Hindsight Economist Engineer

Job description

About us At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for. The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people.

They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together. ExxonMobil in Malaysia In Malaysia, we host a global business and technology center in Kuala Lumpur that provides high-level information technology and engineering expertise to ExxonMobil’s Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses worldwide.

In the upstream, we have interests in two Production Sharing Contracts with PETRONAS, while in the Product Solutions business, we supply a portfolio of specialty chemical products to the marketplace What role you will play in our team The Advanced Hindsight Economist Engineer is part of a centralized team responsible for validating production planning models and performing production performance lookbacks for integrated manufacturing sites.

This role ensures site operations are accurately represented in planning models, identifies performance gaps and unrealized value, and recommends improvement opportunities by collaborating closely with site economists, coordinators, and model improvement engineers. At the Advanced level, the HSE operates independently and mentors newer team members. What you will do

• Extract and integrate data from multiple systems (PAR, 4323, RIOS, Seeq, ORION, PSA)
• Execute monthly OMV and production performance lookbacks independently
• Configure, enhance, and sustain OMV and Lookback tools and workflows
• Identify, track, and analyze model bias and prediction gaps
• Analyze complex cases, troubleshoot infeasibilities, and perform deep‑dive P3 server analysis
• Develop advanced site and circuit case structures, incorporating model releases and MOC updates
• Support complex refining sites with potential chemicals integration
• Apply strong knowledge of site economics to connect drivers with Lookback findings
• Deliver clear insights on profitability, execution gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Communicate findings effectively to business partners and lead site‑facing discussions
• Extract key learnings from crude and profitability hindsight
• Provide coaching and onboarding support for new HSE team members

About you

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree / MSc. / MEng in Chemical Engineering. More than 5 years of experience working in Refinery/Petrochemical manufacturing site, including production planning and scheduling. Experience with planning tools (e.g. LP models) and manufacturing economics knowledge preferred. Your benefits We are committed to providing benefits that are competitive and support the needs of our employees. Application process Please be informed that only shortlisted candidates will be notified, and you can find out more about our hiring process here.

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