Supervisor, Mechanical

NextDecade Payroll Services, LLC; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDecade is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor, Mechanical to lead mechanical maintenance across the LNG facility. The role emphasizes safety, quality practices, and maximizing equipment availability.

The incumbent will manage a multi-discipline team, ensure training and competency, and oversee planning, scheduling, and regulatory compliance while coordinating with Turnaround activities and major shutdowns.

Qualifications

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all Mechanical Maintenance activities.
• 5+ years LNG Export Facility experience in a Mechanical Maintenance Execution lead role, supervising maintenance personnel.
• Experience interpreting Engineering Drawings and Documentation.
• Experience with Safety Critical Elements (SCE) testing and inspection to meet compliance.
• GOAL setting and performance management experience.
• Strong CMMS knowledge (SAP or similar).
• Experience in Turnarounds and major maintenance activities.
• LNG mechanical piping and equipment experience including piping fabrication/repair.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proactive safety leadership to the Maintenance team.
• Lead safety culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
• Coach, mentor and lead maintenance team members to reach their full potential.
• Ensure competent labor availability for critical activities.
• Oversee training and competency requirements for all maintenance disciplines.
• Provide leadership to all maintenance disciplines and uphold a One-Team approach.
• Support Integrated Activity Planning & Scheduling for RGLNG.
• Oversee Preventative & Corrective Maintenance plans aligned to facility equipment.
• Lead execution of regulatory compliance and manage deferrals/backlog.
• Manage mechanical maintenance for breakdown, corrective, and preventative tasks.
• Support Turnaround leadership before and during outages.
• Lead mechanical teams during major plant and unit shutdowns.
• Safe completion of planned activities on schedule, minimize cost & deferrals.
• Review materials and parts for optimization.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Cover for Maintenance Superintendent when required.
• Lead maintenance execution meetings and daily workfront attendance.
• Manage tooling inventory and calibration equipment.

Skills

Safety leadership

Maintenance supervision

LNG facility experience

CMMS SAP

Education

Technical degree in Industrial Mechanical

NCCER preferred

Tools

CMMS SAP

Job description

Maintenance Supervisor, Mechanical

We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Maintenance Supervisor, Mechanical provides leadership and oversight of mechanical maintenance execution activities including personnel, with the objective of ensuring safe, quality work practices while maximizing availability of equipment across the facility.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate proactive safety leadership to the Maintenance team.


• Responsible for the safety and wellbeing of execution team, leads by example to set and maintain a positive safety culture of compliance and continuous improvement.


• Coach, Mentor and Lead Maintenance team members to reach their full potential.


• Ensure competent labor availability to cover critical activities.


• Oversee and maintain team training and competency requirements.


• Provide oversight and leadership to all maintenance disciplines as required, not just the Mechanical team, including Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, Plant Services, Specialist Vendors and Contractors upholding the One-Team approach.


• Stakeholder in the development, implementation and ongoing support of the Integrated Activity Planning & Scheduling process for RGLNG.


• Initial support and continued review of Preventative & Corrective Maintenance Plans aligned to the equipment selected for this facility.


• Lead the execution activities for all SCE, Statutory, and Federal Regulations and manage associated compliance processes including deferals, backlog etc.


• Responsible for the Mechanical maintenance execution activities of all breakdown, corrective and preventative maintenance in the facility.


• Provide support to the leadership of the Turnaround Team prior and during Turnarounds.


• Lead Mechanical teams in the execution of the Major Maintenance of plant and unit shutdowns.


• Responsible to safely complete all planned activities on the locked schedule, maximizing tooltime and minimizing cost & deferrals.


• Stakeholder in the review of materials and parts optimization.


• Demonstrate continuous improvement, value adding programmes and cost saving initiatives.


• Provide coverage for the Maintenance Superintendent as required.


• Deliver the required maintenance execution meetings, including HSSE meetings, pre-starts, work allocation tasks, toolboxes etc.


• Attend execution workfronts on a daily basis.


• Assess and maintain tooling inventory and calibration equipment as required.

EDUCATION, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, & COMPETENCIES

• Basic Requirements: Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all Mechanical Maintenance activities.


• 5+ years LNG Export Facility experience in an Mechanical Maintenance Execution lead role, supervising maintenance personnel, with 10+ years experience in LNG/Oil & Gas/Petrochemical industries in a supervisory position.


• Competent at interpreting Engineering Drawings and Documentation.


• Must have experience with the function testing and inspection of Safety Critical Elements (SCE) to meet Statutory and Federal Regulatory compliance.


• Experience in GOAL setting and performance management.


• Exceptional working knowledge of CMMS systems (SAP or Similar).


• Experience developing and reviewing critical Maintenance procedures.


• Exceptional working knowledge of an MOC process.


• Experience in frontline leadership during Turnarounds.


• Mechanical LNG experience including Turbo machinery, compressors, loading arms, PSV’s, pumps, motors, vessels, valves, actuators, fin fans and flange management.


• Relevant LNG Mechanical Pipefitter maintenance experience including Fabrication and/or repair of piping, etc. using various welding processes as required (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW) / Blinding of pipes, vessels, tanks, exchangers, etc. to prepare equipment for operations and maintenance.


• Preferred Requirements: Technical degree in Industrial Mechanical or similar and NCCER (Millwright/Pipefitter/Boilermaker) preferred.

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.

EEO STATEMENT

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.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

NextDecade will deliver reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy solutions. With 48 million tonnes per annum of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction and in development and the potential for two additional trains 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.