Engineering Superintendent, Rotating Equipment

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Superintendent, Rotating Equipment Engineering reports to the Engineering Support Manager and has oversight and charge of the Rotating Equipment Engineering Department. This role will provide leadership and direction to Rotating Equipment Engineers that serve as the technical stewards for all rotating equipment at the facility including gas turbines, process compressors, fin-fans, pumps, blowers, gear boxes, mixers, diesel drivers, and any other rotating equipment. Ensures optimum asset management of plant facilities, equipment, and capital to provide safe and reliable delivery of LNG in compliance with regulations. The Rotating Equipment Engineering Superintendent ensures that coordination among plant personnel and contractors and protects the resources, assets, and workers that are required to operate the terminal. 

This is a non-DOT position. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Leads and manages the Rotating Equipment Engineering team, ensuring alignment with safety, production, and reliability goals. 
• Supports the development and implementation of maintenance strategies, predictive maintenance, and condition monitoring programs. 
• Serves as the rotating and mechanical systems administrator with the primary focus on the development and implementation of programs to improve reliability. 
• Provides daily rotating equipment and mechanical systems support to the plant to keep the plant systems operational. 
• Responsible for tracking availability and improving overall reliability for the rotating equipment and its systems throughout the plant (Gas Turbines, Process Compressors, fin-fans, pumps, blowers, gear boxes, mixers, diesel drivers, etc.).
• Supports business with developing and maintaining various customer service agreements with OEMs.
• Performs supervisory duties and coordinates with Human Resources on staffing-related activities including Job Descriptions, Roles and Responsibilities, recruiting, interviewing, selection, hiring, discipline, development, training, promotions, and salary changes.

• Supports line Manager on the successful implementation of Goals and initiatives for the Rotating Equipment Engineering Discipline.

• Coordinates and develops proposals for plant improvements including design basis and preliminary estimates and budgets for capital projects. 

• Provide technical guidance during development and construction, supporting the capital projects team as required. 

• Drive development and implementation of Company and Engineering Services initiatives.

• Promotes a strong safety culture and ensures adherence to HSE standards.

• Reviews and approves design modifications and facility additions and ensures that management of change (MOC) process is adhered to, and that adequate records and documents are initiated and maintained.

• Develops and implements employee training and development plans to ensure the Rotating Equipment department has essential competencies and capabilities to meet business needs.

• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. 
  
   

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Knowledge:

The Superintendent, Rotating Equipment Engineering must understand all facets of LNG transportation, storage, and processing including safety and security, maintenance, operations, governmental regulations, and associated codes and standards.   In-depth knowledge of and experience with technical processes; project and design engineering; environmental quality; quality assurance; methods and procedures for monitoring costs and developing budgets. The Superintendent, Rotating Equipment Engineering must have a general understanding of human resources policies, processes, and employee relations principles. A high level of health, safety, security, and environmental (HSSE) awareness is required.  

Skills: 

• Strong leadership and administrative abilities are required. 
• An acute sensitivity to safety issues in a hazardous environment. 
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.  
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization and with individuals and groups from different disciplines, industries, and governmental agencies. 
• Able to work with a culturally diverse group of technical individuals whose skills cover the range required to engineer, operate and maintain an LNG terminal. 
• Organized with planning skills enabling management of multiple activities and programs timely and with a high degree of accuracy. 
• Work deadline oriented and understands criticality of meeting deadlines in an operating plant environment. 
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills.  
• Computer experience including Project Management, CMMS database, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education, Training and Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering is required. 

Experience:  Minimum of ten (10)+ years’  of relevant experience in an industrial environment in engineering, maintenance, or operations.  Recent experience with LNG is preferred, however, refining or petrochemical industry experience is acceptable. Previous leadership experience is highly desirable.

DIRECT REPORTS

Rotating Equipment Engineers

FREEDOM TO ACT

The Superintendent, Rotating Equipment Engineering is an expert in their field and requires minimal supervision. 

WORK CONDITIONS

• Job is performed in an industrial plant environment. 

• Occasionally, work may be performed from home, after normal work hours or on weekends.

• Limited travel required, as business conditions dictate.

• Subject to drug and alcohol testing, per applicable federal regulations or as required by Cheniere.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, work at height above ground on stairs and catwalks, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, smell, type and write.  

• Must be able to board a ship via a gangway, climb to the top of a tank (200+ steps), scale vertical steel ladder up to forty feet or more in height and lift and move objects weighting up to 50 pounds.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work indoors and outdoors, and be exposed to year-around weather conditions, ocean environment, and noise. There is a considerable amount of outdoor activities involved. 

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

•  Required to pass regularly scheduled physical examinations mandated by regulatory authorities.

• Required to obtain mandated certification by attending Company-sponsored training in basic first aid, and CPR.

• Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing status. 

ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS

Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employee's performance due to physical, mental or emotional disability.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Cheniere Energy is an equal opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.