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The role's objective is to provide global asset data automation requirements as well as continuous improvement of systems, tools, and processes to sustain Operational Excellence of the assets. While the role will focus initially on one large scale operations location, the individual will be developing the vision and road map for how digital twins and data hubs will be used and kept evergreen at other sites in the future.

The candidate must have prior experience in the systems and tools for an owner-operator organization. Candidate should have an in-depth knowledge of typical O&M work processes and systems roadmap, integration, interfaces, and dependencies. This individual will collaborate closely with all key internal customers including Operations, Maintenance, Project, Operations Engineering/Technical Support, Training, EHS&Q, Digital Information Technology Management, Tools Suppliers, AP Engineering Organization, Commissioning, and Project Controls to develop the overall OpEx digital twin roadmap.

Principal accountabilities:

• Responsible for all asset data automation-related activities for a green field complex operations site.
• Work with Global Engineering organization and automation manager to enable handover of a data hub and develop a functioning digital twin for use by the AP O&M organization.
• Work with Operational Excellence, Regional Operations technical support and Information Technology to identify the desired system automations between the new data hub and existing O&M data tools.
• Develop definition and documentation of data requirements with Engineering and OpEx internal customers.
• Support project IM managers to develop project specific IM plans and deliver IM scope on project.
• Lead the asset data automation scope, services, budget, and schedule for OpEx data automation for each asset location which will receive a digital twin.
• Maintain strong links with AP Digital Technology organization and strategic partners.
• Keep aware of trends, best practices, and innovative information management in the process industries to enable the strategic vision to be regularly updated and extended.
• Establish asset data automation work processes of change (MOC), work process definition and alignment will be critical to the success of the digital twin over the life of the asset.
• Drive and implement strategic plan toward Vision of true "digital twin."
• Perform data integrity audits to ensure that data standards and nomenclature established are followed.
• Ensure that the digital twin can be managed and updated by developing robust work processes for the asset undergoing change brought on by turn-arounds and debottleneck projects.
• Ensure that required pre-qualifications of contractors/suppliers with respect to data automation capabilities are undertaken; integrate the technology needs of the project; propose/provide methods for connectivity and consulting to implement technology, if required
• Advise joint- venture operating companies of which Air Products is a partner on whether to choose to adapt the data hub and develop a digital twin.
• Implement standards and practices to enable project execution (work-sharing activities) and Electronic Data Interchange.

Critical competencies:

• Strong organization and planning skills
• Knowledge of key OpEx and O&M systems sourcing (Technology, Hexagon, Document Management System, Subcontract Management, Construction Management, Maintenance, Mechanical Integrity, Plant Data Historians and Data Visualization platforms)
• Strong influencing, communication (written and verbal) and facilitative skills, including cross cultures and geographies
• Business Analysis & Strategies to drive OpEx execution efficiencies.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and facilitation skills
• Experienced in functional matrix organization
• Thorough understanding of data management, integrity, digitization, and dependencies

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