NextDecade · 2 months ago
Maintenance Technician, Instrumentation
Brownsville, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expNextDecade is seeking a Maintenance Technician specializing in Instrumentation to oversee daily maintenance execution activities while ensuring safety and quality work practices. The role involves engaging with various maintenance disciplines, supporting preventative and corrective maintenance plans, and leading a positive safety culture within the team.
EnergyIndustrialNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Demonstrate proactive safety attitude at all times
Always uses safe work practices and follows NextDecade lifesaving rules and permitting processes
Maintains a high focus on safety and wellbeing of execution team, leads by example to set and maintain a positive safety culture of compliance and continuous improvement for Apprentices and Contractors
Engages and communicates effectively with all maintenance disciplines as required, not just the Instrumentation team, including Electrical, Mechanical, Plant Services, Planning, Engineering, Specialist Vendors and Contractors upholding the One-Team approach
Initial support and continued review of Preventative & Corrective Maintenance Plans aligned to the equipment selected for this facility
Participate in the reviewing of maintenance documentation, such as Work Instruction’s, Job Safety Analysis, Permitting, red lining of documents
Participate in the Instrumentation maintenance execution activities of all breakdown, corrective and preventative maintenance in the facility
Provide support to the leadership of the Turnaround Team prior and during Turnarounds
Responsible to safely complete all assigned activities to a high standard
Perform Permit Holder requirements for the execution of work at RGLNG
Maintain personal training and competency compliance
Actively participate in all the required maintenance execution meetings, including HSSE meetings, pre-starts, work allocation tasks, tailgates and toolboxes etc
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or GED
5+ years LNG Export Facility experience in an Instrumentation Maintenance Execution role or 10+ years' experience in LNG/Oil & Gas/Petrochemical industries
Competent for all Instrumentation Maintenance activities
Competent at interpreting Engineering Drawings and Documentation i.e. P&ID, ISO, GA, Logic, Control Narratives, Cause & Effect, Loop & Wiring, etc
Must have experience with the testing and inspection of Safety Critical Elements (SCE), Statutory and Federal Regulatory compliance
Experience in GOAL setting and performance management
Experience and working knowledge of CMMS systems (SAP or Similar)
Experience working with and red-lining critical Maintenance procedures
Good working knowledge of an Management Of Change (MOC) process
Experience in maintenance activities during Turnarounds
Relevant Instrumentation LNG maintenance experience including Integrated Control & Safety Systems (DCS / SIS), PLC's, Flow Computers, analyzers, gas turbines, fire & gas detection systems, control valves, anti-surge control, and field instrumentation is a must
Ability to Obtain NFPA 70E qualification
Experience with Instrumentation Equipment in Hazardous Classified Areas
Experience with Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) equipment isolations in accordance with Permit to Work Systems and processes
Must be experienced in writing/reviewing Work Instructions
Computer literate in Word, Excel, and CMMS/database applications
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach to work
Must be able to obtain a TWIC card
Participate as a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) to support on-site emergencies
Must be physically capable of moving throughout all areas of the facility, including being capable of traveling to a designated muster point during emergency situations
Must be able to clearly communicate, in the English language, with others via radio, phone, and verbal methods
Preferred
Technical degree in Industrial Maintenance Instrumentation or similar and NCCER preferred
Company
NextDecade
NextDecade is an LNG development company focusing on LNG export projects and associated pipelines.
201-500 employees
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