LNG Production Planner: Forecasting & Ops

NextDecade Corporation; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDecade Corporation in Brownsville, TX is seeking a Production Planner to develop, maintain, and optimize production forecasts for Operations. You will align production capacity, feed gas and power availability, maintenance, and shipping schedules to maximize safe and efficient production.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, incorporate maintenance IAPs, forecast feed gas and power, and prepare regular reports on plans and key metrics using NextSys tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in production planning in LNG or oil & gas, or petrochemical industries.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams), Project and Visio.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure, safety-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage daily, weekly, monthly, annual, and long-term production schedules and plans.
• Collaborate with optimization engineers to incorporate operational insights and performance data into production forecasts.
• Support LNG Inventory Management with Operations, Maintenance, Marine, and Commercial teams to minimize risks and maximize production.
• Incorporate IAPs from maintenance into forecasts while ensuring SIMOPS planning.
• Forecast feed gas and power availability to support planning and energy efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards in planning activities.
• Prepare and deliver reports on production plans, performance, variances, and key metrics to stakeholders and leadership.
• Utilize NextSys Production Management Planning tools for forecasting, scenario modeling, and schedule optimization.
• Manage updates and improvements of planning software tools to align with needs.
• Support preparation and submission of regulatory reports in coordination with compliance and environmental teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

OneNote

Project

Job description

NextDecade Corporation in Brownsville, TX is seeking a Production Planner to develop, maintain, and optimize production forecasts for Operations. You will align production capacity, feed gas and power availability, maintenance, and shipping schedules to maximize safe and efficient production.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, incorporate maintenance IAPs, forecast feed gas and power, and prepare regular reports on plans and key metrics using NextSys tools.