Lead Engineer

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 qualified applicants for the position of Lead Process Engineer. 

Responsibilities 

• Manage process engineering services that meet applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
• Manage process engineering project requirements.
• Manage process engineering services such as: 
• participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports, and comply with required checking procedures.
• ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes.
• provide advice during procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.  For example, oversee requisitions, technical bid evaluations and purchase order preparation.
• Act as the process engineering Lead on LNG projects.
• Proactively resolve any discrepancies between the various interfaces on projects.
• Keep up to date with the latest developments and technical innovations in process engineering.
• If required, assist, and support junior personnel within the process engineering team.
• Communicate effectively with the process engineering team and project stakeholders, including the Customer.
• Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.
• Generation, review, and approval of the Process deliverables: H&MB, PFD’s, P&IDs, equipment specifications, line sizing calculations, relief and blowdown calculations and analyses, contingency analysis & process instrument data in their assigned area.
• Development of design basis and process design criteria 
• Perform process modeling using industry recognized software such as Aspen HYSYS and Unisim Design
• Perform process studies for troubleshooting of operational issues related to natural gas processing and liquefaction 
• Equipment sizing calculations and specifications for bulk separation vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, control valves and PSV’s
• Conducting Process studies for production improvement and debottlenecking.
• Mentoring junior Process Engineers.
• Reviewing requisitions, technical bid evaluations and providing support to other disciplines.
• Maintain Management of Change (MoC) logs for assigned projects. Seek and obtain Project approval for design changes and document decisions and actions taken.
• Participate in risk reviews, SIMOPs, HAZIDs, HAZOPs etc.
• Review and comment inter-disciplinary deliverables such as piping layouts, isometrics, 3D models, mechanical equipment specifications, etc.
• Provide assistance and advice during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Willingness to travel to remote project site locations as required.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical and/or Process engineering.
• Experience in projects and brownfield modifications from concept through execution, commissioning, and start-up
• Excellent knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the process engineering, and the basic requirements of other engineering fields.
• Excellent knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications related to LNG.
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite and process engineering specific software.

Technical and Industry Experience  

• Excellent technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to satisfy the project requirements.
• LNG and gas processing experience.
• Extensive technical and practical experience in process engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.

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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