Air Liquide-posted 7 months ago
Full-time • Manager
Houston, TX
Chemical Manufacturing

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers. This position provides the leadership and vision to ensure reliable OT infrastructure and associated cybersecurity is deployed in Large Industries North America (LI NAM) production facilities. The Manager of Operational Technology acts as the principal SME in the OT technical domain and shall support the implementation of the appropriate technologies in alignment with Air Liquide programs and strategies.

  • Define the LI NAM OT/IT production plant architecture and standards.
  • Ensure compliance of OT architecture at the production plants with the Group and Hub Standards.
  • Act as OPC (OT Cybersecurity Protection Coordinator) for the LI NAM coordinating OT Governance teams.
  • Act as design authority and MOC accessor for the LI NAM OT Cybersecurity strategic programs.
  • Act as technical lead for the LI NAM Nutanix virtualization program for control system applications.
  • Contribute to the development of Group Technical Standards in the OT domain.
  • Coordinate with the network of LI NAM LOPCs to support the deployment of OT improvement programs.
  • Deploy a tracking and assessment system for all OT equipment located at LI NAM sites.
  • Support OT improvement programs beyond those defined by the AL Group.
  • Participate in the OT domain new technology/program definition.
  • Cooperate with the SIO center to understand their needs and develop a strategy of data communication & control.
  • Support the Industrial Direction National Maintenance Controls Systems Manager.
  • Support the Process Control Technology department in the Center of Technical Excellence.
  • Provide level II support service for LI NAM site OT issues.
  • Contribute to the development of the truck loading system for LI-NAM.
  • Participate in the Large Industries Worldwide Industrial Management (LI WIM) OT/IT CoP.
  • Benchmark and share best practices across business units.
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, or equivalent Bachelor's degree required.
  • 10+ years of operational or engineering experience in industrial communications and networking.
  • Advanced level of knowledge of Air Liquide's available Operational/Information technologies installed.
  • Master computer systems concepts, including computer networking, network security, system administration, database management, virtualization platforms (Nutanix Preferred) and software programming.
  • Knowledge of control logic of a variety of industrial systems (ICSs).
  • Agile mindset with ability to adapt to quick changes, and excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong project development and project management skills.
  • Strong ability to manage priorities.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong personnel management skills.
  • Ability to communicate and document technical knowledge.
  • Ability to perform under stress and time constraints.
  • Knowledge of LI NAM operating assets.
  • Good organization skills and attention to detail.
  • Comfortable in both corporate and field environments.
  • Ability to effectively work within a diverse, international organization.
  • Advanced skills with Google suite of tools.
  • Strong communication skills in English; French is a plus.
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace.
  • Learning and development opportunities.
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