Manager Planning (Engineering)

Valero is looking for a Manager Planning

to join the

Optimization Planning & Economics

team at the

Valero Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas

. The Manager Planning optimizes feedstock (crude, VGO, resids, etc.) purchases, product slate, and operating targets to maximize the refinery system’s profitability. This role develops and coordinates weekly economic signals, monthly Refinery Operating Plans (ROPs) and annual Strategic Plans for the refineries. The Manager Planning must be able to make data-driven decisions with sometimes limited information that maximize economic benefit.

Responsibilities May Also Include

- Formulates feedstock blends that maximize profit within the constraints of available tankage, unit production rates, and marketing demands.

- Monitors, maintains and communicates to all affected parties properties of incoming feedstocks (crude, VGO, resids, etc.), of gasoline / distillate production requirements, and of asphalt requirements.

- Collaborates with the other regional Optimization Managers/Planners and investigates Supply and Marketing inquiries for crudes, feedstocks, products and tankage allocation/segregation for both incoming and outgoing barrels.

- Monitors, advises and troubleshoots problems with logistical operations on both the crude/feedstock side and the product side and assists with developing demurrage minimization strategies on both ends of the business.

- Generates monthly volume and price reconciliation reports to assist upper management in understanding Business Unit performance.

- Assists in the economic analysis of various capital projects and optimizations with the Technology, Planning, and Development Departments.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Job

Optimization Planning & Economics

Primary Location:

US-TX-San Antonio

Job Posting

Jun 25, 2025, 2:37:46 PM

Unposting Date

Ongoing

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.

- 10 years refining industry experience required.

- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering is preferred.

- MBA is preferred

- More than 1 year experience in Refinery Planning and Economics is preferred.

- More than 4 years of experience in Process Engineering is preferred.

- More than 2 years of management or supervisor experience is preferred.

- Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero San Antonio location, required.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic .

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero’s market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.