Specialist, Quality - Pipeline

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG in Houston seeks a Specialist, Quality - Pipeline to act as a subject matter expert in Pipeline Quality. You will build, support and develop relationships within the Pipeline Operations and Projects Groups, while ensuring a safe, compliant, and reliable plant operation.

Reporting to the Director of Quality, you will drive a quality assurance framework, lead audits, and coordinate with contractors, vendors and stakeholders to deliver project success and maintain the license to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in quality control/assurance in energy or industrial settings.
• Experience with audits, inspections, and vendor evaluations.
• Strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a pipeline QA/QC framework across assets.
• Lead quality audits and ensure compliance with procedures and standards.
• Oversee third-party contractor support during QA/QC framework deployment.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and suppliers on quality expectations.
• Support pipeline projects and outages with fit-for-purpose plans.

Skills

Quality management

Audits & inspections

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Smartsheet

SharePoint

BI

Adobe

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Excel

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

Specialist, Quality - Pipeline

Located

Houston

Summary

The Specialist, Quality - Pipeline reports to the Director, Quality and will be a subject matter expert in Pipeline Quality at Venture Global. The position is a key position in the Pipeline Operations and Projects Groups and will build, support and develop strong working relationship within the group, other corporate stakeholders, and associated construction contractors, vendors, suppliers, etc. It is an essential role in delivering operations project success and meeting expectations and requirements. Additionally, driving a strong safety culture, environmental stewardship and operational excellence, while delivering a safe and operable plant and maintaining a license to operate will underpin this leadership position.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Management systems to ensure the organization’s operations maintain compliance with operational procedures, project plans, specifications, drawings, international codes, standards, and all regulatory requirements.
• Identifying areas for improvement throughout the assurance and quality value chain, conducting after action reviews, focused on delivering a proactive role in developing plans, procedures, and tools to enhance operational effectiveness and driving a culture of operational excellence.
• Development of a quality control and quality assurance framework for the pipeline operations function which would then be applicable across all assets.
• Develop run and maintain a Pipeline Operations and Projects completion program, to ensure completions assurance activities are performed to the highest standards.
• Development and implementation of a quality audit program encompassing all functions for all operations assets.
• Leading and managing third-party contract support as needed during development and implementation of the QA/QC framework
• Liaising with vendors, contractors and suppliers as needed to communicate VG QA/QC expectations, perform audits as-needed and provide guidance on implementation and compliance with VG Quality expectations.
• Support pipeline operations projects and outages in developing execution plans and will ensure that fit-for-purpose plans and procedures are developed by each project/function as a basis for excellence in execution.
• The role covers FEED, engineering, procurement, fabrication, site construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and transition to operations.

Qualifications

Required experience

• Minimum 10 years experience in quality control and/or quality assurance from a technical perspective, within the energy industry.
• Experience with audits, inspections, and vendor evaluations.
• Well-articulated with excellent written and verbal communication, planning, computing, technical, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks, work within project deadlines and adjust as priorities change.
• Have advanced computer experience with Smartsheet, SharePoint, BI, Adobe, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Excel Work products.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within the Pipeline industry considered an asset.

Licensing & Certifications

• Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.

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.