Lead, Reliability Specialist

ABOUT NEXTDECADE CORPORATION NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to reliable, lower carbon energy. We are focused on delivering secure, low-cost, and sustainable energy solutions through the safe and efficient development and operation of natural gas liquefaction and carbon capture and storage infrastructure. Through our subsidiaries, we are developing and constructing the Rio Grande LNG natural gas liquefaction and export facility near Brownsville, Texas, with approximately 48 MTPA of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction or in development. We are also developing a potential carbon capture and storage project at the facility that is expected to make meaningful impacts toward a lower carbon future. 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 

The Lead Reliability Specialist is to support the Manager, Reliability in overseeing the Reliability Improvement process of Threats & Opportunities Management for Next Decade RGLNG facilities and attainment of Plant Reliability and Availability targets. The Lead Reliability Specialist provides leadership for Reliability Specialists in the Reliability team. The position will be based in Brownsville, TX., permanently. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership to Reliability Specialists in the Reliability team.
• Support the Reliability Manager in the development and implementation of Reliability Improvement Process.
• Drive Plant/Production impacting “Events” management process.
• Support the Reliability Manager to facilitate the Threats & Opportunities Management (TOM) process.
• Subject Matter Expert to drive the implementation of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes and act as focal point to facilitate RCA workshops.
• Subject Matter Expert for facilitation of Reliability Centered Maintenance studies to improve equipment reliability and optimize maintenance cost.
• Support the Equipment Maintenance Strategies optimization activities in coordination with relevant departments.
• Subject Matter Expert in the running and maintaining the Asset Performance Management (APM) system.
• Use Reliability Engineering tools to evaluate Reliability, Availability and Failure trends and recommend areas for improvement.
• In coordination with the Engineering team, drive the implementation of Condition Monitoring program.
• Support the efforts geared to achieving Key Performance targets for the RGLNG Reliability Team.

MINUMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Trade Certification or Equivalent Industry Experience. (Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering discipline preferred).
• Minimum one implementation of the Reliability Management function within any of the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refining or LNG Industries.
• 3+ years LNG experience in a Reliability engineering role.
• 8+ years of experience in reliability, maintenance, or asset integrity engineering, in the upstream or midstream oil and gas or downstream petrochemical sectors.
• RCM workshop facilitation experience.
• RCA facilitation experience.

PREFFERED REQUIREMENTS:

• SAP S4 HANA Experience

Job Site Work Environment ·  Must be able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions. ·  Operates in a complex construction environment. ·   Exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions. ·   Not necessarily protected from weather and temperature changes. Possible exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy weather conditions. ·   Exposure to moving mechanical parts and electrical circuits. ·   Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds of a pitch level sufficient to cause marked distraction. ·   Routinely uses standard office and field communications equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers w/scanner and fax, and radios. 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with ADA-recognized disabilities to perform the essential functions for the job.·  Ability to drive to other Company work locations as required. ·   Ability to move throughout all areas of the f