Air Products Hiring For ENERGY MANAGER at Edmonton, AB Full Time

Air Products Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Products and Chemicals Inc., has manufacturing and distribution operations in Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta. Air Products core industrial gas business provides atmospheric and process gases serving a variety of customers in 50+ countries, including refining, chemical, gasification, metals, electronics, manufacturing, food and beverage, welding, and healthcare.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD), a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases, has an immediate opening for an Energy Manager. This will be based out of our Edmonton, AB Region. If you are passionate about the environment, we invite you to apply today! This position will have primary responsibility for negotiation and management of favorable energy purchase contracts, primarily for electric power and/or natural gas for Canadian facilities, and providing analytical, market intelligence, and other support activities required to improve the competitiveness and meet the energy supply needs of Air Products’ various new and potential plants in North America.

The Energy Manager position will have primary responsibility and accountability for:

• Negotiation and management of electric energy supply contracts in both regulated and deregulated markets.
• Daily coordination with the supply Chain to optimize plant operations within the energy contract structure to balance Air Products’ business needs and maximize profits.
• Provide short term power price forecasts and the possibility of interruptions on Air Products’ operations.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, and finance to ensure the structure and management of Air Products’ energy costs are competitive.
• Risk management of Air Products’ energy supply contracts.
• Maintain knowledge of rapidly changing energy environments and alert the business to potential short and long term impacts.
• Participation in industrial energy lobbying groups as a leader/strong influencer.
• Interact and establish productive relationships at multiple levels of management with energy suppliers, energy marketers, public utilities, municipal utilities, grid operators, etc.
• Assist in locating new Air Products’ plants to optimize power supply costs.
• Assist in the physical interconnection of new power supply while minimizing capital costs and maintaining high reliability.
• Respond to ad hoc requests for power information and analysis.
• Work with the local distribution companies to resolve and improve power reliability issues.
• Selecting/managing outside consultants/legal support for purposes of energy purchases and regulatory intervention.
• Conducting RFPs, evaluating the results, and recommending the best evaluated provider.
• Leading the negotiation of the necessary power supply contracts with the selected supplier.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree – Energy, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business
• 5 years minimum experience in electric energy markets, preferably on the buy side
• Demonstrated strong analysis skills
• Demonstrated strong negotiating skills
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills (both internally and externally with both varying management levels)
• Demonstrated ability to excel in a challenging and changing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work internally as a team member and externally with peers in industry groups
• Demonstrated knowledge deregulated energy markets in Ontario and Alberta
• Capable of handling detailed and complex contract negotiations
• Able to freely travel within North America

Continue building your technical career by applying today at Air Products.

Air Products offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays/vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

Due to Canadian Immigration regulations, we are only able to consider applications from Canadian citizens or other individuals legally entitled to work in Canada.

40933BR

Full Time

Global Industrial Gases

Industrial Gases Americas

North America

Canada