LNG Production Planner — Forecast & Optimization Lead

NextDecade Payroll Services, LLC; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDecade is seeking a Production Planner in Brownsville, TX to develop, maintain, and optimize production forecasts ensuring alignment across capacity, feed gas, power, maintenance, and shipping. You will work with cross-functional teams, report to the Senior Manager of Production Optimization, and use NextSys tools to model scenarios and improve schedules.

Requires a bachelor's in engineering and 3+ years LNG/oil & gas planning experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in LNG/oil & gas production planning.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience using CMM platforms for maintenance planning.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production schedules (daily to long-term).
• Collaborate with optimization engineers to forecast performance.
• Support LNG inventory management with cross-functional teams.
• Incorporate maintenance IAPs and SIMOPS into forecasts.
• Forecast feed gas and power availability for planning.
• Ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare reports on plans, performance, variances, metrics.
• Utilize NextSys tools for forecasting and schedule optimization.
• Maintain planning software configurations and improvements.
• Support regulatory reporting with compliance teams.

Skills

Production planning

MS Office

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Visio

MS Project

Job description

NextDecade is seeking a Production Planner in Brownsville, TX to develop, maintain, and optimize production forecasts ensuring alignment across capacity, feed gas, power, maintenance, and shipping. You will work with cross-functional teams, report to the Senior Manager of Production Optimization, and use NextSys tools to model scenarios and improve schedules.

Requires a bachelor's in engineering and 3+ years LNG/oil & gas planning experience.