Technical Assistant - Production Operations

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 
The Technical Assistant is responsible for providing general administrative support to NextDecade’s production operations team in Brownsville, TX consisting of more than 100 employees that include, production operations, marine operations, and plant optimization during commissioing, facility startup and continueing for normal operations. The successful candidate thrives in a fast-pased environment with strong communication and organization skills with attention to detail.The position is in Brownville, Texas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attend recurring meetings to stay informed of current acitivites and to document the minutes and action items.
• Act as a primary contact point for operations visitors and callers.
• Organize facilities for conferences, meetings, training, or employee events. 
• Create and organize presentations or materials needed for meetings. 
• Assist in coordinating meeting logistics and catering services including scheduling and maintaining conference rooms.
• Process project correspondence, conference notes & meeting minutes and action items.
• Coordinate mail, including sorting and forwarding incoming mail, and scheduling pick-up and delivery of mail services.
• Compile and submit expense reports and assist with travel arrangements. 
• Track and order office supplies and break room necessities.
• Coordinate new employee onboarding with HR and line managers.
• Track and coordinate site visitors to ensure protocols are followed and maintain a welcoming environment.
• Develop and maintain phone/email lists, calendars and schedules.
• Develop and maintain the production operation staffing schedule during training and commissioing activities with input from the directors or managers.
• Review technical documents to correct grammer and formatting. 
• Other duties assigned by line manager.

Minimum Requirements:

• A High School degree or equivalent
• Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.
• This role is located within an active construction site that will transition to an operating LNG facility.  Applicant must be willing and capable of working in outside conditions such as adverse weather conditions and on uneven walking surfaces.  Applicant must also be able to do light to moderate lifting.
• Highly proficient in Powerpoint, Word and Excel applications.
• Display effective communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse team and frequently changing priorities.
• Effective time management skills, including punctuality, flexibility, and reliability.
• Strong organizational skills, including planning, scheduling, and follow-up capabilities.
• Strong composition and grammar skills.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Experience interfacing with executive management.
• Communicates effectively at all levels of the organization to ensure clarity in expectations requirements, and deliverables. Excellent analytical skills.

Preferred Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Concur.
• Additional training specifically in computer/software and/or prior demonstratable work experience.

Work Environment This position operates in a professional office environment with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc.This is primarily a sedentary role; however, the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform all essential job functions for a full shift.