Requisition ID: 300591 - Relocation Authorized: National - Family
- Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
- Work Location: Lake Charles,LA
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Project Overview: Louisiana LNG is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The project includes a mid-scale, mixed-refrigerant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River. There are five identical process plants. Each process plant consists of one gas pre-treatment unit, one condensate stabilization unit, and four Chart heavy hydrocarbon (HHC) removal and liquefaction groups. The facility will include associated utilities, refrigerant storage, three 235,000m3 full-containment LNG storage tanks, and three marine berths.
Job Summary: In this role, you will be responsible for startup planning and activities on major projects. You will coordinate with project management, engineering, construction, and clients to leverage diverse technical team skills to integrate the startup plan. You will identify risks and trends, manage progress reporting, and proactively course correct to ensure goals, schedules, and requirements are met.
Major Responsibilities: - Acts as a Startup Discipline Lead typically with six or fewer direct reports
- May have only limited work assignments beyond supervising others
- May be applicable to a PSUM on very small projects of limited complexity, e.g., solar PV, or on small PM Services projects where the role typically has 0 to 1 direct reports
- Typically, applicable to Deputy PSUMs on small projects (<$250m) or stretch assignment on a large project, Area Leads on large projects of moderate complexity and few stakeholders involved
- Responsible for startup and/or operations activities for an assigned area or wide scope on a small or medium size project, designated portions of a larger project, or multiple smaller projects as assigned
- Assists in preparation of project proposals
- Coordinates, as directed, with project management, the startup related engineering, construction, and client activities as an office assignment or during startup, operations, maintenance or testing at the jobsite
- Directs the preparation of portions of or assists in the preparation of operations manuals
- Supervises and provides technical guidance to personnel assigned to projects or tasks within area of responsibility
- Estimates staffing needs and schedules on assigned tasks or projects
Education and Experience Requirements: - Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
Required Knowledge and Skills: - Minimum of 7 years prior experience in Precommissioning, Commissioning, Startup or facility Operations including at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial position
- A thorough understanding of the physical processes associated with Mining and Extraction facilities and the associated process equipment (e.g., centrifuges, compressors, mixers, conveyers, pumps, etc.), and the control philosophies associated with these
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in Precommissioning, Commissioning or Process Operation of Mining and Extraction facilities a plus, not required
- Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, and design criteria pertinent to utility scale electrical systems such as ANSI/IEEE C50, IEEE C57, IEEE 115, NETA Guidelines, et to development of test plans and procedures
- Computer literate in Bechtel systems a plus (Setroute, Teamworks etc)
- Prior experience with Bechtel startup processes and procedures, plus managed/supervised startup activities on one or more large scale project(s).
- Must be able to read and understand/interpret electrical schematic, SLDs, wiring, instrument loops& mechanical PFD drawings
- Technical knowledge of startup, operation, maintenance, or testing and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of engineering systems and calculations, applications of both engineering and startup methods, and application of computers to engineering problems
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