Power Project Engineer

Summary

Venture Global is seeking a Power Project Engineer to join their team at the Plaquemines LNG facility in Point Celeste, LA. This role will focus on technical issues, coordination with suppliers, and ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Focal point for technical issues/coordination between EPC and owner furnished equipment suppliers.
• Liaise with home office engineering for the resolution of technical issues that cannot be resolved at site.
• Participate in project safety program through safety walks, attending safety reviews, and providing safety input into designs, procedures, and activities.
• Manage power island RFI process between EPC and Owner Furnished Equipment suppliers.
• Review drawings issued by EPC and equipment suppliers.
• Identify quality issues related to defective or non-conforming workmanship or materials.
• Work closely with construction team to ensure that contractors produce the required quality of work in line with project drawings and specifications.
• Research code issues and obtain necessary approvals with subject matter experts.
• Attend kick-off and review meetings while interacting with EPC Contractors.
• Support systems completion process including completion of ITRs and PLIs.
• Ensure punch list items are prepared, collated, and cleared expediently.
• Support commissioning activities for power island systems.
• Ensure systems are complete and pre-requisites have been completed.
• Carefully coordinate interfaces as required.
• Review installation plans, documents, and requirements specific to area of responsibility and ensure requirements are clearly communicated to construction team.
• Actively support constructability program and communicate constructability issues to discipline engineers.
• Understand industry standards, applicable regulatory codes and requirements, and company standards.
• Aid in development and review of turnover dossiers.
• Attend project progress meetings and deliver a status of site engineering activities.
• Build relationship with contractor project engineering counterparts.
• Understand contractual requirements and communicate these to team.
• Actively support safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with design, construction, or operation of electrical power distribution systems and power generation equipment. Experience representing asset owner in these roles is a plus.
• Team player with a mindset to work with a global team and with diverse cultures.
• Strong desire to take ownership of deliverables.
• Experience with water treatment systems is a plus.
• Experience with systems completion, commissioning, or turnaround activities is a plus.
• Able to read detailed construction drawings and specifications detailing the system design, including P&IDs and one lines.
• Working knowledge of power generation rotating equipment operation include gas turbines, steam turbines, and pumps.
• Excellent technical, practical, and communication skills.
• The candidate will be required to travel domestically.
• Experience working on projects with multiple interfaces.