Title: Director Power Location: United States-Texas-Houston Other Locations:

Description

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.         

Oxy’s Power group manages approximately 1,500 MW of generation and 1,000 MW of load in the ERCOT and MISO markets, and an additional 1,000 MW of load in regulated markets across North America. In addition, the Power group interacts with all Oxy’s Business units in North America in support of their current and future power needs, including the fast-growing Oxy Low Carbon Ventures division.

Oxy’s Power group is looking for a Director Power whose primary objective is to maintain a sustainable strategy to ensure access to affordable, reliable and low emission power for Oxy’s assets within a specific region. The Director Power position will have responsibilities for overseeing Oxy’s participation in Power Trade Associations, ISO/RTO stakeholder processes, State Commission rulemakings/rate cases, and utility negotiations. The position will require the ability to effectively engage with both internal and external senior leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

·         Lead all energy aspects of Oxy’s domestic assets, including electricity and steam (as applicable).

·         Lead the company’s strategy in the assigned power market(s) through effective participation in market regulatory, including ISO/RTO stakeholder processes, trade groups, and utility commission cases.

·         Engage with internal and external senior level stakeholders to execute action plans necessary to ensure the availability of cost-effective, low-CI and reliable power for the respective business units in geographical area of responsibility.

·         Identify and execute power purchasing strategies to reduce Oxy’s Scope II emissions from power consumption.

·         Develop a detailed understanding of the electric market and accompanying rate structures within assigned geographic areas and optimize their impact upon Oxy’s electricity costs.

·         Ensure proper analysis of the power costs and provide power costs forecasts for each domestic business unit (as applicable).

·         Create and implement strategies which reduce Oxy’s overall power costs.

·         Advise internal stakeholders of rule and tariff changes affecting ongoing project evaluations, development areas and existing assets.

·         Provide leadership and support of energy related projects as needed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

·         Bachelor’s degree is required. (Business, Engineering, or related discipline preferred)

·         Minimum of 15 years of experience with utilities, industrial energy management or power regulatory areas.

·         Expert level written and oral communication skills.

·         Ability to synthesize issues and determine the best path forward and strategize negotiation plans.

·         Detail oriented with superior problem solving and organizational skills (business and financial).

·         Expert Experience with wholesale market design and rules.

·         Strong Ability to influence without authority.

·         Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.

·         Ability to work independently and oversee multiple projects simultaneously.

·         Demonstrated excellence in working across multiple groups, organization levels and functions.

·         History of demonstrated leadership experience.

·         Ability to travel to Oxy sites, various meeting, and training locations as necessary, estimated at 15% to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications:

·         MBA, Law Degree (J.D.) from an accredited law school, or related graduate degree

·         MISO, ERCOT and SPP knowledge and experience

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