Principal Designer, Instrument and Controls

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.

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Summary

We are seeking a leader to join us as a Principal, Designer, Instrumentation and Controls. This role is responsible for management of discrete engineering modeling & drafting and the support of the project objectives. This position will be located in Houston, TX.  This position will report to the Director of Instrumentation and Controls. Travel may be required depending on project location

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• I&C design/installation technical authority
• Ensure contractor adheres to project and international standards
• Provide design solution to upgrades and modifications on existing facilities
• Assist Commissioning and operation teams to troubleshoot and isolate control system issues
• Participate on Factory Acceptance Tests
• Review and approve bulk material substitutions (cables, cable glands, tubing, tubing fittings, etc.)
• Review and approve temporary modifications to I&C equipment
• Provides input to weekly site engineering report

Qualifications

Required experience

• Minimum 10 year’s experience working with instrumentation and control systems.
• Experience with:
  • • Plant Instrumented Control and Safety Systems (e.g. Distributed Control Systems Mark VIe & Yokogawa, Honeywell and Emerson CHARMS), Safety Systems (Mark VIe, Yokogawa, HIMA, Honeywell and Emerson CHARMS), Fire and Gas Systems, and Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Emerson/GE, etc.)
    • Operational Technology Networks, fiber optic, wiring design.
    • IT Network installation for PAGA, Security, CCTV, LAN and Access Control
    • Field Instrumentation installation for process measurement including cryogenic applications (e.g. Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow, etc.)  Control Valves, Shutdown Valves (Air, Gas, and Motor Operated), Analyzers (H2S, Moisture, etc.) Gas Chromatographs, Flow Metering Systems (Ultrasonic, Coriolis, Differential Pressure, etc.) and their transmission systems (e.g. 4-20mA, Hart, ProfiBus, etc.)
    • Packaged equipment instrumentation and installation.

Preferred Experience

Experience in LNG liquefaction facilities highly preferred

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, preferably with specialization in Process Control, Control systems, and Instrumentation preferred 

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.