NextDecade · 8 hours ago
Director, Facilities Engineering
Brownsville, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expNextDecade is committed to providing reliable, lower-carbon energy and is seeking a full-time Director, Facilities Engineering to support operations at the Rio Grande LNG facility near Brownsville, Texas. The role involves leading the facilities engineering team, managing technical support for maintenance and production, and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
EnergyIndustrialNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Lead the facilities engineering team by prioritizing and supporting delivery of the following:
Major accident event barrier management
Equipment technical monitoring
Day to day technical support to maintenance and production teams including technical queries, trip response and support and risk management
Management of change and technical support to brownfield projects
Reliability, availability, production and asset integrity improvement (working with the reliability team who report through the Maintenance line)
Manage the facilities engineering budget
Own the major accident hazard barrier management procedure and drive continuous improvement in the procedure and integrity of the facility
Manage the technical authority program and act as the point of escalation for technical authorities
Support continuous improvement in the MOC process, and assurance that the MOC process is an effective barrier to incidents
Ensure Key Process Indicators (KPIs) for equipment and systems are monitored to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation
Ensure that the facility equipment and procedures conform to industry regulatory compliance standards and recommended practices for safety, environmental, and facility design
Ensure management of contractors in compliance with company procedures and ensure safe execution of work
Manage core facilities engineering and technical proficiencies for the team. Identify and oversee associated training and development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
15+ years engineering experience in petrochemicals or LNG
5+ years of experience in engineering leadership, including team management
Willingness to travel, domestically & internationally, as needed (approximately 5%)
Preferred
Advanced skills in operational risk management including managing risks to ALARP
Advanced skills in Process Safety Management (PSM)
Advanced skills in Management of Change (MOC)
Advanced skills in people leadership
Advanced skills in organization, planning, prioritization and resource management
Intermediate skills in US LNG regulatory requirements
Intermediate skills in audit and assurance of business processes
Intermediate skills in continuous improvement
Intermediate skills in technical assurance
Intermediate skills in negotiation
Intermediate skills in cost benefit analysis
Knowledge of APCI liquefaction facility design (process and equipment)
Knowledge of maintenance strategy and maintenance optimization of LNG equipment
Knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards
Knowledge of Risk Based Inspection (RBI) programs
Knowledge of Functional Safety
Knowledge of incident investigation
Company
NextDecade
NextDecade is an LNG development company focusing on LNG export projects and associated pipelines.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.76BKey Investors
General AtlanticMUFG BankTotalEnergies
2025-09-10Post Ipo Equity· $1.7B
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $5.18B
2025-01-06Post Ipo Debt· $175M
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