LNG Plant Startup & Operations Lead

Caturus; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Caturus, a Houston-based energy platform, seeks an experienced LNG Shift Supervisor to guide operations through pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup phases. Based in Houston, you will ensure safe, efficient transition from construction to operation and provide leadership across process, utilities, storage, and loading.

You bring 10+ years in LNG or gas-plant operations, strong knowledge of process control, HMI, and alarm management, and a proven track record coordinating with

Qualifications

• 10+ years LNG or gas plant operations experience.
• Advanced training or certification in process safety or operations management preferred.
• Vendor-specific training for LNG equipment preferred.
• Must maintain a valid TWIC card.
• Experience with handover, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Hands-on LNG liquefaction operations experience including cooldown and refrigerant management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operational support per RFO plan to meet licence-to-operate and regulatory requirements.
• Represent operations at FATs and vendor visits; participate in design reviews and HAZOPs.
• Provide operational support to commissioning, module startup, and plant startup activities.
• Support liquefaction startup, cooldown, warmup, and steady-state operation.
• Contribute to alarm management design and control system rationalization.
• Develop CoW/PTW and Safe Isolation procedures; support their rollout and audits.
• Develop operating procedures and support training; facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Transition to an operations/shift supervisory role and optimize plant reliability.

Skills

Process control

Instrumentation

Automation

DCS/PLC

Alarm management

HMI graphics

Leadership

Communication

Tools

PI data historian

3D modeling software

CMMS

Job description

Caturus, a Houston-based energy platform, seeks an experienced LNG Shift Supervisor to guide operations through pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup phases. Based in Houston, you will ensure safe, efficient transition from construction to operation and provide leadership across process, utilities, storage, and loading.

You bring 10+ years in LNG or gas-plant operations, strong knowledge of process control, HMI, and alarm management, and a proven track record coordinating with