Principal Production Engineer

Our client is seeking a Full-Time Principal Production Engineer to support US based LNG export facility and service the global demand for North American natural gas. This Louisiana-based position will support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies.

Responsibilities:

Set daily production targets for the PQ Facility LNG Trains by defining operating limits and collaborating with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to develop an actionable daily production plan.

Develop and maintain real-time, online monitoring and surveillance models aimed at optimizing the availability and performance of LNG liquefaction trains.

Analyze live operational data to detect deviations from defined operating envelopes and determine corrective actions to safely and efficiently maximize LNG production.

Identify and implement initiatives to improve availability and reliability across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons using insights from real-time systems, physics-based, and data-driven models.

Proactively assess production risks that could impact availability and reliability, and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.

Contribute to weekly and monthly production performance reviews by providing technical input and driving follow-up actions for continuous improvement.

Track and assess production loss events, collaborating with stakeholders such as Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations to validate, report, and resolve issues promptly to sustain high availability and reliability.

Participate in or lead Engineering Investigation Requests (EIRs) and Management of Change (MoC) processes aimed at enhancing LNG train performance.

Lead or support root cause analyses (RCAs) of production losses as needed.

Provide key performance assumptions and timely input into the Forecast and Annual Delivery Plan processes.

Support the Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) processes by delivering required data, analysis, and insights.

Contribute to the creation and enhancement of Integrated Production Excellence standards, tools, and procedures.

Capture and document lessons learned from the PQ Facility to support continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across other Venture Global LNG projects and sites.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Process, Production, or Chemical Engineering.

Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Production Engineer with a proven track record in driving production performance improvements.

Oil and gas industry experience is required, preferably in LNG. However, experience in petrochemicals, NGL, cryogenic gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing industries may also be considered.

Position is based in Point Celeste, Louisiana, with occasional travel to other sites as needed.