Operations Superintendent - LALNG

About the role

The Operations Superintendent is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Louisiana LNG Plant. The position requires the direct supervision of Shift Supervisors and Plant Operators, ensuring production targets are met, overall plant reliability, and coordination for planned and unplanned maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manages a safe and healthy workplace for staff and ensures health, safety, and emergency requirements are met including adequate emergency coverage.
• Develops, leads, and motivates team members to achieve the Process Safety Management Procedure requirements.
• Leads risk identification and assessments to ensure conformance.
• Accountable for permit to work governance, process, and permit requirements.
• Responsible for engineering input into the safety case and document development.
• Accountable for ensuring facilities meet licence to operate and regulated role compliance.
• LEADERSHIP: Responsible for leading Operations Readiness delivery and alignment of project and asset EXCELLENCE: Accountable for ensuring the facility has the required level of competence and capability prior to RFSU of a project.
• WORK PROCESSES & SYSTEMS: Identifies and develops operational philosophies, strategies, and procedures applicable to assigned projects. Accountable for delivery of requirements as defined in the Operation Readiness Procedure. Provides input to the facility budget forecasts and develops OPEX budgets in conjunction with the project accountant and cost engineers. Provides Operation Readiness support and involvement in assurance processes (incl. Operation Readiness OPS Peer Reviews).
• Provides leadership to the LNG facility, oversees the execution of capital projects, plans and organizes projects and maintenance activities of staff to minimize impact on LNG production commitments.

Skills and Experience

• Ability to identify and assess engineering and operational risk.
• Ability to influence and earn credibility across all levels of the organization including contractors.
• Demonstrated sound safety-based leadership and demonstrated ability to provide coaching to project personnel to ensure HSE in design and execution activities maintains a high focus.
• Demonstrated skills to identify, report on and resolve project and people strategic issues.
• Ability to lead a large multi-skilled team, with positive influence on team and organization.
• Minimum of ten years combined operating/maintenance/engineering experience in LNG terminal and/or petrochemical/gas including a minimum of three years operating supervisory experience; Experience in LNG liquefaction facilities highly preferred.
• In depth and demonstrated knowledge of the project issues including safety and integrity requirements.
• In depth understanding and knowledge of Woodside processes and systems.
• Knowledge in Process Safety Critical Role Competency.
• Understanding of engineering requirements for legislative, regulatory and business process compliance.