Senior Pipeline Engineer, Process Safety

Venture Global LNG • Houston, TX

103d

About The Position

Venture Global LNG is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company's two Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global's modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost. We are seeking a Process Safety Engineer to join our team in Houston, TX with travel to pipeline sites as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Process or Mechanical Engineering. Based on experience, other Engineering disciplines will be considered.
• 7-15 years of experience with preference in oil and gas, pipelines.
• Experience in design, implementation and management of safety systems and processes.
• Expertise in pipeline safety studies including high consequence area (HCA) analyses and risk assessments.
• Good understanding of industry safety needs, trends and economic landscape.
• Knowledge of PHMSA and requirements to maintain compliance.
• Experience applying risk management tools and techniques, including facility siting studies (FSS) and quantitative risk analysis (QRA).
• Experience facilitating Process Hazard Analyses and Layers of Protection Analyses.
• Experience developing and auditing Pipeline Safety Management System programs and integrity management plans (IMP) in accordance with API RP 1173 and 49 CFR Part 192.
• Ability to ask targeted questions to ensure that the right solutions are discussed and implemented.
• Clear communicator - ability to provide clear guidance and expectations.
• Ability to communicate the process safety message in a respectful manner, taking into consideration ideas from others.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and engineering leadership on all process safety management elements such as MOC, PSSR, PHA, building siting, process design.
• Provide process safety and engineering guidance to communicate and evaluate process safety risks.
• Recommend and implement process safety improvement opportunities by staying abreast of industry trends and technology.
• Day to day guidance of Process Safety Barrier Health reporting.
• Management/leadership on PHA/LOPA teams, including review and approval of associated action items.
• Leadership in process safety event (PSE) investigations.
• Assist in developing and delivering training programs, keeping them updated in accordance with changes in technology and industry best practices.
• Drive technical processes to communicate overall operational risk including car sealing, operating procedures, process safety event reporting and investigation, 5-why or root cause analysis (RCA), permit to work compliance, SIMOPs tracking and assurance, inhibits/bypasses tracking and compliance, safety critical element management, and pre-startup safety review participation and compliance.
• Monitor process safety metrics and analyze data to identify trends and outliers and to make recommendations as needed.
• Participate in Pre-Start-Up / Readiness Reviews for major equipment commissioning activities.
• Conduct risk assessment and Go-no-Go participation.
• Interface with Contractor CSU team, engineering, and operations departments.
• Influence the culture of process safety.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Oil and Gas Extraction
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree