Senior Engineer, Project

Cheniere Energy Inc

Gregory, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Audio Engineering, Brownfield Redevelopment, Budget Management, CPR Certification, Calendar Management, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Capital Project, Change Management, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Construction Contracts, Construction Engineering, Construction Planning, Continuous Improvement, Control Systems, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Depth Perception, Design Document, Diversity, Document Control, Documentation, Electricity, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Expense Tracking, Financial Projections, First Aid, Fortune 500 Customers, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Information Technology & Information Systems, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), Mechanical Engineering, Natural Gas, Operational Support, Operations Management, Organizational Skills, Petrochemicals, Plant Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Procurement Management, Project Close-Out, Project Design, Project Development, Project Engineering, Project Execution, Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Tracking, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Safety Process, Safety/Work Safety, Steel Industry, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, User Interface Design, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Gregory, TX
POSTED
8 days ago

At Cheniere, we provide the world with safe, reliable energy. But more than that, we provide opportunities for our talented employees to impact their communities every day. Our diversity is key to our continued success and forges a path where our culture supports greater equity and inclusion for our employees, customers, and beyond.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position is responsible for developing and executing the assigned portfolio of projects that will support continuous improvements of safety, reliability, facility optimization, and other values (e.g., production, risk reduction, environmental improvements, etc.). The projects will be managed and executed under the guidelines of Cheniere Corporate and site-specific project development and execution processes. The Senior Engineer, Projects is also responsible for the safe and efficient development and execution of capital and expense projects at the facility. These projects will be delivered maintaining Cheniere's core values: teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimble, and safety.

This is a Non-Dot position.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

  • Manages a portfolio of projects and provides key input into the 5-year CAPEX plan for the site.
  • Manage all phases of project development and execution with an emphasis on safety and performance specifications.
  • Supports all phases of the project and leads the coordination of work including, safety, process design, front-end engineering and design, detailed design, procurement, cost control, schedules, quality, construction planning, execution planning, and commissioning.
  • Coordinate, plan, schedule, and execute technical activities for assigned plant projects. Monitor and control expenditures within the limitations of the project budget. Prepare interim and completion project reports.
  • Ability to lead a multi-discipline team of engineers, and designers from engineering and construction contractors assigned to projects.
  • Ensures the technical integrity of the project, including compliance with the project scope, specifications, sound engineering judgment, and Cheniere basic engineering design documents. Assure as built and project close-out documentation is completed and stored in document control systems.
  • Thoroughly understand and comply with the technical Management of Change (MOC) process and utilize it in support of capital projects and routine facility changes.
  • Deliver projects that ensure safe, reliable, and efficient LNG operations which are executed on time and on budget.
  • Comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures following the highest ethical standards.
  • Participate in regulatory agency audits.
  • Reinforce safety and environmental awareness through frequent job observations and by interfacing with plant personnel.
  • Work with the Engineering and Construction department to provide support and ensure O&M interests are represented on major projects. Participates in equipment factory acceptance tests (FATs) and site acceptance tests (SATs).
  • Interact with and support Commercial Operations, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, and other departments as required.
  • Complete site walk-downs to support project development requirements.
  • The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Knowledge:

The individual should have a broad understanding of project development & management through a stage-gated approach to progress an opportunity from Project Feasibility to Design and development to its Implementation and commissioning. The individual shall also possess a very sound knowledge of the Management of Change (MOC) processes to identify and manage risks arising from the implementation of the proposed Projects (predominantly Brownfield Projects). Experience with Design and Engineering activities related to oil refining, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, hydrocarbon pipelines, or LNG processing, storage, and transportation is required.

Skills:

  • Strong leadership and administrative abilities are required.
  • An acute sensitivity to safety issues in a hazardous environment.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization and with individuals and groups from different disciplines, industries, and governmental agencies.
  • Able to work with a culturally diverse group of technical individuals whose skills cover the range required to engineer, operate, and maintain the LNG terminal and Liquefaction production facilities.
  • Possess the personality and ability to relate to and to establish a mutually respectful relationship with 1) management, 2) peers, and 3) the various facility-level workers (Plant Manager, plant supervisor, and plant workers) whom are all responsible for ensuring good operations.
  • Organized, planning skills, able to manage multiple activities and programs in a timely fashion and with a high degree of accuracy, able to meet work deadlines.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Accomplished public speaker, able to create and deliver industry-specific presentations.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education, Training, and Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical). Project and financial (Budget) Management education such as PMP certification is desirable.

Experience: Five (5) to Ten (10) years' experience as a Project Engineer out of which a minimum of two (2) years' experience shall be at an operating facility such as oil refining, petrochemical or specialty chemical plant, midstream storage, or LNG facility. Recent experience with LNG is preferred, however, refining, petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable.

DIRECT REPORTS

This position has no direct reports.

FREEDOM TO ACT

The Senior Engineer, Projects requires minimal to no supervision on their daily assignments.

WORK CONDITIONS

  • The job is performed in an industrial plant environment.

  • Occasionally, work may be performed from home, after normal work hours or on weekends.

  • Limited travel required, as business conditions dictate.

  • Subject to drug and alcohol testing, per applicable federal regulations or as required by Cheniere.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, work at height above ground on stairs and catwalks, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, or hear, smell, type, and write.

  • Must be able to board a ship via a gangway, climb to the top of a tank (200+ steps), scale a vertical steel ladder up to forty feet or more in height, and lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work indoors and outdoors, and be exposed to year-round weather conditions, ocean environment, and noise. There is a considerable amount of outdoor activity involved.

  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

  • Required to obtain mandated certification by attending Company-sponsored training in basic first aid, and CPR.

  • Occasionally, work may be performed from home, after normal work hours or on weekends.

  • May be required to work overtime.

  • Required to pass regularly scheduled physical examinations mandated by regulatory authorities.

  • Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing status.

ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS

Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employee''s performance due to physical or mental disability.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Cheniere Energy is an equal-opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.

Cheniere Energy is a global leader in LNG providing flexible, reliable and affordable energy to the world while powering the transition to a lower-carbon future.

We are a values-driven company that focuses on teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimbleness, and above all, safety for our employees, our communities, and our assets.

Cheniere Energy's global impact is achieved through a diverse and passionate workforce that is invested in our company through our annual stock-grant program. Our high-performing employees are united by a shared mission, common goals and a culture of inclusion and caring.

Our comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings are competitive and strong, and they prioritize wellness and performance incentives that reward results. As an employee of Cheniere Energy, you will make an impact on our business and our communities.

A Fortune 500 company, Cheniere Energy is headquartered in Houston with U.S. offices in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Washington D.C.; production sites in Cameron, Louisiana and Gregory, Texas; and international offices in London, Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo.

About the Company

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Cheniere Energy Inc

Our company

Around the globe, countries, communities and companies want many of the same things: to be productive, healthy and safe. At Cheniere, we provide clean, secure and affordable energy to the world — energy that can reduce carbon emissions, help lead to cleaner air, and light homes and power factories — all manufactured and transported by modern energy infrastructure run by a world-class workforce.

The energy we make is liquified natural gas, or LNG. We began operations in 2016, and we’re already the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second largest LNG operator in the world. Our LNG has reached dozens of markets on five continents, and the demand for our fuel is expected to grow as countries around the world seek cleaner ways to power their economies.

While you’ll find our headquarters in Houston, Texas, and our LNG facilities in Southwest Louisiana and South Texas, we are a global company with offices in London, Singapore, Washington, Beijing and Tokyo.

Our facilities

Cheniere’s energy infrastructure represents a more than $38 billion investment in the future of energy and is a demonstration of the company’s ability to execute. Cheniere established industry records for bringing new liquefaction units online ahead of schedule and is the fastest company to produce and export 1,000 cargoes of LNG.

Cheniere is operating, constructing and developing two LNG facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. These massive LNG facilities reliably and safely process billions of cubic feet of natural gas per day into LNG and load the liquid energy onto insulated ships that keep the product cold for their journeys around the world.

Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility, which is located in Cameron Parish in Southwest Louisiana, began export operations in 2016 and currently has six fully operational liquefaction units, or ​trains.” With all six trains complete, the aggregate nominal production capacity of Sabine Pass is approximately 30 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG.

Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG facility in South Texas is the first greenfield LNG export facility in the U.S. lower 48 and began operations in 2018. All three Trains are operating, and the aggregate nominal production capacity of the Corpus Christi facility is approximately 15 mtpa of LNG.

Our business

What we do is provide LNG to customers, but how we do it makes us different. Cheniere is a full-service LNG provider. 

We purchase natural gas from the robust, transparent and liquid North American gas market, process the natural gas into LNG, and offer our customers the option to load the LNG onto their vessels at our terminals, or we will deliver the LNG to regasification facilities around the world.

Approximately 85% of Cheniere’s expected aggregate LNG production capacity, either completed or under construction, is contracted through long-term take-or-pay style agreements with creditworthy counterparties. The remaining volumes of LNG we can produce are available for our integrated marketing unit to sell into the market. That gives Cheniere the unique combination of stability and opportunity — long-term, contracted, stable cash flows, plus marketing opportunities driven by shorter-term natural gas supply and demand fundamentals in markets worldwide.

Natural gas is transported to Cheniere’s LNG facilities on third-party pipelines on which we own firm transportation capacity, as well as on pipelines Cheniere has constructed, owns and operates.

COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Energy and Utilities
WEBSITE
https://cheniere.com/