NextDecade

Engineer, Electrical

Brownsville, TX · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$15kDetected 87 days ago

NLPComplianceBudgetingHRElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

Manager of Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical Engineering within the Operations Department, under the leadership of the Director of Facilities Engineering, the Sr.
Director of Engineering, and the Vice President of Operations.
While the role has no direct reports, it may involve supervising contractor electrical engineers and mentoring maintenance electricians and technicians.

Provide Electrical Systems and Power Distribution Engineering Support for the RGLNG facility, delivering critical support to both day-to-day operations and long-term system reliability initiatives.
Primary Engineering Support for power distribution systems, including microprocessor-based protective relays, medium/low voltage switchgear, large variable frequency drives (VFDs), motor control centers (MCCs), and associated protective equipment.
Maintain comprehensive arc flash studies in compliance with NFPA 70E and IEEE 1584 standards to ensure electrical safety and regulatory compliance at oil and gas facilities.
Provide engineering support to ECMS and Alarm Management.
Deliver frontline engineering support for troubleshooting control logic issues, electrical protection trips, and power equipment malfunctions, driving rapid root cause analysis and minimizing downtime.
Lead and mentor technicians in advanced diagnostic methods, including the use of centralized control and electrical monitoring systems.
Collaborate with rotating equipment engineers, I&C engineers, and OEM contractors to ensure reliable refrigeration package performance.

10+ years of Power Distribution engineering experience.
5+ years of Power Distribution engineering experience in an operating process facility.

Masters in electrical engineering.
5+ years of electrical engineering experience in an LNG or similar heavy industrial operating facility.
Advanced skills in:
Intermediate skills in:

Medium and low voltage power distribution systems (up to 138kV).
Protective relaying, coordination studies, and arc flash analysis.
Power system modeling and analysis using tools such as ETAP or SKM.
Application of industry standards and codes (e.g., NEC, IEEE, NFPA 70E, API RP 500/505).
Electrical system design, commissioning, and maintenance best practices.
Integration of electrical systems with Electrical Control Management System (ECMS)
Familiarity with ABB or GE electrical control systems.
Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity and electrical system monitoring.
Process Safety Management (PSM) and operational risk management
Management of Change (MOC)
Root cause investigations

NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to reliable, lower-carbon energy.
We are focused on delivering secure and cost-effective energy through the safe and efficient development and operation of natural gas liquefaction capacity at Rio Grande LNG.
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, sufficient space at the site for up to 10 liquefaction trains, and a potential carbon capture and storage project.
NextDecade's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "NEXT." NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
For more information, please visit www.next-decade.com.

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