Job description

Concept Development Planning plays a key role in the early maturation of Exxon Mobils business opportunities. It includes the creation of conceptual development plans, integration of data across functions (e.g. engineers, geoscientists, operators, and commercial) to build and test business cases, and management of an opportunity through the activities of concept selection and business-line decision to proceed into front-end engineering design (FEED). As custodians of the Corporation s opportunity management framework, Development Planners integrate global technical, commercial, and project expertise to evaluate options, characterize risks, and provide the right information and perspectives to drive unbiased, value-based decision making.

Personnel in this team demonstrate the following skills:

Technical depth of knowledge in the oil and gas industry, preferably with hands-on experience (e.g. projects, drilling, operations)
Commercial/profitability analysis to build, run, and interpret results of economic models
Business acumen, use of judgement, and an analytical approach to problem solving
Decision-framing and decision-making in an environment of high uncertainty
Coordination, collaboration, and influence without direct authority to lead teams and manage interfaces
Excellent English communication skills, both oral and written

Concept Development Planner roles are available in Low Carbon Solutions, Product Solutions, and Upstream businesses including:

Helping reduce emissions by providing solutions to our industrial and commercial customers in growing markets for carbon capture, transportation, and storage (CCS); hydrogen; and biofuels
Integrating our downstream and chemical operations to develop lower-emission fuels and innovative products critical to modern society
Focused on strengthening energy security by expanding low-cost-of-supply, high-return oil and natural gas operations

What you will do

Execute opportunity evaluations; generate appropriate screening concepts, develop or lead the development of the technical, execution, and commercial bases, and analyze resulting risks and economic metrics in pursuit of maximizing shareholder value
Understand developmental, operational, fiscal, and Corporate strategic levers to explore and test pathways to commerciality and profitability
Identify, characterize, and communicate the opportunity s critical value drivers, risks and uncertainties
Define, acquire, and analyze information needed to reduce uncertainties sufficiently to establish the business case, as appropriate for the asset type and phase of development
Develop, maintain, and use economic models and their results to support business decisions
Represent recommended course of action to senior decision makers, including external stakeholders such as co-venture company managers and government authorities

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, or Geoscience from a recognized university with CGPA 6 or above
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, LNG and hydrocarbon industry or an energy-adjacent industry
Should be willing to relocate to Bengaluru
Should not be interviewed in past 12 months for the Concept Development Planner position in ExxonMobil

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