HSB Solomon Associates LLC (Solomon), a subsidiary of Hartford Steam Boiler and Munich Re, is seeking candidates to work in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment as a Sr Reliability and Maintenance Advisor. Solomon is the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry. With its global headquarters in Dallas and regional offices in Houston, London, and Manama, Solomon serves clients in nearly 80 countries. Solomon provides data-driven, strategic insight across the energy industry, helping its clients achieve greater efficiency, reliability, and profitability.
BASIC FUNCTION
The candidate will be a core member of Solomon’s Solutions Delivery team focused on Solomon’s global advisory business. The Senior Advisor will be responsible for client engagement, project management, benchmarking activities, maintaining technical integrity of advisory projects for which they are responsible, and for providing subject-matter expertise related to business performance and operations, in the Reliability and Maintenance practice. The candidate will directly contribute to the success and profitability of Solomon’s core businesses, where engagements may be individual or in collaboration with other team members.
In this role, the candidate will work as a client-facing advisor, an advisor to other client teams, and as a creative problem-solver that enables client success. Solomon’s engagements cover a wide range of topics, from strategy to operational improvements. The Senior Advisor will have rounded expertise in multiple areas of refining or petrochemical production operations in addition to core expertise in Reliability and Maintenance. The Senior Advisor is expected to become proficient in Solomon’s benchmarking methodologies and studies that, when combined with industry experience, will develop a strong belief in the benefits Solomon’s unique approach provides to clients.
Senior Advisors are expected to lead and participate in Solomon advisory engagements at client locations worldwide, with associated travel (domestic and international). his position would be based in Solomon’s Dallas, Houston, Bahrain, or UK office. Solomon offers a hybrid work schedule. Remote US/UK locations may also be considered.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Services Delivery
1. Delivers services, products and solutions and acts as a Project Manager for assigned projects, or as a Reliability and Maintenance Subject Matter Expert.
2. Delivers benchmarking study results presentation to Clients. Analyzes client data to determine performance and working with clients develops products and programs to facilitate performance improvement.
3. Reviews client data to improve accuracy and consistency of data quality.
Client Partner
4. Serves as Client Partner for assigned client accounts and is the client relationship manager and trusted technical advisor for Solomon services, studies and products. Will have several assigned clients from single site through to Multi-National Major Energy companies with multiple assets.
Internal Collaboration
5. Provides support to product management teams, advises on customer feedback/satisfaction, and introduces product development ideas.
6. Collaborates on product development features.
Resource Planning
7. Provides project management, including resource and cost forecasting, using ERP system, resource planning, and negotiation for resources.
EDUCATION
Required:
8. Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum, or related engineering field)
Preferred:
9. Master’s degree and/or advanced professional degree preferred (e.g., MBA, PhD, etc.)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required:
10. 15+ years in the Refining energy industry. Petrochemical Operations or consultancy experience are equally valuable.
11. 10+ years in the Refining RAM industry in Operations and/or industry consultancy experience
12. Experience should include at least four of the following areas: operations management, production operations, facilities engineering, maintenance, turnarounds, operations readiness, operations continuous improvement, health and safety, or operating costs.
Preferred:
13. Refining, or chemicals operations experience
14. Consulting experience, both internal and external
15. Process Improvement, energy or emissions reduction project experience
16. Strategic Planning/Investment experience
17. Site based technical or management operational leadership roles
18. Experience with Solomon’s benchmarking studies
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Required:
19. Demonstrated ability to translate data and information into practical solutions and recommendations
20. Demonstrated ability to approach clients with a good balance of technical understanding and commercial savvy; knows when and where to draw the line when proposing solutions to clients
21. Understanding of the nuances of working with clients from multiple social, ethnic, cultural and business backgrounds
22. Ability to present and provide insightful analysis up to and including the C Suite of multinational companies and federal-level governmental agencies
23. Ability to develop new advisory business, provide support to Business Development Team, and ability to expand services/solutions
24. Proficient project management skills to manage key project workflows and overall coordination of projects
25. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to include verbal, written, public speaking, listening and presentation skills
26. Ability to build strong client relationships and deliver client-centric solutions
27. Excellent people skills with the ability to successfully collaborate in a global, multi-disciplinary, diverse, matrixed, and dynamic team environ
28. Familiar with data analytics methods and tools
29. Ability to explain complex analytical concepts to people from other fields
30. Dedication to creating high-quality solutions, delivery of high-quality work products, written proposals, and materials within deadlines and using Solomon documentation standards as appropriate
31. Understanding of business operations, key performance metrics, and the ability to align data analysis with strategic business objectives.
32. Ability to apply Solomon methodologies as analysis tools to support recommended improvement changes to a client’s current operations
33. Demonstrate superior analytical skills, quantitative problem-solving skills even when problems are not well defined
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