Chemical Specialist

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Job Summary:

Provide oversight and guidance to a fleet of power generating facilities, concentrating in chemistry related processes, identifying opportunities for process improvements thru performance monitoring, root cause analysis, and related operating & maintenance (O&M) functions to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant plant operation.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide direction to site chemistry, O&M and engineering leads to ensure plant equipment remains reliable. This includes both technical and financial decisions which impact the overall equipment availability and cost control.
• Provide technical support, testing and inspection expertise within process areas to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation.
• Optimize station equipment operation to meet key performance indicators
• Assist in developing O&M and Capital budgets for the process equipment. Assemble five year plans and budgets for projects to establish accurate projected cash flows out into the future.
• Develop strategic plans for equipment overhauls to optimize equipment life and time between overhauls. 
• Develop outage schedules, coordinate and perform outage inspections for related process equipment.
• Conduct root cause analysis of equipment problems and provide recommendations to prevent future incidents. Assemble all equipment failure reports.
• Utilize process instrumentation to monitor and improve cycle and equipment performance. Evaluate and analyze process variables to identify status and trending of key operating parameters.
• Assist in the development, review & revision of station procedures & technical instructions and documentation of equipment testing and inspections.
• Provide engineering, design, economic justification, and specify parts and materials for projects and modifications. Implement projects and process modifications.
• Conduct or procure training as required within their process.
• Interface with outside engineering resources on an “as-needed” basis.

• Work effectively in a team environment as a leader, member and/or facilitator.
• Perform other duties and assignments as required.

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Working Conditions:

• This position is a combination of work in office and industrial settings. 
• This position can require up to 75% domestic travel, primarily within the state of Texas.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Engineering or Technical Degree with a minimum of five years’ experience in technical support of power plant processes
• (or) A minimum of seven years’ power plant chemistry or similar work related experience with at least a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry with five years or more of power plant chemistry experience.
• Knowledge/experience with boiler water chemistry, chemical cleaning, demineralizer, reverse osmosis systems, steam turbine condensers and wastewater systems.
• Knowledge of material selection and corrosion stabilization processes.
  
  

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PI Processbook
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills with all levels of the organization
• Basic understanding of Lock-out, Tag-out (LOTO) practices for related process equipment
   

Physical Requirements (Demand and Frequency):

• Must be able to wear required personal protection equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, goggles, face shields, hearing protection, respirators, fall protection harnesses, and other PPE as required.
• Duties require extensive manual dexterity in usage of computer terminal and keyboard, while sitting for extended periods of time preparing budgets, work scopes, outage schedules, and other reports as needed.
• May be required to enter Permit Entry Confined Spaces
• May be required to perform equipment inspections by climbing vertical ladders in excess of 20 feet and stairways in excess of 50 feet, using step stool, kneeling, bending, walking over uneven surfaces such as loose rock, open grating, up and down staircases.
• May be required to prepare and conduct training, including mentoring individuals one-on-one.  In conducting training, the specialist may be required to carry training materials, and to stand for extended periods of time.

Please Note:  Salary offered will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s education and/or experience and consistent with the job location’s market pay rate.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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