Venture Global LNG
Senior Staff Engineer, Rotating Equipment
Venture Global LNG, Point Celeste, Louisiana, United States
Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long‑term, low‑cost provider of American‑produced liquefied natural gas.
The company's two Louisiana‑based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long‑term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid‑scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.
Senior Staff Engineer, Rotating Equipment Location: Point Celeste, LA at our Plaquemines Parish Facility in Louisiana. Reports to the Director, Operations Engineering and will be responsible for developing and progressing the Ready for Operations (RFO) activities, ensuring seamless transition of the facility from EPC to the operations phase. The successful candidate shall be a technical SME for rotating equipment, with in‑depth understanding of drivers such as turbines (gas & steam) and motors, and driven equipment such as generators, compressors and pumps. The incumbent shall also be familiar with supporting components/systems such as couplings, bearings, lubrication and sealing systems (dry gas seals and mechanical seals). Working knowledge in compressor performance and vibration analysis is key.
Responsibilities
Serve as a resident company Subject Matter Expert, providing advice and guidance on Rotating Equipment system engineering issues.
Provide daily‑to‑day Rotating Equipment and Mechanical systems support to the Maintenance & Operations teams to ensure continued operability of plant equipment.
Provide advanced diagnostic support to allow rapid production recovery in the event of equipment failure and forced plant outage.
Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) during RCFA exercises, wrapping up summaries with causes and recommendations and presenting to concerned parties.
Interpret and evaluate services to analysis and recommendations from the Reliability Technicians on predictive programs.
Support the Maintenance team for Turnaround planning and execution.
Support availability tracking and improve overall reliability for plant equipment; evaluate workflow process, identification of critical spares, spare parts storage and preservation requirements for Rotating Equipment systems throughout the plant.
Lead initiatives to drive fine‑tuning and improvements in existing Maintenance practices to achieve a cost‑effective, yet safe robust Maintenance strategy.
Qualifications
Education and Certifications: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other relevant technical discipline is required.
Mechanical Engineering focus is preferred.
A Professional Engineering License is preferred.
Experience: A minimum of ten to fifteen (10–15) years’ experience working in a senior engineering capacity, with Rotating and Mechanical equipment in an industrial setting in engineering or operations.
Oil and Gas experience is required, with preference in LNG applications; however, petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable.
Extensive knowledge of gas turbines (Frames & Aero‑derivatives) and compressors (including compressor performance) is required.
Additional Skills: Knowledge of CMMS Systems.
RCFA tools for conducting failure analysis.
Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
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Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Industries Oil and Gas
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Senior Staff Engineer, Rotating Equipment Location: Point Celeste, LA at our Plaquemines Parish Facility in Louisiana. Reports to the Director, Operations Engineering and will be responsible for developing and progressing the Ready for Operations (RFO) activities, ensuring seamless transition of the facility from EPC to the operations phase. The successful candidate shall be a technical SME for rotating equipment, with in‑depth understanding of drivers such as turbines (gas & steam) and motors, and driven equipment such as generators, compressors and pumps. The incumbent shall also be familiar with supporting components/systems such as couplings, bearings, lubrication and sealing systems (dry gas seals and mechanical seals). Working knowledge in compressor performance and vibration analysis is key.
Responsibilities
Serve as a resident company Subject Matter Expert, providing advice and guidance on Rotating Equipment system engineering issues.
Provide daily‑to‑day Rotating Equipment and Mechanical systems support to the Maintenance & Operations teams to ensure continued operability of plant equipment.
Provide advanced diagnostic support to allow rapid production recovery in the event of equipment failure and forced plant outage.
Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) during RCFA exercises, wrapping up summaries with causes and recommendations and presenting to concerned parties.
Interpret and evaluate services to analysis and recommendations from the Reliability Technicians on predictive programs.
Support the Maintenance team for Turnaround planning and execution.
Support availability tracking and improve overall reliability for plant equipment; evaluate workflow process, identification of critical spares, spare parts storage and preservation requirements for Rotating Equipment systems throughout the plant.
Lead initiatives to drive fine‑tuning and improvements in existing Maintenance practices to achieve a cost‑effective, yet safe robust Maintenance strategy.
Qualifications
Education and Certifications: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other relevant technical discipline is required.
Mechanical Engineering focus is preferred.
A Professional Engineering License is preferred.
Experience: A minimum of ten to fifteen (10–15) years’ experience working in a senior engineering capacity, with Rotating and Mechanical equipment in an industrial setting in engineering or operations.
Oil and Gas experience is required, with preference in LNG applications; however, petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable.
Extensive knowledge of gas turbines (Frames & Aero‑derivatives) and compressors (including compressor performance) is required.
Additional Skills: Knowledge of CMMS Systems.
RCFA tools for conducting failure analysis.
Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
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Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Industries Oil and Gas
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