Sr Principal Consultant Engineer (GDOT)

Aspentech; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Sr Principal Consultant Engineer (GDOT) in Houston, Texas. This role involves collaborating on GDOT initiatives, providing user training, and supporting sales efforts. A Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and over 10 years of Petroleum industry experience are required. The position offers travel opportunities and the chance to mentor junior team members.

Benefits

Career development programs

Support for community service projects

Social events fostering relationships

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Petroleum industry experience.
• Experience leading Advanced Process Control implementations.
• Ability to execute data analysis for larger scope problems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project leads to execute GDOT initiatives.
• Contribute to GDOT studies and deliver effective user training.
• Support Sales and Marketing efforts to expand GDOT adoption.

Skills

Collaboration with project leads

Proactive problem-solving

Excellent English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Sr Principal Consultant Engineer (GDOT) page is loaded## Sr Principal Consultant Engineer (GDOT)locations: Houstontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 17 Days Agojob requisition id: R7920The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.## **The Role**The role is to be part of the GDOT Professional Services delivery team, supporting project execution primarily within the region, and globally as required. Expectation that following a brief period working under the guidance and direction of an Advisory consultant will quickly develop the required experience and skill to take on the project technical lead role, i.e. within 1 year.## **Your Impact*** Collaborate with project leads to successfully execute GDOT initiatives across all phases—assessment, kick-off, design, modeling, configuration, installation, commissioning, and post-audit—ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.* Contribute to GDOT studies, proof-of-concept trials, and evaluations, while delivering effective user training to drive adoption and operational excellence.* Partner with cross-functional teams—including Customer Support and R&D—to troubleshoot and resolve GDOT-related issues, demonstrating a strong team-oriented mindset and the ability to build lasting customer relationships.* Support Sales and Marketing efforts to expand GDOT license adoption and grow the services business through strategic engagement and technical expertise.* Mentor, train, and support junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.* Exhibit a strong passion for learning and applying emerging technologies to enhance GDOT solutions and stay ahead of industry trends.* Communicate effectively in customer-facing environments, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights.* Apply proactive problem-solving and analytical skills to identify root causes, implement solutions, and drive continuous improvement.## What You'll Need* Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or similar relevant qualification.* 10+ years of Petroleum industry experience.* Background in leading Advanced Process Control (APC) implementations is a requirement with exposure to one or more of the following areas: refinery process operations, refinery planning, refinery scheduling, or optimization technologies will be an advantage for this role.* Understand the concepts of multi-variable identification and be able to proficiently execute data analysis for larger scope problems.* Exposure to plant systems (e.g. data historians) and limited programming experience is an advantage.* Excellent English verbal and writing skills.* Must be willing to travel extensively (up to 30% of the time, on average, but not on a continuous basis).#LI-WJ1locations: 2 Locationstime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 16 Days Ago* recruitment information such as your application form and resume, references, qualifications and membership of any professional bodies and details of any pre-employment assessments;* your contact details and date of birth;* your gender;* your marital status and family details;* your identification documents including passport and driver's license and information in relation to your immigration status and right to work with us;* information about your contract of employment (or services) including start and end dates of employment, role and location, working hours, details of promotion, salary (including details of previous remuneration), pension, benefits, and holiday entitlement;* your racial or ethnic origin;* any criminal convictions and offences.