Principal Engineer, Rotating Equipment

Company Overview

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.

This role reports to the Director, Operations Engineering and will be responsible for developing and progressing the Ready for Operations (RFO) activities, ensuring a seamless transition of the facility from EPC to the operations phase.

• Provide advice and guidance on rotating equipment system engineering issues.
• Provide daily rotating equipment and mechanical systems support to the Maintenance & Operations teams to ensure continued operability of plant equipment.
• Provide advanced diagnostic support to allow rapid production recovery in the event of equipment failure and forced plant outage.
• Lead root‑cause failure analysis (RCFA) exercises and produce summaries with causes, recommendations, and presentations to concerned parties.
• Interpret and evaluate analysis and recommendations from reliability technicians on predictive programs.
• Support the Maintenance team for turnaround planning and execution.
• Maintain availability tracking and improve overall reliability for plant equipment, evaluating workflow, identifying critical spares, and managing spare parts storage and preservation for rotating equipment systems.
• Lead initiatives to refine and improve existing maintenance practices through reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM) for cost‑effective safety and robustness.

• Education and Certifications
  • Minimum bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline. Mechanical engineering focus preferred.
  • Professional engineering license preferred.
• Experience
  • Minimum fifteen (15) years in an engineering capacity dealing with rotating and mechanical equipment in an industrial setting.
  • Oil and gas experience required, with preference for LNG applications; petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing or other hydrocarbon processing acceptable.
  • Extensive knowledge of gas turbines (frames & aero‑derivatives) and compressors (including compressor performance) required.
• Additional Skills
  • Knowledge of CMMS systems.
  • Proficiency with RCFA tools for failure analysis.

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.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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