process configuration alternatives, safety facilities requirements, etc.
• Lead / facilitate / support Project Gates and coordinate development and approval of any Gate Forms and/or Appropriation Requests.
• Provide facility engineering input and output requirement to ensure adequate definition to meet safety, reliability, and operability requirements
• Develop Project Objectives & Strategies and ensure adequate documentation, communication & adherence throughout project development
• Ensure progression of capital project portfolio is consistent with project schedule and level of technical definition appropriate with both the stage of the project and the Project Objective & Strategies
• Engage with assigned Business Teams and GBUs (as needed) to understand Site/Business Team priorities and align on capital project prioritization within assigned Site
• Participate in activities, both informal and formal (e.g. technology days, strategic planning studies), to identify potential project opportunities

About you

Skills and Qualifications:

• B.S. Chemical Engineering or equivalent
• 10-15 years of direct capital 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

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

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Job ID: 82389

Nearest Major Market: Baton Rouge
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