Operations Projects, Project Lead

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s 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 qualified applicants for the position: Operations Projects, Project Lead Located: Plaquemines Summary

We are seeking qualified applicants for the position of Project Lead, Operations Projects.

Location: Venture Global Plaquemines (PLNG) facility in Point Celeste, Louisiana

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

The Project Lead, Operations Projects reports to the Director of Capital Projects and will assist in the to coordinate the execution of all front-end engineering projects through a stage gate process within the Brownfields Project Team and facilitate communication between the Company Stakeholders through Project Initiation, feasibility, define, and execution phases through to handover

Responsibilities:

Facilitate/coordinate the front-end engineering and execution/handover process for the Brownfields Stage Gate Process for Calcasieu Pass (CP) LNG Plant to deliver the most optimum schedule and budget outcomes as well as satisfy the Company’s technical performance and integrity requirements

Experience in Plant Operations required

Turnaround experience required

Develop and optimize the Brownfields Stage Gate Process for CP2

Ensure Senior management are kept fully informed of all key risks and issues

Monitor/coordinate performance of Company Stakeholders and ensure technical integrity of contractors and service providers

Assist with the preparation and/or review of key approvals e.g., scopes of works and proposals, feasibility studies, contract strategies for engineering engagement, project change requests (MOC), awards and variations

Ensure the engineering/project undertakes adequate quality assurance for internal deliverables

Responsible for assisting coordination to all stakeholders and vendor personnel allocated to the individual projects and ensure that the safe progress of the works proceeds according to the overall schedules and achieve the objectives of the company

Expected to perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by VG. May be required to carry out such other instructions and directions as VG may from time to time reasonably and lawfully give to you

Qualifications

Required experience

10 years of capital project experience

Experience in Plant Operations required

Turnaround experience required

Brownfield experience required

Experience of project control systems and procedures supported by current software applications e.g., Excel, MS Project, Risk Management and Planning Software systems

Technical professional with proven experience in engineering and execution disciplines and delivery of projects

Varied experience of engineering, pre-engineering approvals, EPC or EPCM contracts

Able to apply appropriate technical standards to deliver technical and execution requirements

Understanding of discipline interfaces, execution activities and the project development and delivery process needed to enable quality control of Project Teams technical work, and ensure appropriate techniques and standards are applied and improvement opportunities are realized

Verifiable performance and delivery working as a team member through two or more responsible project assignments

Interact with a range of internal and external stakeholders

Awareness of VG’s (or equivalent) functional project and technical assurance processes

Contributes to improve parts of projects e.g., initiate a change to a project specification/procedure

Coordinates the preparation of changes in lines with the MOC (Management of Change) procedure

Able to apply HSSE principles across all project’s technical activities

Understands the impact of strategic considerations on business decisions and has contributed to negotiations with contractors

Understands the impact of strategic considerations on business decisions and project execution

Able to travel up to 65%

Good team player with a pro-active and flexible attitude

Good communicator able to challenge others in a constructive manner and negotiate successfully to achieve positive outcome

Preferred Experience

Client-side experience preferred

Professional Engineer license preferred

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant engineering discipline

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.