Assistant Technical – Production Operations

NextDecade Corporation; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDecade Corporation in Brownsville, TX is seeking a Technical Assistant to provide general administrative support to production operations and marine teams during commissioning and startup. The role requires strong organization, communication, and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

You will handle meetings, documentation, travel and onboarding coordination, and build Power BI dashboards, with exposure to a dynamic LNG facility.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.
• Work at an active construction site with outdoor conditions and uneven surfaces; lift up to light-moderate.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Proficient with Power BI.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse team and changing priorities.
• Good time management: punctuality, flexibility, reliability.
• Strong organizational, planning, scheduling, and follow-up skills.
• Strong grammar and composition.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience interfacing with executive management.
• Excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Attend meetings to document minutes and action items.
• Serve as primary contact for operations visitors and callers.
• Serve as primary contact for administrative issues for production and marine teams.
• Organize facilities for conferences, meetings, training, or events.
• Create and organize meeting materials and presentations.
• Arrange meeting logistics and catering; manage conference rooms.
• Coordinate meetings with external parties as requested.
• Process project correspondence, notes and action items.
• Coordinate mail, sorting, forwarding, and delivery.
• Compile expense reports and assist with travel.
• Coordinate onboarding with HR and line managers.
• Track site visitors and maintain a welcoming environment.
• Develop and maintain phone/email lists, calendars, schedules.
• Provide admin and technical support for the operations schedule in Workday.
• Build and maintain multiple Power BI dashboards.
• Review technical documents for grammar and formatting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Power BI

Communication

Time management

Organization

Grammar

Independent work

Executive interfacing

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Workday

Concur

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

The Technical Assistant is responsible for providing general administrative support to NextDecade’s production operations and marine teams in Brownsville, TX consisting of more than 100 employees that include production operations, marine operations, and plant optimization during commissioning, facility startup and continuing for normal operations. The successful candidate thrives in a fast‑paced environment with strong communication and organization skills with attention to detail. The position is in Brownville, Texas.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend recurring meetings to stay informed of current activities and to document the minutes and action items.
• Act as a primary contact point for operations visitors and callers.
• Act as the primary contact point for administrative issues for the production and marine teams.
• Organize facilities for conferences, meetings, training, or employee events.
• Create and organize presentations or materials needed for meetings.
• Assist in coordinating meeting logistics and catering services including scheduling and maintaining conference rooms for various meetings.
• Arrange meetings with external parties as requested by various work groups.
• Process project correspondence, conference notes & meeting minutes and action items.
• Coordinate mail, including sorting and forwarding incoming mail, and scheduling pick‑up and delivery of mail services.
• Compile and submit expense reports and assist with travel arrangements.
• Coordinate new employee onboarding with HR and line managers.
• Track and coordinate site visitors to ensure protocols are followed and maintain a welcoming environment.
• Develop and maintain phone/email lists, calendars and schedules.
• Provide admin and technical support for the operations schedule in Workday.
• Build and maintain multiple Power BI dashboards.
• Review technical documents to correct grammar and formatting.
• Other duties assigned by the line manager.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A High School degree or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.
• This role is located within an active construction site that will transition to an operating LNG facility. Applicant must be willing and capable of working in outside conditions such as adverse weather conditions and on uneven walking surfaces. Applicant must also be able to do light to moderate lifting.
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint, Word and Excel applications.
• Required proficiency with Power BI.
• Display effective communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse team and frequently changing priorities.
• Effective time management skills, including punctuality, flexibility, and reliability.
• Strong organizational skills, including planning, scheduling, and follow‑up capabilities.
• Strong composition and grammar skills.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Experience interfacing with executive management.
• Communicates effectively at all levels of the organization to ensure clarity in expectations, requirements, and deliverables. Excellent analytical skills.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Working knowledge of Concur and Workday.
• Additional training specifically in computer/software and/or prior demonstratable work experience.

JOB SITE WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must be able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.
• Operates in a complex construction environment.
• Exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions.
• Not necessarily protected from weather and temperature changes. Possible exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy weather conditions.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and electrical circuits.
• Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds of a pitch level sufficient to cause marked distraction.
• Routinely uses standard office and field communications equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers with scanner and fax, and radios.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with ADA‑recognized disabilities to perform the essential functions for the job.

• Ability to drive to other Company work locations as required.
• Ability to move throughout all areas of the facility, including being physically capable of traveling to a designated muster point during emergency situations.
• Stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift.
• The incumbent is required to have fully mechanical motion and use of all extremities.
• Physically able to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, handle, and lift items weighing up to 20 lbs. without assistance.
• Visual acuity corrected to perform job functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to clearly communicate with others via radio, phone, and verbal methods.
• May be required to enter confined spaces.
• May be required to work at elevated heights and access elevated structures without assistance.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO STATEMENT

NextDecade provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NextDecade complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.