Principal Engineer, Electrical

Venture Global LNG ("Venture Global") is a long‑term, low‑cost provider of American‑produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s 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 Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team in Pointe Celeste, LA at our Plaquemines Parish facility in Louisiana.

This role reports to the Director, Operations Engineering and will be responsible for supporting the development and progressing the Ready for Operations (RFO) activities, ensuring a seamless transition of the facility from EPC to the operations phase.

The successful candidate shall have technical expertise in the Electrical Engineering discipline with in‑depth understanding of motors, transformers, switch gear and other electrical equipment. The incumbent shall also be familiar with associated industry standards, guidelines and codes. A working knowledge of general plant equipment in the Oil & Gas industry is also key to the successful performance of this job.

Aside, the successful candidate shall exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills in English as the role is expected to produce coherent, high quality documents, be a self‑starter and develop on conceptual ideas with minimal guidance.

• Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA):
  Expertise in relevant techniques to adequately lead RCFA exercises for failures relating to plant equipment and/or processes.
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM):
  Adequate knowledge in relevant techniques to drive fine‑tuning and improvements in existing maintenance practices to achieve a cost‑effective, yet safe robust maintenance strategy.

• Serves as a resident company technical expert, providing advice and guidance on electrical system engineering issues.
• Provide day‑to‑day electrical systems support to the Maintenance & Operations teams to ensure continued operability of plant equipment.
• Providing advanced diagnostic support to allow rapid production recovery in the event of equipment failure and forced plant outages.
• Provide RCFA leadership during RCFA exercises and provide technical summaries (with causes and recommendations) to concerned parties.
• Provide interpretation and evaluation services to analyses and recommendations from the reliability technicians on predictive programs.
• Provide support to the Maintenance team for turnaround planning and execution.
• Support availability tracking and improve the overall reliability for plant equipment, and be responsible for evaluating the workflow process, identifying critical spares, and setting spare parts storage and preservation requirements for electrical systems throughout the plant.

• Education and
  
  Certifications:
  
  
  • Minimum bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • A professional engineering license is preferred.
• Experience:
  • Minimum 15 years’ experience working in a senior engineering capacity, with electrical equipment in an industrial setting in engineering or operations.
  • Oil and Gas experience is required, with preference in LNG applications; petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable.
  • Extensive knowledge of motors, gas turbines (frames & aero‑derivatives) and compressors is required.
  • Experience with MV (1.38 kV/416 V) and LV (480 V) Switchgear and MCCs is required.
  • Experience with HV (138 V or above) systems and gas insulated switch gear (GIS) preferred.
• Additional
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Knowledge of CMMS systems.
  • Power system analysis.
  • RCFA tools for conducting failure analysis.

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
non
-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.