Planning & Scheduling Consultant

Refinery Planning & Scheduling Lead / Consultant

Job Title: Refinery Planning & Scheduling Lead / Consultant
Industry: Oil & Gas / Refining / Energy
Department: Engineering / Consulting / Digital Solutions
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Experience: 515 Years
Job Location: Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
Salary: Best in Industry, based on experience and expertise
Education: B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Chemical Engineering – Mandatory
Travel: Willingness to travel to customer/refinery sites as required

Job Summary

We are looking for experienced professionals in Refinery Planning & Scheduling with strong expertise in Linear Programming (LP), refinery optimization, planning/scheduling tools, and refinery process operations.

The candidate will play a lead role in understanding client requirements, designing and implementing refinery planning and scheduling solutions, and leading a team to deliver solutions aligned with customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementation of Refinery Planning & Scheduling solutions at customer sites.
• Understand client requirements and drive functional and technical solution design.
• Lead and mentor a team of experienced and junior consultants/engineers.
• Develop, maintain, and update multi-period, multi-plant Linear Programming (LP) models.
• Perform feedstock ranking / crude indifference analysis.
• Work on rolling plans and back-casting.
• Conduct configuration selection and refinery plant debottlenecking studies.
• Optimize refinery operations considering feedstock availability, product demand, unit constraints, yields, quality specifications, and economics.
• Support refinery planning and scheduling model development, validation, and implementation.
• Design and support the network/system architecture required for planning solution deployment.
• Work closely with refinery/process/operations teams to understand requirements and resolve technical issues.
• Drive project delivery from requirements gathering through implementation, testing, commissioning, and customer handover.

Mandatory Skills

• B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Chemical Engineering – Mandatory.
• Strong proficiency in Linear Programming (LP) – Mandatory.
• Strong understanding of refinery processes and operations.
• Hands-on experience in Refinery Planning and/or Scheduling.
• Experience in refinery optimization and LP model development.
• Good understanding of refinery economics, crude/feedstock optimization, production planning, blending, and unit constraints.

Refinery Planning Tools

Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred:

• Honeywell RPMS
• Aspen PIMS
• Haverly GRTMPS
• Spiral

Refinery Scheduling Tools

Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred:

• Aspen Petroleum Scheduler (APS)
• MBO
• Dock Scheduling
• Plant Scheduler (PS-EO)
• Haverly H-Sched
• Spiral Schedule
• Honeywell Production Scheduler

Additional Skills – Good to Have

• Aspen HYSYS
• KBC Petro-SIM
• Advanced Excel
• VBA
• SQL
• Refinery simulation and process modeling
• Optimization and data analysis

Domain Knowledge

Candidates should have excellent understanding of the end-to-end refinery process, including:

• Crude & feedstock processing
• CDU / VDU
• FCC
• Hydrocracker
• Coker
• Reforming
• Hydrotreating
• Hydrogen systems
• Sulfur recovery
• Product blending
• Tank farm and inventory
• Product movements and logistics
• Refinery economics and optimization

Candidate Profile

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
• Ability to lead teams and independently drive projects.
• Strong understanding of both business and technical requirements.
• Experience working directly with refinery/plant stakeholders will be an advantage.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites when required.

Preferred Experience

Candidates from the following backgrounds are preferred:

• Refinery Planning
• Refinery Scheduling
• Refinery Optimization
• Linear Programming / LP Modeling
• Oil & Gas Consulting
• Process Optimization
• Petroleum / Refining Industry

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary: [X–Y] LPA, depending on experience and skill set.
• Performance-based growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale refinery optimization and digital transformation projects.
• Exposure to leading refinery planning and scheduling technologies.
• Opportunity to work with domestic and international refinery clients.

Key Skills for Naukri

Refinery Planning, Refinery Scheduling, Linear Programming, LP Modeling, Refinery Optimization, Chemical Engineering, Aspen PIMS, Honeywell RPMS, Haverly GRTMPS, GRTMPS, Aspen Petroleum Scheduler, APS, H-Sched, Spiral, Honeywell Production Scheduler, Crude Optimization, Feedstock Ranking, Crude Indifference, Rolling Planning, Back-casting, Debottlenecking, Refinery Economics, Aspen HYSYS, KBC Petro-SIM, Excel, VBA, SQL, Oil & Gas, Petroleum Refining.

Education: Chemical Engineering is mandatory.
Experience: 5–10 years.
Salary: Best in Industry.Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile