Assistant Technical – Production Operations

Next Decade; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDecade in Brownsville, Texas seeks a Technical Assistant to provide general administrative support to production and marine teams during commissioning and ongoing operations. You will help manage meetings, travel, onboarding, and documentation while thriving in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Power BI, strong communication, and the ability to work on an active construction site with outdoor conditions.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain TWIC Card.
• Willing to work on an active construction site with outdoor conditions and uneven surfaces.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Word and Excel; Power BI experience required.
• Strong communication, time management and organizational skills.
• Experience interfacing with executive management; able to work independently.
• Familiarity with Concur and Workday.

Responsibilities

• Attend recurring meetings and document minutes and action items.
• Serve as primary contact for visitors, callers, and administrative issues.
• Coordinate meetings, travel, onboarding, and site logistics.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards.
• Review technical documents for grammar and formatting.
• Support operations schedule in Workday.

Skills

Powerful communication

Power BI

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

TWIC eligibility

Independent work

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

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.

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.

Qualifications

• 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. The applicant must be willing and capable of working in outside conditions such as adverse weather conditions and on uneven walking surfaces. The 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.
• 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 w/scanner and fax, and radios.
• 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 designed 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 usage 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.

If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail].

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.

*In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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.