Senior Manager, Material Preservation and Readiness

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG is seeking a Senior Manager, Asset and Material Preservation in Houston to lead preservation programs across assets, inventories, and facilities, ensuring readiness, OEM warranty, and reliable startup.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Projects, Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, Supply Chain, QA, OEMs, and preservation contractors to implement a standardized preservation framework for rapid growth and strong performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of LNG or industrial project experience with asset readiness oversight
• Knowledge of preservation requirements for turbines, rotating equipment, and process plant preservation
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and vendors
• Willingness to travel domestically 20–30%
• In-office with 7AM–4PM hours; overtime may be required

Responsibilities

• Lead Asset and Material Preservation Program across assets, inventory, and installations.
• Establish standards, procedures, storage criteria, and handover requirements.
• Build preservation organization, training, governance, and contractor support for preservation.
• Manage preservation budgets, forecasts, costs, and actions.
• Direct preservation planning, documentation, and reporting through SAP PM, CoConsole, SiteSense, and Coupa.
• Coordinate with Projects, Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, and suppliers.
• Oversee preservation of rotating, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and other critical equipment.
• Maintain OEM warranty compliance and preservation records.
• Govern contractors and service providers with defined scopes and quality standards.
• Establish and report KPIs for execution and readiness.
• Lead preservation risk management and continuous improvement.

Skills

Safety leadership

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

Vendor relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related technical discipline

Tools

SAP

SiteSense

Coupa

Hexagon SDx

Job description

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

We Are Seeking Qualified Applicants For The Position

Senior Manager, Material Preservation and Readiness

Located

Houston

Summary

The Senior Manager, Asset and Material Preservation provides enterprise leadership for preservation activities supporting LNG assets and inventories across multiple operating facilities and pipelines, expansion projects, fabrication yards, centralized distribution centers, warehouses, and third-party storage facilities. The role governs preservation programs protecting capital equipment and maintenance inventory while ensuring operational readiness, maximizing equipment reliability, preserving OEM warranties, and supporting safe, successful facility startup and long-term operations. The position collaborates extensively with Engineering, Projects, Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Quality, OEM suppliers, and preservation contractors to establish a standardized preservation framework that supports Venture Global’s rapid growth and world-class operational performance while also directing the preservation efforts for the Venture Global Operating Support (VGOS) entity.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead Venture Global’s enterprise Asset and Material Preservation Program for project equipment, operating assets, capital spares, and inventory from receipt through installation, commissioning, startup, and operations.
• Establish and govern preservation standards, procedures, inspection requirements, storage criteria, OEM requirements, project plans, responsibilities, schedules, deliverables, and handover requirements.
• Build the preservation organization, technical capabilities, training programs, governance processes, and contractor support model required for consistent execution across projects and operating assets.
• Manage preservation budgets, forecasts, commitments, actuals, contractor costs, OEM support, materials, equipment, technology, and corrective actions.
• Direct preservation planning, execution, documentation, and reporting through SAP PM, Prometheus CoConsole, SiteSense, and other applicable systems.
• Coordinate with Projects, Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Commissioning, Materials Management, Quality, OEMs, contractors, and suppliers to ensure consistent requirements and execution.
• Oversee preservation of rotating, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, packaged, and other critical equipment, including required lubrication, rotation, environmental controls, corrosion protection, long-term storage, and OEM-prescribed maintenance.
• Maintain OEM warranty compliance and preservation records supporting asset integrity, operational readiness, and transition to operational maintenance.
• Govern contractors, suppliers, OEM representatives, and service providers through defined scopes, technical requirements, performance expectations, cost controls, quality standards, and compliance requirements.
• Establish and report KPIs for execution, overdue activities, warranty compliance, asset condition, deficiencies, contractor performance, cost, and readiness for installation, commissioning, and operations.
• Lead preservation risk management, audits, corrective actions, escalation, and continuous improvement to protect asset integrity, warranty coverage, schedule, startup, reliability, and cost.

Qualifications

Required experience

• Demonstrated safety leadership with responsibility for safe operations
• 10+ years of experience in industrial or LNG projects or operations with oversight responsibility for asset readiness programs
• Expert working knowledge of preservation requirements for turbines, rotating equipment, compressors, pumps, electrical equipment, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and control valves including the use of Nitrogen, Environmental Control, Protective Coatings, Desiccants, and Lubrication.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills to maintain productive vendor relationships, team dynamics, and to lead preservation updates in project and readiness meetings,
• Proficient with MSOfficeSuite, Hexagon SDx, SAP, SiteSense, and Coupa systems or similar is preferred,
• Experience interpreting engineering documents including Material Requisitions (MRs), Bills of Materials (BOMs), P&IDs, isometrics, specifications, operations manuals, and supplier documentation,
• Periodic domestic USA travel may be required, ~20-30% or as needed to oversee projects and the remote teams
• Work Hours: 7AM – 4 PM, In office Monday – Friday; some overtime and weekend hours may be required.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related technical discipline

Licensing & Certifications

• Certified or seeking certifications in Asset Management (CMRP, CRE, API, NACE) or Process and Project Management (PMP, ISO, Six Sigma)

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.