Engineering Superintendent, Production

Cheniere Energy•Peveto Beach, LA

About The Position

The Engineering Superintendent, Production reports to the Manager, Production and leads the Production Engineering team. The role works across Production/Operations, Maintenance, Gas Supply, Commercial Operations, Environmental, Accounting, Engineering Services, and Process Services to help manage and optimize LNG and regasification facilities (SPL only). It supports production capacity curves, plant optimization and monitoring tools, facility loss accounting, production forecasting, supply chain management, departmental KPIs and reporting, and coordination of catalysts, refrigerants, and chemicals. The superintendent also mentors and directs staff as needed. The role requires minimal supervision and includes managing Production Engineers and Production Schedulers as direct reports. Work is performed in an industrial plant environment, with regular work from home, after normal work hours, or on weekends. Limited travel may be required. The position includes substantial outdoor activity and exposure to year-round weather, ocean conditions, and noise, as well as physical work in plant areas and at heights. The employee must maintain a TWIC card, pass required physical examinations, and complete company-sponsored training in first aid, CPR, and LNG firefighting. Reasonable accommodations are available for essential job functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Process/Chemical Engineering.
Strong leadership and administrative abilities.
Exceptional teamwork, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Ability to create and deliver technical presentations to diverse audiences; strong public-speaking skills.
Strong safety awareness in a hazardous environment.
Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate across organizational levels and with people from different disciplines, industries, and government agencies.
Ability to work with a culturally diverse technical workforce responsible for engineering, operating, and maintaining LNG terminal and liquefaction production facilities.
Ability to establish respectful working relationships with management, peers, and facility personnel.
Strong organization and planning skills; ability to manage multiple activities and programs accurately and meet deadlines.
Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Project, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of feed-gas allocation and LNG/NGL production, storage, and shipping, including health, safety, governmental regulations, codes, and standards.
Knowledge of fluid flow, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and hydrocarbon process chemistry as applied to operating process units.
Familiarity with hydrocarbon-process hazards and methods for maintaining process safety.
Ability to perform the stated physical duties, including climbing stairs, catwalks, ladders, and tanks; boarding ships via gangway; and lifting and moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to pass regularly scheduled physical examinations required by regulatory authorities.
Ability to obtain required company-sponsored first aid, CPR, and LNG firefighting certifications.
Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Ten years’ experience as a Production Engineer or Process Engineer in an LNG liquefaction facility is preferred.
Process-related experience in petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing.
Experience with Sigmafine, PI Vision, PI System Explorer, or Aspen Hysys.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the Production Engineering team and oversee its work.
Develop systems and processes that promote operational excellence within the Production team.
Facilitate access approvals and maintenance for applications including Shiploading Logbooks, PI, CCLEAR, and CFAR.
Participate in regulatory agency, accounting, and internal audits.
Support procedure development and training related to capital projects, temporary or new operating modes, and compliance.
Promote safety and environmental awareness through job observations and interaction with plant personnel.
Coordinate with Engineering and Construction to ensure Operations and Maintenance interests are represented on major projects.
Work with Production during two-year procedure reviews.
Support turnaround planning and develop an optimized turnaround execution strategy.
Understand the operational requirements of sale and purchase agreements and gas supply tariffs, including quantities, scheduling, quality, and measurement.
Manage components of the department budget.
Coach, mentor, and lead the Production Engineering team.
Perform daily energy balances and review daily production loss and ship-loading reports.
Provide monthly energy-balance close documentation to corporate business teams.
Develop, measure, and report departmental KPIs.
Prepare production performance summaries covering production, capacity utilization, reliability, unit efficiency, production losses, energy use, feed-gas measurement and allocation, LNG/NGL production, emissions, waste, and efficiency.
Develop tools to quantify facility emissions for environmental and compliance reporting.
Develop and maintain tools to calculate and track flared quantities for environmental regulatory compliance.
Develop and use forecasting and scheduling tools; coordinate with Commercial Operations and Gas Supply to set daily, monthly, and annual production requirements.
Advise Production Management of limitations or deficiencies that may affect production.
Monitor and order catalysts, chemicals, and refrigerants; provide forecasts and historical allocations for financial accounting; and manage supplier relationships and contracts.
Develop strategies to minimize downtime and contribute to maintenance plans, including alignment of maintenance events across the supply chain.
Monitor LNG inventories and advise Marine and Commercial Operations on loading times; communicate curtailment risks and develop plans to minimize production impacts when needed.
Participate in daily production strategy planning to optimize output and support safe, reliable operations.
Develop and use optimization tools to monitor process efficiency and recommend productivity improvements.
Evaluate and quantify the effects of production upsets and initiatives; develop tools to monitor, predict, and mitigate operating limitations.
Support plant Production personnel in troubleshooting process issues.
Work with Engineering Services and Process Services to identify problems for further study, design and conduct tests, improve production or resolve process issues, and identify potential capital-project tie-ins.
Apply the technical Management of Change (MOC) process to facility changes.
Maintain production and value optimization strategies and coordinate their delivery with Production Superintendents, Engineering Services, Maintenance, and Process Services.
Participate in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) and Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs).