Production Planner

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

## Production PlannerApplylocations: Brownsville Sitetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition id: JR13It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.**SUMMARY OF THE ROLE**The Production Planner will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing production forecasts for Operations. This role ensures alignment between production capacity, feed gas and power availability, maintenance, and shipping schedules, whilst maximizing safe, reliable, and efficient production. The Production Planner will work closely with cross-functional teams and report to the Snr. Manager of Production Optimization. Role is based at RGLNG in Brownsville, TX.**KEY 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 through proactive collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Marine, and Commercial Operations Teams to minimize operational and inventory risks, review shipping schedules, and safely and efficiently maximize production in alignment with operational goals and constraints.* Incorporate Integrate Activity Plans (IAPs) from maintenance into production forecasts whilst ensuring effective SIMOPS (Simultaneous Operations) planning.* Forecast feed gas and power availability to support production planning and energy efficiency.* Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards in all planning activities.* Prepare and deliver regular reports on production plans, performance, variances, and key metrics to internal stakeholders and leadership.* Utilize NextDecade’s NextSys Production Management Planning tools for forecasting, scenario modeling, and schedule optimization.* Manage updates, configuration, and continuous improvements of dedicated planning software tools to ensure alignment with operational needs and best practices.* Support the preparation and submission of required regulatory reports in coordination with compliance and environmental teams.**EDUCATION, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, & COMPETENCIES****Basic Requirements:*** 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.* Experience using CMMs platforms for maintenance planning and coordination.* Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.* Ability to work in a high-pressure, safety-critical environment.**Preferred Requirements:*** Experience with LNG terminal inventory management and operational processes.* Working knowledge of feed gas supply dynamics and power demand forecasting.* Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as FERC, TCEQ, PHMSA, and MARPOL.**Site Working Conditions & Physical Expectations****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.**Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:*** 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.**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 VALUES*** **Safety** – We make safety a priority. Everything we do relies on the safety of our people and the communities around us.* **Integrity** – We do the right thing, and are open, ethical, and fair. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in all that we do.* **Honesty** – We value truth and honesty in ourselves and others. We honor our commitments and take responsibility for our actions.* **Respect** – We listen, and respect people, the environment, and the communities in which we live and work.* **Transparency** – Transparency builds trust. We promote open communication with our people, our customers, and all our stakeholders.* **Diversity** – We value diversity of people and thought. It takes people with different strengths, ideas, and cultural backgrounds to make our company succeed.*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.*