Maintenance Specialist, Metering & Sampling
Listed on 2025-10-30
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Electrical Engineering
ABOUT NEXTDECADE CORPORATION
Next Decade is committed to providing the world access to reliable, lower carbon energy. We are focused on delivering secure, low-cost, and sustainable energy solutions through the safe and efficient development and operation of natural gas liquefaction and carbon capture and storage infrastructure. Through our subsidiaries, we are developing and constructing the Rio Grande LNG natural gas liquefaction and export facility near Brownsville, Texas, with approximately 48 MTPA of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction or in development.
We are also developing a potential carbon capture and storage project at the facility that is expected to make meaningful impacts toward a lower carbon future. Next Decade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” Next Decade is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
The Maintenance Specialist, Metering & Sampling is responsible for performing daily metering, analysis, and sampling maintenance activities, ensuring safe and high-quality work practices while optimizing equipment availability throughout the facility. This role guarantees the accuracy and reliability of critical analytical systems that monitor gas composition, process efficiency, and environmental compliance. This position is located in Brownsville, TX.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Demonstrate proactive safety attitude at all times.
- Always use safe work practices and follow Next Decade lifesaving rules and permitting processes. Lead by example to set and maintain a positive safety culture of compliance and continuous improvement for apprentices and contractors.
- Communicate and work with all maintenance disciplines as required, including Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Plant Services, Planning, 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 review of maintenance documentation such as WI’s, JSAs, and SWMMs, permitting, and red lining of documents.
- Participate in the metering, analyzer, and sampling maintenance execution activities of all breakdowns, corrective and preventative maintenance in the facility.
- Safely complete all planned activities on the locked schedule, maximizing tool time and minimizing cost & deferrals.
- Stakeholder in the review of materials and parts optimization.
- Demonstrate continuous improvement, value‑enhancing programs, and cost‑saving initiatives.
- Attend all required maintenance execution meetings, including HSSE meetings, pre‑starts, work allocation tasks, toolboxes, etc.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- 5+ years of post‑qualification experience.
- SME for all metering, analyzer, and sampling activities.
- Competent at interpreting Engineering Drawings and Documentation including P&, ISO, GA, Logic, Control Narratives, Cause & Effect, Loop & Wiring, etc.
- Experience with testing and inspection of Safety Critical Elements (SCE), statutory and federal regulatory compliance.
- Experience in GOAL setting and performance management.
- Good working knowledge of CMMS systems (SAP or similar).
- Experience reviewing and redlining critical maintenance procedures.
- Good working knowledge of an MOC process.
- Relevant I&C LNG maintenance experience including Integrated Control & Safety Systems (DCS/SIS), PLC’s.
- Extensive experience with gas chromatography, spectroscopy, and other analytical technologies used in LNG operations.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on analyzers such as gas chromatographs, oxygen analyzers, moisture analyzers, and LNG sampling systems.
- SME with flow computers, gas turbine processes, custody metering, all flow transmitter types for various media.
- SME with analyzers, gas chromatographs, LNG sampling systems, fire & gas detection systems, anti‑surge control systems, and field instrumentation.
- Knowledge of communication network protocols such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus RTU or TCP, OPC, HART, etc.
- Ability to obtain Transportation Worker Identification Credentials…
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