Senior Pipeline Engineer, Process Safety

VENTURE GLOBAL LNG

Houston, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Auditing, Best Practices, Chemical Processes, Code of Federal Regulations, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Cost Control, Data Analysis, Industry/Trade Analysis, Investigative Reports, LOPA (Layers of Protection Analysis), Leadership, Legal, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), Maintain Compliance, Mechanical Engineering, Metrics, Natural Gas, Oil and Gas, Operational Communications, Plant Layout and Design, Process Engineering, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Process Improvement, Process Safety Management, Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Engineering, Safety Process, Safety Systems, Safety/Work Safety, Sales Pipeline, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Startup, Systems Administration/Management, Training Program Development, Training/Teaching, Trend Analysis, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Houston, TX
POSTED
Today

Senior Pipeline Engineer, Process SafetyVenture 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, Venture Global's modular, mid‑scale plant design will replace traditional designs, allowing the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost. We are seeking a Senior Pipeline Engineer, Process Safety to join our team in Houston, TX, with travel to pipeline sites as required.General DescriptionThe Senior Pipeline Engineer, Process Safety will assist with risk engineering, PHMSA, and PSM programs. This role will also be responsible for developing and performing pipeline safety studies.ResponsibilitiesProvide technical and engineering leadership on all process safety management elements such as MOC, PSSR, PHA, building siting, process design.Provide process safety and engineering guidance to communicate and evaluate process safety risks.Ability to recommend and implement process safety improvement opportunities by staying abreast of industry trends and technology.Day‑to‑day guidance of Process Safety Barrier Health reporting.Responsible for management/leadership on PHA/LOPA teams, including review and approval of associated action items.Responsible for leadership in process safety event (PSE) investigations.Assist in developing and delivering training programmes, keeping them updated in accordance with changes in technology and industry best practices.Responsible for driving technical processes to communicate overall operational risk. These processes include:Car sealingOperating procedures – initial start‑up and SOP and red line revisionsProcess safety event reporting and investigation5‑why or root cause analysis (RCA)Permit to work complianceSIMOPs tracking and assuranceInhibits / Bypasses tracking and complianceSafety critical element managementPre‑startup safety review participation and complianceMonitoring process safety metrics and analysing data to identify trends and outliers and to make recommendations as needed.Participate in pre‑start‑up / readiness reviews for major equipment commissioning activities.Risk assessment and go‑no‑go participation.Ability to interface with contractor CSU team, engineering, and operations departments.Ability to influence the culture of process safety.QualificationsEducation and CertificationsBachelor's degree in Chemical/Process or Mechanical Engineering. Based on experience, other engineering disciplines will be considered.7‑15 years of experience, preferably in oil and gas pipelines.SkillsExperience in design, implementation and management of safety systems and processes.Expertise in pipeline safety studies including high consequence area (HCA) analyses and risk assessments.Good understanding of industry safety needs, trends and economic landscape.Knowledge of PHMSA and requirements to maintain compliance.Experience applying risk management tools and techniques, including facility siting studies (FSS) and quantitative risk analysis (QRA).Experience facilitating Process Hazard Analyses and Layers of Protection Analyses.Experience developing and auditing Pipeline Safety Management System programs and integrity management plans (IMP) in accordance with API RP 1173 and 49 CFR Part 192.Asks targeted questions to ensure that the right solutions are discussed and implemented.Clear communicator – ability to provide clear guidance and expectations.Ability to communicate the process safety message in a respectful manner, taking into consideration ideas from others.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.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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