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Venture Global, Inc.

Senior Engineer, Instrument & Controls

Venture Global, Inc., Louisiana, Missouri, United States, 63353

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Overview

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. We are seeking a Senior Engineer, Instrument & Controls to join our team in Point Celeste, LA at the Plaquemines Parish Facility in Louisiana. This role 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 candidate shall be a technical SME in the Instrument & Controls Engineering discipline with in-depth understanding of Process Control & Distributed Controls System (DCS). The incumbent shall be familiar with navigating/interrogating the DCS to perform tasks such as tuning of loops, initiating control changes as required utilizing Venture Global LNG’s management of change (MoC) process together with any Cause and Effect (C&E) and DCS graphic changes, and champion the Advanced Process Control initiative. Expert knowledge in general plant Instrumentations & field devices used in the Oil & Gas industry is key, such as DCS, valves & solenoids, and flow meters. Additionally, this individual shall provide, as a minimum, intermediate level Reliability Engineering support to the Operations team with focus in the following areas: Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA): lead RCFA exercises for failures relating to plant equipment and/or processes with expertise in relevant techniques. Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM): drive fine-tuning & improvements in existing maintenance practices to achieve a cost-effective, safe, robust maintenance strategy. Responsibilities Serve as a resident company Subject Matter Expert, providing advice and guidance on Instrument & Controls system engineering issues. Provide daily-to-day Instrument & Controls 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. Support Process Trip investigations. Provide general support to Analyzer-related issues. This includes the ability to wrap up summaries (with causes and recommendations) and present to concerned parties. Responsible for Management of Change for Alarm/Trip settings. Provide support to the Maintenance team for Turnaround planning and execution. Support availability tracking and improve the overall reliability for plant equipment; responsible for evaluating the workflow process, identifying critical spares, spare parts storage and preservation requirements for Instrument & Controls systems throughout the plant. Qualifications Education and Certifications:

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Controls, Instrument or Electrical Engineering A Professional Engineering License or eligibility for registration.

Experience:

Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in a senior engineering capacity with Instrument & Controls equipment in an industrial setting in engineering or operations. Oil and Gas experience required; LNG applications preferred but petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable. Good working knowledge of motors, gas turbines (Frames & Aero-derivative) and compressors.

Additional Skills:

Working knowledge of CMMS systems RCFA tools for 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 applicable law. Note: This description reflects the current requirements for the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties.

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