IT Expert - Power Control Systems

Oxychem; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Career development opportunities

Safety-focused workplace

Job summary

Oxychem is seeking an IT Expert for Industrial Control Systems in Houston, TX. This hybrid role involves designing and supporting AspenTech GMS solutions, enhancing operational efficiency through effective scheduling and performance optimization. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related fields, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in generation management systems. Oxychem provides competitive pay, benefits, and career development opportunities in a safety-focused workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience with generation management systems.
• Strong understanding of generation operations including thermal and renewable.
• Experience with cybersecurity practices in OT environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and support AspenTech GMS solutions.
• Lead and support generation scheduling and performance optimization.
• Mentor and train operational teams for knowledge transfer.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving

Knowledge of OT/IT environments

Understanding of power generation operations

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

AspenTech GMS

SCADA

DCS

Job description

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OxyChemIT Expert - Power Control Systems page is loaded## IT Expert - Power Control Systemslocations: Houston, TXtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 11 Days Agojob requisition id: JR108104OxyChem, 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.We are looking for a self-motivated individual to fill the position of IT Expert, Industrial Control System within our IT Power System group based in **Houston, TX. This is a hybrid 9/80 role.****Essential Job Duties:*** Architect, design, configure, implement, and support AspenTech GMS solutions, ensuring alignment with operational objectives, regulatory requirements, and long-term system strategy.* Lead and support generation scheduling, dispatch, unit commitment, and performance optimization, enabling efficient and reliable power system operations.* Own and drive system integrations between GMS and adjacent platforms, including SCADA, EMS, DMS, market systems, and data historians, ensuring seamless data flow across operational and business layers.* Perform advanced system performance analysis, identify optimization opportunities, and deliver recommendations that enhance reliability, efficiency, scalability, and compliance.* Serve as a trusted technical partner to operations, engineering, IT, and cybersecurity teams, ensuring secure, resilient, and highly available system functionality.* Lead system upgrades, version migrations, patching, hotfix deployment, and testing, ensuring minimal operational disruption and adherence to best practices.* Proactively improves the system’s cybersecurity posture, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies aligned with corporate and industry security standards.* Develop, maintain, and govern technical documentation, system architecture artifacts, operating procedures, and support playbooks.* Provide expert-level troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning for complex system issues.* Mentor and train operational and technical teams, driving knowledge transfer, user adoption, and operational excellence.* Provide Tier 1 and escalation support, serving as a subject matter expert for critical incidents and high-priority operational issues.* Lead and drive power systems projects, including system modernization initiatives, new deployments, and enterprise integration efforts.* Support and enhance data management and integration strategies between automation systems and enterprise business platforms to enable analytics, reporting, and decision support* Support integration of data management between IT and OT.**Required Qualifications:*** Minimum bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Power Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.* Minimum 3 years of experience with generation management systems. GMS.* Strong understanding of power generation operations, including thermal, renewable, and/or Cogen assets.* Experience with real-time operational systems and OT/IT environments.* Knowledge of system integration standards, data flows, and interfaces (e.g., APIs, OPC, messaging).* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.* Basic knowledge Inter Center Communication Protocol ICCP.* A good understanding of IT networks.* High Proficiency in Microsoft Office (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)* A fair understanding of project management concepts and methodologies* Experience with software programming languages**Desired Qualifications:*** Master’s degree in a related technical field.* Experience with AspenTech EMS, SCADA, or related energy management solutions.* Knowledge of electricity markets, generation scheduling, and regulatory requirements.* Familiarity with cybersecurity practices in OT environments.* Experience supporting 24/7 operational systems.* Basic knowledge DCS, BPCS and OPC protocol (Open Platform Communications)Fraud Statement:It has come to our attention that various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of OxyChem. 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