Specialist, Reliability

NextDecade Payroll Services, LLC; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDecade is seeking a Reliability Specialist in Brownsville, TX, to support the Lead Reliability Specialist in managing the Reliability Improvement process, including TOM, RCA, and RCM studies. You will contribute to plant reliability and availability by helping implement strategies and performance initiatives across assets.

You will act as SME, coordinate with Engineering and Operations, and support condition monitoring programs, KPI tracking, and maintenance optimization to reduce downtime

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline preferred; trade certification or equivalent industry experience required.
• Minimum of 8 years in reliability, maintenance, or asset integrity engineering in oil & gas, LNG, petrochemical, or refining.
• Experience supporting or facilitating RCA processes and RCM workshops.

Responsibilities

• Support Lead Reliability Specialist in executing reliability and asset performance initiatives.
• Contribute to Reliability Improvement Process and TOM activities.
• Assist in managing plant events with tracking, analysis, and follow-up actions.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Root Cause Analysis

RCM workshops

Asset performance management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Trade certification

Tools

SAP S4 HANA

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

The Specialist, Reliability supports the Lead Reliability Specialist in overseeing and executing the Reliability Improvement process, including Threats & Opportunities Management (TOM), for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) facilities. This role contributes to achieving plant reliability and availability targets by assisting in the implementation of reliability strategies, processes, and performance initiatives. The Specialist, Reliability works as an integral member of the Reliability team and plays a key supporting role in driving continuous improvement across plant operations. The position will be based in Brownsville, TX.

KEY 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.

EDUCATION, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, & COMPETENCIES

Basic Requirements:

• Trade certification or equivalent industry experience required (Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline preferred).
• Minimum of one (1) implementation of a Reliability Management function in Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, or Refining industries.
• Minimum of three (3) years of LNG experience in a reliability engineering role.
• Minimum of eight (8) 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.

Preferred Requirements:

• SAP S4 HANA Experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds unassisted and push/pull with up to 50 pounds of force.

Required to grip objects with up to 50 pounds of force.

Frequent standing, walking, balancing, climbing stairs and ladders.

Regular reaching, bending, stooping, handling and spinal twisting.

Use of hands, arms and legs to lift.

Ability to push and pull machinery and other mechanical components.

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.

NextDecade will deliver reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy solutions.

With approximately 48 million tonnes per annum of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction and in development at its Rio Grande LNG site, NextDecade is positioned to be one of the largest LNG liquefaction and export companies in the world. In addition, NextDecade through Rio Grande LNG, is creating thousands of jobs and driving economic growth in South Texas, supporting global energy security, and expanding U.S. energy dominance.

NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

For more information, please visit www.next-decade.com.