Senior Staff Engineer, Rotating Equipment

Venture Global LNG; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG seeks a Senior Staff Engineer for Rotating Equipment to support operations in Louisiana. This role involves ensuring a seamless transition from EPC to operations, focusing on rotating equipment standards and reliability.

The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in engineering, specifically with rotating equipment in the oil and gas sector, and will serve as a subject matter expert in the field. The company promotes equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of experience in a senior engineering capacity.
• Experience in oil and gas, preferably LNG applications.
• Knowledge of turbines and compressors is essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a SME for Rotating Equipment system engineering.
• Support Maintenance & Operations for plant equipment.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis initiatives.

Skills

Rotating Equipment system engineering

Diagnostic support

Root Cause Failure Analysis

Reliability Centered Maintenance

Gas turbines knowledge

Compressor performance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering License

Tools

CMMS systems

RCFA tools

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.

Senior Staff Engineer, Rotating Equipment

Location: Plaquemines, Louisiana

Summary

We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Rotating Equipment to join our team in Point Celeste, LA at our Plaquemines Parish Facility. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Operations Engineering and will be responsible for developing and progressing the Ready for Operations (RFO) activities, ensuring a seamless transition of the facility from EPC to the operations phase. The successful candidate will be a technical SME for rotating equipment, with in‑depth understanding of turbines (gas & steam) and motors, and driven equipment such as generators, compressors and pumps. The incumbent will also be familiar with associated supporting components and systems such as couplings, bearings, lubrication and sealing systems (dry gas seals and mechanical seals). Working knowledge in compressor performance and vibration analysis is key to successful performance of this job.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resident company Subject Matter Expert, providing advice and guidance on Rotating Equipment system engineering issues.
• Provide daily‑to‑day Rotating Equipment and Mechanical systems support to the Maintenance & Operations teams to ensure continued operability of plant equipment.
  • Providing advanced diagnostic support to allow rapid production recovery in the event of equipment failure and forced plant outage.
  • Provide Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) leadership during RCFA exercises.
    • This includes the ability to wrap up summaries (with causes and recommendations) and present to concerned parties.
  • Provide interpretation and evaluation services to analysis and recommendations from the Reliability Technicians on predictive programs.
  • Provide support to the Maintenance team for Turnaround planning and execution.
  • Supports availability tracking and improving the overall reliability for plant equipment and evaluates the workflow process, identification of critical spares, spare parts storage and preservation requirements for Rotating Equipment systems throughout the plant.
  • Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM): Lead initiatives to drive fine‑tuning and improvements in existing Maintenance practices to achieve a cost‑effective, yet safe and robust maintenance strategy.
• Additionally, provide Intermediate Level Reliability Engineering Support to the Operations Team with a focus on:
  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
  • Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).
• Provide guidance and mentorship to less experienced staff associated with maintaining and operating plant equipment to ensure the highest level of asset availability.

Qualifications

• Education and Certifications:
  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other relevant technical discipline is required.
  • Mechanical Engineering focus is preferred.
  • A Professional Engineering License is preferred.
• Experience:
  • 10 to 15 years of experience working in a senior engineering capacity with rotating and mechanical equipment in an industrial setting in engineering or operations.
  • Oil and Gas experience is required, with preference in LNG applications. Petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may also be acceptable.
  • Extensive knowledge of gas turbines (frames & aero‑derivatives) and compressors (including compressor performance) is required.
• Additional Skills:
  • Knowledge of CMMS systems.
  • RCFA tools for conducting failure analysis.

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.