A Maintenance Technician, Instrumentation

NextDecade•Brownsville, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician, Instrumentation conducts daily instrumentation maintenance execution activities, ensuring safe, quality work practices while maximizing equipment availability across the facility. The position is located in Brownsville, Texas. The technician performs breakdown, corrective, and preventive instrumentation maintenance; supports maintenance planning and documentation; and contributes to turnaround activities. The role requires effective coordination across maintenance disciplines and a strong commitment to safety, compliance, competency, and continuous improvement. The position operates in a complex construction environment with indoor and outdoor exposure to weather, moving mechanical parts, electrical circuits, and potentially distracting noise. The technician must use required PPE and standard office and field communications equipment. Physical duties include moving throughout the facility, driving to other company locations as needed, completing a full shift on their feet or seated, and activities such as walking, climbing, kneeling, reaching, and lifting items up to 20 pounds. Confined-space entry and work at elevated heights may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of LNG export facility experience in an instrumentation maintenance execution role, or at least 10 years of experience in the LNG, oil and gas, or petrochemical industries.
Competency in all instrumentation maintenance activities.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings and documentation, including P&IDs, ISOs, GAs, logic diagrams, control narratives, cause-and-effect documentation, loop drawings, and wiring diagrams.
Experience testing and inspecting Safety Critical Elements and meeting statutory and federal regulatory compliance requirements.
Experience with goal setting and performance management.
Experience and working knowledge of CMMS systems such as SAP or similar.
Experience working with and redlining critical maintenance procedures.
Working knowledge of Management of Change processes.
Experience performing maintenance activities during turnarounds.
Relevant LNG instrumentation maintenance experience with DCS/SIS integrated control and safety systems, PLCs, flow computers, analyzers, gas turbines, fire and gas detection systems, control valves, anti-surge control, and field instrumentation.
Ability to obtain NFPA 70E qualification.
Experience with instrumentation equipment in hazardous classified areas.
Experience with Lock Out Tag Out equipment isolations under Permit to Work systems and processes.
Experience writing and reviewing work instructions.
Computer literacy with Word, Excel, and CMMS/database applications.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to work.
Ability to obtain a TWIC card.
Ability to wear required PPE.
Ability to move throughout all facility areas, including traveling to a designated muster point during emergencies.
Ability to stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift, with full mechanical motion and use of all extremities.
Physical ability to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, handle, and lift items up to 20 pounds without assistance.
Corrected visual acuity sufficient to perform job functions, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
Ability to communicate clearly by radio, phone, and verbally.
May be required to enter confined spaces and work at elevated heights or access elevated structures without assistance.
Must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete required employment eligibility verification upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Technical degree in Industrial Maintenance Instrumentation or a similar field.
NCCER qualification.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate a proactive safety attitude and follow safe work practices, NextDecade lifesaving rules, and permitting processes.
Promote the safety and wellbeing of the execution team, lead by example, and support a culture of compliance and continuous improvement for apprentices and contractors.
Coordinate and communicate with other maintenance disciplines, including Electrical, Mechanical, Plant Services, Planning, Engineering, specialist vendors, and contractors.
Support the initial development and ongoing review of preventive and corrective maintenance plans aligned to facility equipment.
Participate in reviews of maintenance documentation, including work instructions, job safety analyses, permits, and document redlines.
Perform instrumentation maintenance execution activities, including breakdown, corrective, and preventive maintenance at the facility.
Support turnaround team leadership before and during turnarounds.
Safely complete assigned activities to a high standard.
Perform Permit Holder requirements for work execution at RGLNG.
Maintain personal training and competency compliance.
Participate in required maintenance execution meetings, including HSSE meetings, pre-starts, work allocation tasks, tailgates, and toolboxes.
Participate as a member of the Emergency Response Team to support on-site emergencies.
Drive to other company work locations as required.