Maintenance Specialist, Controls

Venture Global LNG•Plaquemines Parish, LA, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Specialist – Controls ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all plant automation and control systems – DCS, PLCs, SIS, F&G, and analyzer networks, at Venture Global Plaquemines Liquified Natural Gas (PLNG). Reporting to the Maintenance Controls Supervisor, you will act as the site subject-matter expert driving control-system integrity, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance across the plant.

Requirements

5 years controls maintenance in LNG, Oil & Gas, or petrochemical environments.
Expertise in DCS/SIS/PLC maintenance, analyzers, and industrial communications
Yokogawa Centum VP & ProSafe SIS, GE Mark VIe, Allen Bradley ControlLogix, Siemens PCS-7, DeltaV.
Knowledge of HMI, tank gauging, rotating equipment monitoring, and mooring aid systems.
Industrial network configuration (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profinet, Profibus).
Sequence-of-Events (SOE), Historian data analysis, SAP CMMS, MOC software.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Bachelor’s in Electrical, Control, Electronic, or Mechatronics Engineering, or two-year technical degree plus ≥3 years PLC/DCS experience or vendor certifications (NCCER/NICET).
Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing status.
Must possess and maintain a valid state-issued driver’s license in good standing.

Nice To Haves

IEC 61511 or API certification preferred.
Nationally recognized standard certification (NCCER / NICET)

Responsibilities

Preventive and corrective maintenance of DCS, PLC, SIS, analyzer, and related controls in compliance with HSSE and VGIMS standards.
Conduct system function testing and diagnostic tracking; maintain regulatory logs and reporting (MOC, audit, inhibit/bypass).
Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis using historians, SOE, and diagnostic tools; implement corrective actions.
Serve as Control System SME, mentoring technicians in hardware, tuning, alarms, and startup procedures.
Provide design support for brownfield utilities integration, migrations, and major DCS upgrades.
Participate in technical reviews – HAZOP, LOPA, PHA, RCA, P&ID, risk assessments, FAT, and SAT validations.
Author and redline SIS proof-test and function-test procedures; perform SIS validations using approved tools.
Review and update Cause-And-Effect matrices and inhibit/bypass logs.
Design-manage in-plant fiber schedules; maintain Ethernet/IP, Modbus, and Profinet communication networks.
Support Electrical team with smart MCC configuration and network management.
Ensure control-system backups, disaster-recovery procedures, and continuous improvement of recovery solutions.
Maintain compliance with ISA, NFPA 70E, FERC, IEC 61511, API standards, and VGIMS requirements.
Prepare Job Safety Analyses (JSA), ePTW, and work permits; manage daily progress and contractor quality reports.
Coordinate vendor engineering requests, interface with E&M engineering, and oversee contractor performance per PLNG Contractor Management Procedure.
Drive Ready-for-Operations (RFO) projects to design, test, and commission control-system updates before commercial operations.
Maintain accountability for timecards, performance, and professional behavior per PLNG policies.