Xcel Energy
Laboratory Chemist
Henderson, CO, 80640
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About the role
- Position will work with Xcel facilities and/or customers to enhance availability, reliability, and help ensure low operating costs.
Responsibilities
- Maintain analytical records.
- Maintain inventory of supplies and chemicals.
- Operate, monitor, maintain, and calibrate equipment and instrumentation.
- Support management of instrumentation and measurement systems to ensure accurate and reliable results.
- Assists in root cause analysis and implement corrective action.
- Designs and develops chemistry procedures and programs to ensure asset availability and reliability. Assists with budget preparation and works to implement programs within budget, time and regulatory constraints.
- Upon request, provides support for emergent chemistry needs.
Requirements
- BA/BS in chemistry, engineering, applied science, or related fields and four (4) years of related progressively responsible work experience.
- In lieu of a degree, candidates with equivalent military training and experience and/or at least six (6) years of laboratory or plant chemistry experience may be considered.
- PhD/J.D. = 3 years.
- Experience supporting utility, industrial, environmental, or commercial laboratory operations.
- Experience performing ASTM test methods for lubricants, transformer insulating fluids, or related industrial fluids.
- Experience performing environmental test methods for regulatory compliance monitoring.
- Experience operating, calibrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting analytical instrumentation.
- Experience implementing and maintaining laboratory QA/QC programs.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.
- A team you can count of
Nice to have
- Conduct chemistry analysis adhering to documented procedures and QA/QC protocols, as applicable.
- Prepare samples, standards, and reagents for testing.
- Assist with generating technical reports.
- Conduct housekeeping.
- May be responsible for sample collection.
- Provide recommendations based on analytical results/criteria.
- Trains plant and/or chemistry personnel.
- May include external training and presentations.
Compensation
- $64,100.00 to $90,966.66 per year
Benefits
- Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.
Company info
- We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day.
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