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 Aspen’s 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 EMC’s 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.

What we offer

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. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity and respect for one another. You’ll 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.

Shell in India

Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations.

Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.

Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.

Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India’s growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.

We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.