Supervisor, Mechanical

NextDecade•Brownsville, TX

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor, Mechanical provides leadership and oversight of mechanical maintenance execution activities and personnel. The role focuses on ensuring safe, high-quality work practices while maximizing equipment availability across the facility. The supervisor also provides oversight across other maintenance disciplines as needed and supports maintenance planning, regulatory compliance, turnarounds, and continuous improvement. The position operates in a complex construction environment with indoor and outdoor exposure to varying weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, electrical circuits, and potentially distracting noise. The employee must be able to wear required PPE and routinely use office and field communications equipment. Physical duties include moving throughout the facility, working a full shift, and performing a range of movements and tasks, including lifting items weighing up to 20 pounds. The role may require driving to other company locations, entering confined spaces, and accessing elevated structures. Employment eligibility verification is required upon hire. NextDecade states that it provides equal employment opportunities and values safety, integrity, honesty, respect, transparency, and diversity.

Requirements

Subject Matter Expert (SME) in mechanical maintenance activities.
At least 5 years of LNG export facility experience in a mechanical maintenance execution lead role supervising maintenance personnel.
At least 10 years of supervisory experience in the LNG, oil and gas, or petrochemical industries.
Competence interpreting engineering drawings and documentation.
Experience with function testing and inspection of Safety Critical Elements (SCE) for statutory and federal regulatory compliance.
Experience in goal setting and performance management.
Exceptional working knowledge of CMMS systems such as SAP or similar.
Experience developing and reviewing critical maintenance procedures.
Exceptional working knowledge of a management of change (MOC) process.
Experience in frontline leadership during turnarounds.
Mechanical LNG experience with turbomachinery, compressors, loading arms, PSVs, pumps, motors, vessels, valves, actuators, fin fans, and flange management.
Relevant LNG mechanical pipefitter maintenance experience, including piping fabrication or repair using welding processes as required (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW), and blinding pipes, vessels, tanks, and exchangers to prepare equipment for operations and maintenance.
Ability to wear all necessary PPE and work in the described facility environment.
Ability to drive to other company work locations as required and move throughout facility areas, including traveling to a designated emergency muster point.
Ability to stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift, with full mechanical motion and use of all extremities.
Ability to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, and handle items; lift up to 20 pounds without assistance.
Visual acuity, corrected as needed, to perform job functions, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception and focus adjustment.
Ability to communicate clearly by radio, phone, and verbally.
Ability to enter confined spaces and work at elevated heights or access elevated structures without assistance when required.
Upon hire, verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form.

Nice To Haves

Technical degree in Industrial Mechanical or a similar field.
NCCER certification in Millwright, Pipefitter, or Boilermaker.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate proactive safety leadership and promote a positive culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
Take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of the execution team and lead by example.
Coach, mentor, and lead maintenance team members; ensure competent labor is available for critical activities and maintain team training and competency requirements.
Provide oversight and leadership across maintenance disciplines, including Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, Plant Services, specialist vendors, and contractors, in support of a One-Team approach.
Participate in developing, implementing, and supporting the Integrated Activity Planning & Scheduling process for RGLNG.
Support the initial development and ongoing review of preventative and corrective maintenance plans aligned with facility equipment.
Lead execution activities for Safety Critical Elements (SCE), statutory requirements, and federal regulations; manage associated compliance processes, including deferrals and backlog.
Lead mechanical execution of breakdown, corrective, and preventative maintenance across the facility.
Support the Turnaround Team before and during turnarounds and lead mechanical teams during major maintenance and plant or unit shutdowns.
Safely complete planned activities on the locked schedule while maximizing tool time and minimizing cost and deferrals.
Participate in reviewing materials and parts optimization.
Promote continuous improvement, value-adding programs, and cost-saving initiatives.
Provide coverage for the Maintenance Superintendent as required.
Deliver required maintenance execution meetings, including HSSE meetings, pre-starts, work allocation tasks, and toolbox meetings.
Attend execution workfronts daily.
Assess and maintain tooling inventory and calibration equipment as required.