Engineer, Rotating Equipment

ABOUT NEXTDECADE CORPORATION NextDecade Corporation is an energy company accelerating the path to a net-zero future. Leading innovation in more sustainable LNG and carbon capture solutions, NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to cleaner energy. Through our subsidiaries Rio Grande LNG and NEXT Carbon Solutions, we are developing a 27 MTPA LNG export facility in South Texas and have proposed a carbon capture and storage project at the site. We remain committed to advancing and lowering the cost of utilizing carbon capture and storage and helping companies reduce their facility emissions and achieving their clean energy goals.. NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit www.next-decade.com. 
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE 

NextDecade is seeking a full-time Engineer, Rotating Equipment to support long-term operations for the Rio Grande LNG facility located near Brownsville, Texas. The position is based in Brownsville; however, it may require travel to and from Houston. The incumbent will report to the Manager, Rotating Equipment in the Operations Department, under the leadership of the Sr. Manager Facilities Engineering, Sr. Director of Engineering and Vice President of Operations. The Engineer, Rotating Equipment is a senior member of the Rotating Equipment engineering team and may be required to backfill the Manager, Rotating Equipment during periods of absence. The role has no direct reports. Peer level personnel will include other members of the engineering team across all facilities disciplines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide engineering support for the following equipment, systems, and processes: 
• Equipment: Frame 7 gas turbine driven compressor packages, centrifugal and other pumps, cryogenic pumps, diesel engines, fans, blowers, air compressors, expanders. 
• Systems and Processes: Proactive technical monitoring of rotating equipment, condition and performance monitoring of rotating equipment, quality assurance activities for rotating equipmen.t 


• Provide rotating equipment engineering support for both day-to-day plant operations and long-term reliability and availability targets, including frontline response for rotating equipment issues and failures. 


• Drive continuous improvement in rotating equipment (safety, cost, availability) through: 
• Maintenance strategy optimization 
• Root Cause Failure Analysis 
• Bad actor analysis 
• Management of Change 
• Debottlenecking and efficiency optimization 


• Provide quality control over high risk rotating equipment maintenance activities. 
• Prepare turnaround scopes and review all turnaround and maintenance work packs. 
• Ensure an MOC process is followed through the implementation of changes on rotating equipment and packages. 
• Develop and ensure adherence to all discipline specifications, standards, procedures, and guidelines. 
• Provide integral interaction and support for other intercompany teams, such as Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Quality, Process Safety Management (PSM), and Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE). 

MINUMUM REQUIREMENTS

• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent. 
• 10+ years of rotating equipment engineering experience. 
• 5+ years of operations rotating equipment engineering experience, preferably in LNG. 
• Willingness to travel, domestically & internationally, as needed (approximately 10-15%). 

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced skills in the following areas: 
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving rotating equipment issues, including following equipment or facility trips and supporting the operations team to return equipment into service.


• Intermediate skills in the following areas: 
• Application of LNG facility applicable industry standards, regulatory codes, and recommended practices. 
• Define and implement QA/QC programs for rotating equipment. 
• Maintenance optimization for rotating equipment. 
• Root cause investigations 
• Managing LNG facility rotating equipment, including turbines, compressors, pumps, engines, expanders, and fans. 
• Condition and performance monitoring of rotating equipment. 


• Basic / beginner skills in the following areas: 
• Turbomachinery control systems including MkVIe, Opticomp ant