Staff Engineer, Electrical

Venture Global LNG; Louisiana; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG is seeking a Staff Site Electrical Engineer to join the project team in Point Celeste, LA. This role ensures that the Plant Electrical System operates safely, reliably, and with minimal downtime, supporting the LNG export projects in Louisiana.

The successful candidate will lead electrical design, installation, commissioning, and operation activities, contribute to safety reviews, and work with MOC/RCFA processes to optimize performance and reliability of electrical equipment

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience with electrical systems.
• Experience with domestic and/or international electrical codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, NETA, ANSI).
• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably Power Systems.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of procedures, KPIs, and electrical drawings/databases.
• Support MOC and RCFA processes and electrical design, installation, commissioning, and operation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve facility electrical issues and participate in PSSR.
• Support system pre-start up checks, punch list identification, and energy management systems.

Skills

Electrical systems

Power systems modelling

Troubleshooting

PSSR/RCFA

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM

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:

Staff Engineer, Electrical

Located:

Plaquemines

Summary

We are seeking a Staff Site Electrical Engineer to join our team in the project team in Point Celeste, LA.

This role will be part of a team responsible for ensuring that the Plant Electrical System operates as per design, in a safe and reliable manner with minimal downtime.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of:
  • Company Procedures & Processes
  • Key Performance Indicators & Metrics for Electrical
  • Electrical drawings and databases
• Support Management of Change (MOC) process
• Support Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process
• Apply technical expertise to support design, installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical systems as subject matter expert.
• Troubleshoot and solve facility electrical issues.
• Participate in check out of cause and effects, relay settings and protective devices, switchgears, generators, motors, and energy management systems.
• Participate as electrical SME in Pre-Start-Up Safety Reviews (PSSR).
• Support construction process assessments during system pre-Mechanical Complete (MC) walk-downs and identify exceptions, deficiencies, and assign priority levels to punch list items

Qualifications

Required experience

• Minimum 10 year’s experience working with electrical systems.
• Experienced with domestic and/or International electrical codes and standards. Including NEC, NFPA, NETA, and ANSI

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with Power Systems Modelling Tools such as ETAP/SKM preferable
• Experience in LNG liquefaction facilities highly preferred.
• Experience with:
  • Switchgears (138kV, 4.16kV, 480V)
  • Motor Control Centers (MCC)
  • Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS)
  • Transformers
  • Energy Management Systems (EMS/SCADA)
  • Electrical System Studies

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with specialization in Power Systems.

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.