Inspector, Quality Assurance - Electrical and Instrumentation

Venture Global LNG; Louisiana; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG in Plaquemines, LA seeks an experienced Inspector, Quality Assurance - Electrical and Instrumentation to support inspection, integrity management and compliance programs.

The Inspector provides independent assurance that E&I equipment and systems are fit for service, correctly installed or maintained, tested, and fully documented before acceptance.

You will work across maintenance, repair, modification, and turnarounds to ensure safe, compliant operation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in electrical and instrumentation inspection, construction, commissioning, maintenance, or operations in LNG, petrochemical, refining, or similar facilities.
• Experience in operating process facilities and during shutdowns/turnarounds preferred.
• Ability to review calibration certificates and ensure traceability to standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent quality surveillance and inspection of E&I maintenance, repair, modification, replacement, and operational readiness activities.
• Inspect electrical systems and equipment for compliance with applicable requirements.
• Verify cable installation, routing, bending radius, support, termination, identification, gland installation, grounding, and environmental sealing.
• Verify electrical testing: insulation resistance, continuity, grounding resistance, phase rotation, transformer testing, protective relay testing, breaker testing, motor testing, and functional testing.
• Inspect and verify installation, calibration, testing, maintenance, and replacement of instrumentation.
• Verify instrument identification, calibration range, accuracy, orientation, accessibility, tubing configuration, fittings, electrical terminations, grounding, shielding, and environmental protection.
• Review calibration certificates and verify traceability to appropriate national or international measurement standards.
• Provide enhanced quality verification for PSCE/SCE and other critical E&I systems.
• Inspect electrical and instrumentation installations in hazardous areas for compliance with drawings and requirements.
• Provide E&I quality surveillance during outages, shutdowns, and turnarounds.
• Support transition of new or modified systems from Projects/Construction through Commissioning and into Operations.
• Initiate and manage quality observations, deficiencies, NCRs, and corrective actions within the facility QMS.

Skills

Electrical inspection

Instrumentation inspection

Quality surveillance

Documentation & testing

Shutdown/turnaround experience

Education

ISA CCST

NFPA 70E training

Hazardous-area/Ex inspection

CompEx certification

NETA electrical testing

Electrical/instrumentation craft certification

CQI or equivalent quality certification

Job description

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

We are seeking qualified applicants for the position:

Inspector, Quality Assurance - Electrical and Instrumentation

Located:

Plaquemines

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Inspector, Quality Assurance - Electrical and Instrumentation to support inspection, integrity management, and compliance programs.

The objective of the Inspector, Quality Assurance - Electrical and Instrumentation is to provide independent assurance that E&I equipment and systems are fit for intended service, correctly installed or maintained, properly tested, fully documented, and compliant with applicable requirements before acceptance or return to operation.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform independent quality surveillance and inspection of E&I maintenance, repair, modification, replacement, and operational readiness activities.
• Perform inspection and verification of electrical systems and equipment.
• Verify cable installation, segregation, routing, bending radius, support, termination, identification, gland installation, grounding, bonding, and environmental sealing.
• Verify electrical testing as applicable, including insulation resistance, continuity, grounding resistance, phase rotation, transformer testing, protective relay testing, breaker testing, motor testing, and functional testing.
• Inspect and verify installation, calibration, testing, maintenance, and replacement of instrumentation.
• Verify instrument identification, calibration range, accuracy, orientation, accessibility, tubing configuration, tubing supports, fittings, electrical terminations, grounding, shielding, and environmental protection.
• Review calibration certificates and verify traceability to appropriate national or international measurement standards.
• Provide enhanced quality verification for PSCE/SCE and other critical E&I systems.
• Inspect electrical and instrumentation installations in classified areas for compliance with the approved hazardous-area classification drawings and applicable requirements.
• Provide E&I quality surveillance during facility outages, shutdowns, and turnarounds.
• Support transition of new or modified systems from Projects/Construction through Commissioning and into Operations.
• Initiate and manage quality observations, deficiencies, NCRs, and corrective actions within the facility QMS.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible electrical and instrumentation inspection, construction, commissioning, maintenance, or operations experience in LNG, petrochemical, refining, chemical, power generation, or similar process facilities.
• Experience working in operating process facilities and during shutdown/turnaround activities is preferred.

Licensing & Certifications

One or more of the following are desirable depending on assigned responsibilities:

• ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
• NFPA 70E training
• Hazardous-area / Ex inspection certification or formal competency training
• CompEx certification or equivalent
• NETA-related electrical testing experience or certification
• Electrical/instrumentation craft certification
• Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) or equivalent quality certification

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.