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NextDecade · 1 month ago

Maintenance Senior Technician, Mechanical

positionBrownsville, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

NextDecade Corporation is dedicated to providing reliable, lower-carbon energy solutions and is currently developing the Rio Grande LNG facility in Brownsville, Texas. The Maintenance Senior Technician, Mechanical will be responsible for conducting mechanical maintenance activities, ensuring safety and quality, while also supporting the Supervisor during high-volume periods.

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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 other departments such as Engineering, Operations, Safety, Procurement, Training, Planning, Specialist Vendors and Contractors upholding the One-Team approach
Initial support and continued review of preventative & corrective Maintenance Plans
Participate in the reviewing of maintenance documentation, such as WI’s, JSA’s and SWMMs, Permitting, red lining of documents
Participate in the mechanical maintenance execution activities of all breakdowns, corrective, and preventative maintenance in the facility
Provide support to turnarounds as required
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 and actively all the required maintenance meetings, including HSSE meetings, prestart, tailgates, etc

Qualification

Mechanical maintenance experienceCMMS systems (SAP)Interpreting Engineering DrawingsLNG Mechanical Pipefitter experienceMOC process knowledgeFrontline leadershipAnalytical skillsHands-on working methodEmergency Response Team participationCommunication skills

Required

High school diploma or GED
Experienced in the execution of mechanical maintenance activities
Competent at interpreting Engineering Drawings and Documentation
Exceptional working knowledge of CMMS systems (SAP or Similar)
Experience developing and reviewing critical Maintenance procedures
Exceptional working knowledge of an MOC process
Experience in frontline leadership during Turnarounds
Relevant LNG Mechanical Pipefitter maintenance experience including Fabrication and/or repair of piping, etc. using various welding processes as required (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW) Blinding of pipes, vessels, tanks, exchangers, etc. to prepare equipment for operations and maintenance
Mechanical LNG experience including Turbo machinery, compressors, loading arms, PSV's, pumps, motors, vessels, valves, actuators, fin fans and flange management a must
Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Must have a “hands-on” method of working
Participate as a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) to support on-site emergencies
Ability to get Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC)

Preferred

Technical degree in Industrial Mechanical or similar and NCCER (Millwright/Pipefitter/Boilermaker)
5+ years Hydrocarbon/Petrochemical experience in a Mechanical Maintenance Technician role

Company

NextDecade

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NextDecade is an LNG development company focusing on LNG export projects and associated pipelines.
dateFounded in 2010
location
Houston, Texas, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.next-decade.com/

H1B Sponsorship

NextDecade has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8)
2022 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.76B
Key Investors
General AtlanticMUFG BankTotalEnergies
2025-09-10Post Ipo Equity· $1.7B
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $5.18B
2025-01-06Post Ipo Debt· $175M

Leadership Team

T
Tarik Skeik
Chief Operating Officer
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James MacTaggart
Chief Marketing Officer
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Recent News

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