Operations Projects, Project Lead

About the role

Venture Global LNG is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Operations Projects, Project Lead, located at Calcasieu Pass (CP) Summary. The Operations Project, Project Lead, reports to the Director of Capital Projects and will assist in coordinating the execution of all front-end engineering projects through a stage gate process within the Brownfields Project Team and facilitate communication between the Company Stakeholders through Project Initiation, feasibility, define, and execution phases through to handover.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate/coordinate the front-end engineering and execution/handover process for the Brownfields Stage Gate Process for Calcasieu Pass (CP) LNG Plant to deliver the most optimum schedule and budget outcomes as well as satisfy the Company’s technical performance and integrity requirements
• Develop and optimize the Brownfields Stage Gate Process for CP2
• Ensure Senior management are kept fully informed of all key risks and issues
• Monitor/coordinate performance of Company Stakeholders and ensure technical integrity of contractors and service providers
• Assist with the preparation and/or review of key approvals e.g., scopes of works and proposals, feasibility studies, contract strategies for engineering engagement, project change requests (MOC), awards and variations
• Ensure the engineering/project undertakes adequate quality assurance for internal deliverables
• Responsible for assisting coordination to all stakeholders and vendor personnel allocated to the individual projects and ensure that the safe progress of the works proceeds according to the overall schedules and achieve the objectives of the company

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant engineering discipline
• 10 years of capital project experience
• Experience in Plant Operations required
• Turnaround experience required
• Brownfield experience required
• Experience of project control systems and procedures supported by current software applications e.g., Excel, MS Project, Risk Management and Planning Software systems
• Technical professional with proven experience in engineering and execution disciplines and delivery of projects
• Varied experience of engineering, pre-engineering approvals, EPC or EPCM contracts
• Able to apply appropriate technical standards to deliver technical and execution requirements
• Understanding of discipline interfaces, execution activities and the project development and delivery process needed to enable quality control of Project Teams technical work, and ensure appropriate techniques and standards are applied and improvement opportunities are realized

Skills

• Good team player with a pro-active and flexible attitude
• Good communicator able to challenge others in a constructive manner and negotiate successfully to achieve positive outcome
• Able to travel up to 65%
• Client-side experience preferred
• Professional Engineer license preferred