Principal Technical Manager, Aromatics

Company
HSB Solomon
Location
Houston , United States

HSB Solomon Associates LLC, a subsidiary of Hartford Steam Boiler and Munich Re, is seeking candidates for a Principal Technical Manager – Aromatics Study position to work in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. Solomon is the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, serving clients in nearly 80 countries, with global headquarters in Dallas and regional offices in Houston, London, Manama, and Singapore. Solomon provides data-driven, strategic insight across the energy industry, leading to greater efficiency, reliability, and profitability.

The Aromatics Principal Technical Manager is responsible for providing guidance and analysis to the aromatics industry Comparative Performance Analysis (CPA) studies and selected consulting projects.  This position resides within Solomon’s Chemicals Business Unit, and it is integral to the overall management of the Aromatics Benchmark Study.

Responsibilities

• Aromatics Technical Roadmap
  • Responsible for stewarding the technical roadmap of Solomon’s industry leading Aromatics Benchmarking Study to enable long-term market growth and business objectives
  • Owns and leads enhancement of the Worldwide Aromatics Plant Performance Analysis (Aromatics Study) technical scope, benchmarking methodology & calculations, and study insight generation
• Industry Trends & Market Intelligence
  • Responsible for keeping abreast of aromatics industry trends and key client initiatives and applying that market intelligence to evolve the Aromatics Study offering
  • Conceptualizes, defines, and implements changes to study scope, metrics, and deliverables to address current and future industry challenges
  • Increases client value by expanding and deepening the insights that clients receive from study participation
• Application of New Technologies & Analytical Methodologies
  • Responsible for applying new technologies and analytical methodologies to uncover new classes of insights from Solomon’s intellectual property and databases
    • This mandate includes, but is not limited to, new insights pertaining to sustainability for the aromatics industry
  • Responsible for defining infrastructure improvements that increase the efficiency of both client study participation and Solomon study execution, as well as reducing the effort required to obtain meaningful performance insights.
• Internal Collaboration
  • Proactively collaborate with the Aromatics Study Manager, Benchmarking Product Manager, Executive Vice President of Intellectual Property, and Technology Team in coordinating technical study improvement activities in alignment with company timelines and resource availability
  • Supplements the Aromatics Study consultant team during peak execution phases of the 2-year study cycle, including input data review, study deliverables creation, and client results presentations

Education

• Required:
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering

Work Experience

• Required:
  • 12+ years of career experience in a chemical operating company or petrochemicals division of an integrated oil company
  • 8+ years of experience in operations, planning, and/or technical roles at an operating company
  • Significant experience with aromatics plant performance management, including strategic planning, goal setting, metric design, implementation, and stewardship
• Preferred:
  • 15+ years of aromatics manufacturing experience in technical support, process economic, and/or production roles
  • Career tenure spanning multiple aromatics production facilities
  • Career tenure spanning assignments in multiple countries

Technical Skills

• Required:
  • Microsoft® Office Products – Proficient in Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®
  • Communication Skills – Interpersonal and communication skills including excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
  • Team Collaboration – Excellent people skills and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment
  • Detail Oriented – Reviews work quality and anomalies in results
  • Workload Planning – Demonstrates ability to self-manage, set schedules, and prioritize work appropriately
  • Continuous Improvement – Proven track record of continuous improvement
  • Interpersonal Skills – Demonstrated ability to develop and grow strong work relationships

• • Technical Knowledge – Strong technical understanding of Aromatics manufacturing from a process, operational, and asset perspective
  • Data Analysis – Strong data and performance analysis skills, with keen attention to detail
  • Aromatics Processing – Hands-on experience with Aromatics process simulation, yield modeling, and/or feedstock optimization
  • Aromatics Manufacturing – Strong knowledge of Aromatics manufacturing economics, cost structure competitiveness, and capital investment justification
  • Aromatics Manufacturing Functional Knowledge – Working knowledge of Aromatics manufacturing functions, including plant operations, maintenance and reliability, technical support, and planning & optimization

• • Technical Communications – Ability to communicate complex technical concepts into simple business terms
• Preferred:
  • Understanding of Solomon Aromatics Study and metrics from client perspective

Competencies

• Required:
  • Cultivates Innovation – Comes up with useful ideas that are new, better, or unique; introduces new ways of looking at problems

• • Customer Focus – Gains insight into customer needs; builds and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations
  • Manages Complexity—Acquires data from multiple and diverse sources when solving problems; uncovers root causes to difficult problems
  • Resourcefulness — Marshalls resources to get things done. Orchestrates multiple activities simultaneously to accomplish a goal
  • Collaborates – Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives

Other

• Willing to travel approximately 20% of the time, both domestically and internationally
• This position would be based in Solomon’s Dallas or Houston office. Remote US locations will also be considered.