Optimization Planning Engineer

Job overview

The Optimization Planning Engineer role is onsite in Tacoma, WA. The hiring range is $114,498–$171,746 per year, plus a 15% discretionary bonus. The role supports Par Pacific’s Tacoma refinery planning and economics work at a downstream energy company. The engineer develops safe, feasible, economically optimized refinery operating plans and connects commercial, logistics, and refinery operations teams. By maintaining forecasts, evaluating refinery economics, and communicating constraints and production plans, the role helps guide operational decisions and inventory and financial forecasts.

What you'll do

• Develop and optimize the 90-day refinery run plan and forecast
• coordinate daily with crude rail schedulers and product marketers
• share weekly inventory projections with headquarters and risk teams
• communicate plan, actuals, forecasts, and constraints in production planning meetings
• perform daily volumetric balances and generate production, consumption, and yield reports
• manage gasoline blends and inventories
• run and maintain linear programming models and results summaries
• analyze production opportunities and unit optimization
• improve spreadsheet tools
• provide shared on-call support for blending and operational or logistical issues, potentially nights, weekends, and holidays.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

optimization planning engineer

par pacific

tacoma wa

onsite

refinery planning

linear programming

oil refining

economic analysis

inventory forecasting

gasoline blending

on-call support

nights and weekends possible

$114,498–$171,746/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• retirement savings plans
• educational reimbursement
• employee stock purchase program.

Why this role

Shared on-call rotation may include nights, weekends, and holidays. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k) match, retirement savings plans, educational reimbursement, and employee stock purchase program.

About the employer

Par Pacific is hiring for this role. Industry: Petroleum Refineries. Sector: 32.