Maintenance Specialist, Instrumentation

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 Contract position of Maintenance Specialist, Electrical in Houston to support the development of the CPX maintenance management system (SAP).

General Description:

The Maintenance Specialist, Instrumentation & Controls will report to the Sr. Manager, Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, supporting the maintenance management system development for the CPX pipeline system and compressor station.

Responsibilities:

• Functions as Maintenance SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Instrumentation & Controls systems.
• Understanding of requirements needed to execute control system (DCS, PLCs, SIS, F&G and stand-alone applications) maintenenance work.
• Understand maintenance work scope and applicable Operations and Maintenance processes and procedures.
• Understand the execution of preventive and corrective maintenance electrical work according to VG Pipeline HSSE process, procedures, standards and regulations.
• Familiar with measurement systems and flow computers.
• Familiar with API RPs associated with pipeline design and operation.
• Provide tracking, status reporting, and project progress updates to project management.

• Responsible for population of Load Sheets associated with the workstream.

• Functions as interface between Maintenance, Engineering and other VG departments.
• Functions as SME for industrial communications protocols and control networks.
• Coordinate identification of local suppliers for spare data/pricing information (missing)
• Responsible to populate missing core tag data in SPILs as required
• Responsible to submit MM creation based on vendor recommended spares where missing or as required for BOM development
• Responsible to map MMs to associated SPIL once identified for BOM development
• Support Material Management (as needed):
• Optimization of spare parts (Interchangeability, commodity items, repairable items, and vendor consignment options)
• Workshops to document the spare part and BOM design.
• Gathering and review SPIR/SPIL lists per vendor package/PO.

Qualifications:

Education and Certifications:

Education:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED; Technical degree, or applicable nationally recognized standard Certification. (i.e. NCCER / NICET)

Experience:

• Maintenance planning and scheduling experience preferred.
• Understanding of project development and delivery.
• Minimum Five years of maintenance electrical technician work experience in Oil & Gas, Midstream operations.
• Strong knowledge of electrical industrial standards and regulations (i.e. ISA, NFPA 70E, FERC, etc)
• Strong work experience maintaining and troubleshooting controls systems, dedicated applications, Analyzer and F&G, such as - but not limited to, System administration, backup/recovery programs, access control, alarm management, and cybersecurity interfaces.
• Strong experience maintaining and troubleshooting DCS/SIS/PLCs and dedicated applications systems - experience with the following systems is preferred:
  • Allen Bradley Contol Logix and GuardLogix
  • GE MarkVIe and MarkVIeS
• Experience with GC Analyzer Systems as well as F&G Systems (field and buildings).
• Applied knowledge of maintenance and troubleshooting of dedicated application systesm such as, but not limited to, rotating machinery vibration and speed monitoring systesm, tank gaugins systems.
• Experience in maintenance and troubleshooting of industrial network communication systems (hardware and software).
• Knowledge with CMMS systems work management process (Work order process). SAP experience is preferred.
• Experience with MOC, PSSR, HAZID/HAZOP.
• Periodic travel to project sites and consultant offices.
• TWIC holder or ability to obtain TWIC

Skills:

• Strong leadership and organizational skills are required.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization and with individuals and groups from different disciplines, industries and governmental agencies.
• Organized, strong planning skills, able to manage multiple activities in timely fashion and with a high degree of accuracy, able to meet work deadlines.
• Analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Computer knowledge including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Strategic planning & operational excellence.
• Commitment to the highest safety and quality standards

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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