Asset Manager - Power Group

OxyChem; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

OxyChem, based in Houston, Texas, seeks an experienced Asset Manager for its Power & Energy Group to optimize three cogeneration facilities in ERCOT and MISO markets, enhancing profitability and reliability.

The role requires leadership across technical, financial, and commercial tasks, including budgeting, risk management, and vendor negotiations, with a view to long-term value creation.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills across business, technical, and financial areas.
• Excellent written and oral communication; report and presentation capability.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple activities.

Responsibilities

• Optimize safety, environmental, maintenance, and operations performance and profitability.
• Oversee cogeneration with focus on reliability, revenue, and cost/risk control.
• Make critical business decisions and lead long-term cogeneration vision.
• Lead capital investment strategy for cogeneration.
• Negotiate cogeneration contracts with OEM, contractors, customers and lenders.
• Manage outages, planning, resources, and on-site leadership while liaising with OEM leadership.
• Engage in technical discussions on unit performance and upgrades with vendors.
• Assist in budgeting and monthly variance reporting for plants.
• Develop and implement profit enhancement initiatives and capital projects.
• Maintain industry contacts and monitor new technologies.
• Coordinate with regulatory, marketing, legal, engineering, tax, treasury, and insurance teams on generation matters.
• Ensure compliance with NERC standards for the Cogeneration business.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Report writing

Independent worker

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

At OxyChem, our chemistry makes modern life possible, and it is our people who make the difference. We are a safety-first, purpose-driven team committed to innovation, environmental responsibility, and doing things the right way. If you are ready to contribute, elevate your skills, and take ownership of your career, OxyChem offers the opportunity to make a difference every day.

OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. OxyChem’s products play an essential role in everyday life, supporting critical applications in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, personal hygiene, and residential and commercial construction. OxyChem actively participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program, underscoring our commitment to safety. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, OxyChem is a top three U.S. manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali and chlorinated organic chemicals, and calcium chloride. Visit oxychem.com for more information.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

Based in Houston, Texas, OxyChem’s Power & Energy Group manages a diverse portfolio of cogeneration facilities and oversees significant electrical loads across the United States. Operating at the intersection of market strategy and technical excellence, the team maintains continuous engagement with both MISO and ERCOT, ensuring seamless operational compliance with all ISO protocols. With a sharp focus on market dynamics and asset optimization, the Power Group strategically positions OxyChem’s portfolio to capture value, drive profitability, and enhance competitive advantage in the evolving energy landscape.

We are seeking an experienced Asset Manager to join our OxyChem power team. The Asset Manager performs a wide variety of managerial, commercial, technical, and financial tasks related to increasing the profitability, reliability, efficiency, and competitiveness of three power generation facilities; Ingleside Cogeneration and Battleground Cogeneration in the ERCOT market, and Taft Cogeneration in the MISO market.

Essential Job Duties

• Work with the plant managers to optimize plant safety, environmental, maintenance, and operations performance and profitability.
• Oversee the cogeneration businesses with a focus on maximizing reliability and revenue while mitigating cost and risk.
• Make critical business and risk decisions, drive cogeneration team management goals and priorities, and lead the long-term vision for the cogeneration business.
• Lead cogeneration capital investment vision and strategy.
• Negotiate Cogeneration contracts with the OEM, outside contractors, customers, suppliers, and lenders.
• Lead and oversee cogeneration outage downtime, cost, resources, parts and scope planning and execution, provide on-site and shop leadership, and provide advocacy on behalf of the site with OEM executive leadership to scale issues.
• Participate in technical discussions with Cogen leadership, the OEM and other vendors regarding unit performance, operational risks, upgrades, major scope, and part repair/replacement.
• Assists in the development of operating and project budgets and monthly reporting on plant variances.
• Involved with the development, financial modeling, and implementation of initiatives for profit enhancements and capital projects.
• Maintain a strong industry influence and network, and keep tabs on new technologies
• Work closely with internal and external regulatory, marketing, legal, engineering, tax, treasury, fuel supply, and insurance personnel on generation matters
• Ensure that the Cogen business is in full compliance with NERC standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and 5+ years of experience in industry, at least 3 years of which is experience in operations, maintenance, or engineering of generating or production facilities. Some management experience is a must.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously.
• Excellent analytical skills (business, technical, and financial).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to edit and compose reports and correspondence and to present asset results articulately.
• Must have the ability to work independently.
• Some travel required for meetings with plant personnel, customers, vendors, and others, estimated at less than one week per month

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in power generation maintenance and/or operations.
• MBA