Reliability Specialist: LNG Asset Performance & Improvement

NextDecade Corporation; Brownsville, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDecade Corporation in Brownsville, TX, seeks a Specialist, Reliability to support the Lead Reliability Specialist in implementing reliability strategies and performance initiatives across Rio Grande LNG facilities.

You will contribute to developing and maintaining the Reliability Improvement Process, support TOM, RCA, and RCM studies, and collaborate with Engineering and Operations to optimize maintenance and asset performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
• Minimum of one implementation of a Reliability Management function in Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, or Refining industries.
• Minimum of three years of LNG experience in a reliability engineering role.
• Minimum of eight years of experience in reliability, maintenance, or asset integrity engineering within upstream, midstream, or downstream sectors.
• Experience supporting or facilitating RCM workshops.
• Experience supporting or facilitating RCA processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to the Lead Reliability Specialist in the execution of reliability and asset performance initiatives.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Reliability Improvement Process under the direction of the Lead Reliability Specialist.
• Support the management of plant/production-impacting events, ensuring proper tracking, analysis, and follow-up actions.
• Assist the Lead Reliability Specialist in facilitating the Threats & Opportunities Management (TOM) process.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes and help facilitate RCA workshops.
• Support and contribute as an SME in Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies to enhance equipment reliability and optimize maintenance costs.
• Assist in the optimization of equipment maintenance strategies in coordination with cross-functional teams.
• Support the operation and maintenance of the Asset Performance Management (APM) system.
• Apply reliability engineering tools and methodologies to analyze reliability, availability, and failure trends, and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Work with Engineering and Operations teams to support the implementation of condition monitoring programs.
• Contribute to achieving Reliability team Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and business targets.
• Provide analytical and technical support to reliability initiatives led by the Lead Reliability Specialist.

Skills

Reliability engineering

LNG industry experience

RCM workshops experience

RCA processes experience

SAP S/4HANA experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Trade certification or equivalent industry experience

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

NextDecade Corporation in Brownsville, TX, seeks a Specialist, Reliability to support the Lead Reliability Specialist in implementing reliability strategies and performance initiatives across Rio Grande LNG facilities.

You will contribute to developing and maintaining the Reliability Improvement Process, support TOM, RCA, and RCM studies, and collaborate with Engineering and Operations to optimize maintenance and asset performance.