Night Shift Tank Superintendent

Job Overview

Port Arthur LNG, LLC (PALNG) is developing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the western shoreline of the Port Arthur Canal in Jefferson County, Texas. The project base scope will include two identical LNG trains, two LNG Storage Tanks, one LNG Carrier Berth, and associated utilities and facilities.

In this role, you will lead a team and supervise superintendents and/or craft professionals on a project. You will direct craft professional activities and work schedules, coordinate subcontract work activities and team development, and ensure compliance with project policies and safety procedures. This is a night shift position.

• Monitor and organize subcontractor construction activities and coordinate instruction of subcontractor management staff within the area of responsibility.
• Support mid-size projects of medium to high complexity, monitor subcontractor construction schedules, resource charts, and material and equipment requirements.
• Review subcontractor construction methods, schedules, manning charts, and material and equipment requirements, and enforce policies, procedures, and related work rules as established by field construction management.
• Provide environmental, safety, and health (ES&H) leadership to personnel assigned to the tank and storage area, including preparation and implementation of safety procedures and leading safety meetings.
• Coordinate engineering solutions with subcontractors, design on constructability issues, and interface with labor/industrial relations for craft recruitment and training programs.

• Review and approve subcontractor equipment and personnel mobilization and demobilization.
• Implement corporate project policies, procedures, and instructions within assigned tank operations.
• Coordinate with general superintendent and general foreman to hire tank craft labor to execute work.
• Ensure current design documents are used to complete the work and that all design changes are approved prior to implementation.
• Monitor work activities to ensure safety and quality of work performed and compliance with project specifications.
• Prepare material requisitions for tools and consumables and coordinate through procurement to obtain these materials.

Requires bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 10–13 years of relevant experience or 14–17 years of relevant work experience.

• Knowledge and experience of construction methods of full containment LNG tank construction, including carbon steel, aluminum, and 9% Ni plate erection and welding, roof construction, and hydrotesting.
• Working in a field construction environment understanding specifications, vendor procedures, instructions, and codes with working knowledge of API-650, API-620, and API-625.
• Knowledge of welding processes such as SMAW, FCAW, SAW and the use of automatic girth welders, down flat tractors, and automated isolation machines.
• Technical knowledge of tank building equipment and tools, and knowledge of requirements for cryogenic insulation including foam block and deck blanket.
• Preferred:
  Experience on LNG tanks with concrete outer tank vapor and spill containment.
• Preferred:
  Experience on an LNG construction site especially along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
• Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with the type of work to be undertaken.
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet applications. Ability to work with multi-national employees and across different languages.
• Ability to train less experienced team members and provide mentorship to others.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving ability.

Bechtel offers robust benefits to ensure employees thrive, including career development, program delivery, and time to recharge. For more information, visit Bechtel’s benefits site.

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