Director of Energy

R Director of Energy (Open)

Location:

Houston, TX (HO) - Cust. installations How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. Airgas is Hiring a Director of Energy in Houston, TX or Cleveland, OH!

The Director of Energy provides overall energy management direction and support for the Airgas Merchant Gases (AMG) business at both the strategic and tactical level. Accountable for the execution & delivery of the Energy Sourcing and related decarbonization strategy, managing energy risk and performance, managing energy contracts and all energy transactions and cost optimization opportunities.

Location:

Based in Houston, TX or Cleveland, OH on a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office).

Energy Strategy Responsible for developing the AMG Energy Strategy with the overall objective to minimize cost while balancing and managing risk. Key elements of the strategy include:
Electricity procurement in regulated and deregulated markets, Carbon reduction roadmap leveraging no/low carbon energy sources including Renewables, Nuclear, and related environmental market products. and risk management including the use of energy derivatives. Implement maximum potential participation in load control and other “demand response” opportunities. Always make decisions based on a Cross Business Line approach to optimize the energy needs considering a “big picture” Air Liquide perspective

Energy Management Create and maintain plant energy cost models that reflect energy, capacity, transmission, ancillary, margin and other cost incurred to serve Airgas facilities. Follow on weekly basis the evolution of local energy markets and regulations, and systematically close the loop with Business stakeholders including Business Development, Sales, Product Management, Supply Chain and Plant Operations. Accountable for ensuring continuity of supply and access to competitive commodity sources, and fulfilling AMG’s energy transition ambitions through securing renewable energy sources.

Risk Management Always ensure risk monitoring and risk management processes are activated and updated for all transactions. Monitor individual plant operations and poses understanding of operational characteristics and energy consumption patterns to establish and track energy use efficiency targets, performance targets for energy reduction to offset capacity, transmission and other fixed cost energy charges based on time sensitive use.

Cost Control Maintain and improve systems to develop and track energy cost information and facilitate reporting to operations, finance and management. Negotiate competitive favorable terms to energy purchase contracts. For regulated markets, develop an analysis of utility cost allocation and rate design to enable effective participation in both group and individual efforts to achieve fair rate design for Airgas facilities. Understands, monitors issues that impact Airgas cost at the ISO level and alternative approaches to mitigate cost increase for Airgas and others.

Collaboration Close-the-loop with relevant stakeholders and ensure a regular integration of lessons learnt / best practices in the Energy Management Workflows. Create an effective cooperative relationship with local operating personnel and ensure local teams have a working knowledge of key elements of the energy contracts so that quick and efficient actions can be taken to manage load, respond to Demand Response and Curtailment requirements, etc.

Socialize and gain validation for strategy and major decisions from key stakeholders…