Clean Energy and Technologies Project Leader

Air Liquide•Newark, DE

About The Position

The Innovation and Development Division (IDD) drives the innovation strategy for the Hubs and Operations, and contributes to the Group's transformation. It is responsible for imagining, developing and incubating new solutions until they are brought to market, particularly when it comes to offers with a high technological content (including digital and IT). IDD gathers more than 3,000 employees from 70 nationalities at 60 sites. How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative. At Air Liquide we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. Air Liquide is hiring for a HSE Specialist IV in Houston, TX We are looking for you! Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance. Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time. Early Access: Your benefits start on the first day of employment. American Air Liquide Inc. belongs to the Air Liquide Group, a world leading supplier of industrial gases. Present in 78 countries, Air Liquide provides industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies. These solutions, which are consistent with Air Liquide's commitment to sustainable development, help to preserve life and enable our customers to manufacture many indispensable everyday products. Help Air Liquide find its positioning along different nascent and potentially very fast-growing technologies, which do not make part yet of the Group’s portfolio today (eg: Direct Air Capture, Small Modular Reactors, Solid Oxide Electrolysis, CO2-to-X pathways), and help Air Liquide evaluate and optimize its current industrial assets from an energy efficiency and reliability standpoint. Explore the technological landscapes, assess relative techno-economics of most promising solutions, and deliver a compelling business case for the considered novel clean technology within the Air Liquide portfolio when relevant.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Management.
2 years of experience in Energy Markets/Systems and Advanced Analytics.
15% of domestic and international travel is required.

Nice To Haves

Any knowledge of Data Science, Risk Quantification and Statistics.
May telecommute.

Responsibilities

Assess current and future commercial potential of different novel clean technologies.
Review related literature and patents on a continuous basis.
Perform techno-economic, life-cycle analysis and Total Cost of Ownership modeling (incl. sensitivity analysis) for pre-selected processes and deliver an internal technology merit order.
Interact with clean technology providers, technical experts and teams.
Collect and analyze data from technology providers.
Explore new techno-brick development, alternative marketing approaches and integration possibilities for the considered clean technology within Air Liquide portfolio.
Collaborate with various stakeholders from operations, strategy, regulatory and technical experts teams so as to explore how the considered clean technology could integrate the Group’s offers and technologies portfolio across business lines.
Propose, build and execute modeling and data analytics solutions in support of all the key analysis and simulations delivered in the scope of these explorations (ideally using Python).
Design new business models based on the considered clean technology for the Group.
Perform market and regulatory watch.
Evaluate and summarize on a continuous basis policy trends impacting the considered clean technology’s industry worldwide.
Perform market growth simulations using self-developed tools.
Track the state of the market (deals, projects, acquisition, etc.) in a one-stop-shop automated tool.
Identify geographies offering the best business environment for each clean solution considered.
Build and develop relationships with the relevant clean technologies’ ecosystem.
Meet with miscellaneous start-ups, research institutes, nonprofits, public entities paving the way of the new cleantech industry (in the US primarily).
Attend relevant business platforms and conferences representing the Group interest.
Identify the Group’s key customers and partners interest and positioning in the space of each considered clean technology.
Raise awareness within Air Liquide on different clean technologies evaluated and report on progress & project milestones.
Organize internal deep-dive workshops and webinars.
Support industrial performance teams in evaluating different pathways to increase reliability and energy efficiency as well as reduce carbon footprint of current primary production assets.
Deliver presentations, memos and position papers to top management.
Find funding opportunities for clean technologies R&D projects and support proposals.
Identify external funding opportunities.