Area Director, Construction - Power Island Systems

Venture Global LNG; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading LNG provider is seeking an experienced Area Director for Construction. The role involves overseeing the planning and execution of construction activities, ensuring projects meet operational readiness requirements. Candidates should have a strong background in LNG or petrochemical industries, with at least 15 years of relevant field experience and supervisory roles. This position is located in Louisiana, offering a unique opportunity to work in a critical leadership role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years field execution experience or 10-15 years in relevant industries.
• Minimum 10 years in supervisory roles.
• 5 years in a Construction role on mid to large scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of Construction activities.
• Define project completions/commissioning and startup strategy.
• Ensure compliance with FERC conditions.

Skills

Field execution experience

Supervision experience

LNG/Gas Process knowledge

Construction management

Technical knowledge of engineering processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Experience in LNG/Gas Process/Petrochemical Industries

Tools

Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI)

MS Office Suite

Job description

Area Director, Construction - Power Island Systems

Venture Global LNG ("Venture Global") is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas (LNG). 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 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.

General Description

The Area Director, Construction - Power Island Systems is responsible for the planning and safe execution of commissioning and start-up activities and Construction within a Capital Project team. The Area Director, Construction - Power Island Systems will ultimately ensure that CP2 LNG facilities are commissioned and started up safely and on time and comply with the project integrity and assurance requirements to achieve the agreed operating performance targets. The Area Director, Construction - Power Island Systems shall further ensure a smooth and flawless handover from the Project to the Asset Operations Manager. The Area Director, Construction - Power Island Systems shall help lead the execution of Construction activities from detailed planning through to final handover. The Area Director, Construction - Power Island Systems role is a key role that provides a critical interface between the project phase and the operations phase and supports the Operations Readiness objective of ensuring that the CP2 LNG facilities are built to meet the future needs of the operator.

Typical Responsibilities

• Definition and development of the project completions/commissioning and start-up philosophy and strategy, and various levels of Construction plans.
• Selection of suitably qualified and experienced personnel to staff the Team.
• Ensuring Construction risks are identified, and necessary mitigation plans are in place, where required.
• Advising on contract strategy and staffing models for integrated Construction teams.
• Oversight for developing, implementing, and maintaining a Construction Management System, including punch list management and TQ interface.
• Defining inspection and testing requirements relating to Mechanical Completion and Pre-commissioning.
• Vendor representative support requirements, time schedule and cost forecast.
• Interfacing with engineering, procurement and construction groups regarding commissioning priorities and resolution of site queries.
• Managing Change Control procedures during commissioning.
• Managing Health, Safety and Environmental aspects relating to commissioning activities, in partnership with project and site construction managers.
• Preparation of “as-commissioned” documentation to facilitate the handover of systems from construction, through commissioning and into operations.
• Ensure the process is in place to prepare and execute the Pre-Start up Safety Review
• Compliance with FERC conditions
• Other activities as identified by the SVP
• Leadership role for Pre-start Up (PSSR) and Go-no-Go assurance processes

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or job-related experience and minimum of 15 years field execution experience OR Minimum 10-15 years of experience in LNG/Gas Process/ Petrochemical Industries and Power Plant maintenance and operations
• Minimum 10 years of experience in supervisor roles
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Construction role on mid to large scale project
• Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI), MS Office Suite
• EPC experience
• Recent knowledge of engineering methods and must possess a technical knowledge of the detail design engineering process, including regulatory and safety instrumented system instrumentation

Equal Opportunity Employer: 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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