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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.

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Summary

We are seeking a Associate Engineer, Production to join our team in our Arlington, VA office.

The Associate Engineer, Production will report to the Principal Production Engineer and will be supporting production engineering, process engineering and operations across all our facilities.

This role will be part of the production engineering team responsible for ensuring the plant operations remain program compliant and that the production volumes are delivered in a safe and reliable manner.This is a fast-paced environment requiring drive, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and grow rapidly.

This position focuses on process modeling and simulation to understand plant performance, optimize production, and support day-to-day application of plant models. The successful candidate will work alongside experienced engineers and cross functional teams contributing to real-time operational decisions and support long-term/high impact decision making.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

Candidate will develop a deep understanding of the Venture Global LNG process and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Creating/validating steady-state and dynamic process models of the LNG process units using industry standard tools (e.g., Aspen HYSYS)
• Using appropriate methodologies such data driven, physics-based and data analytics models depending on the objectives
• Engaging with stakeholders (engineering, IT, operations) and building positive relationships
• Analyze plant data and model outputs to identify optimization opportunities and troubleshoot operational issues
• Assist in evaluating the impact of process changes, debottlenecking studies and efficiency improvements
• Innovating and driving continuous improvement
• Travel to all our Louisiana LNG Facilities as needed

Qualifications

Required experience

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
• 1-4 years of experience working as an Engineer in a process plant environment; however, Engineering graduates with a demonstrable passion to pursue a career in this discipline would also be considered
• Must possess deep interest in physics-based engineering modeling, data analytics and data science/machine learning methodologies
• Understands where each of the above approaches fit, i.e. strengths and weaknesses and applicability
• Experience with statistical analysis methods/tools
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills
• Must be able to present results/visualizations clearly for decision making
• Previous experience workingas an engineerina process plant environmentwould be a plus
• Internship experience in the oil and gas industry preferred
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 Application Suite, process modeling tools such as Unisim/Aspen HYSYS
• Some basic programming skills is a plus (C++, Python etc.)
• High level of energy and motivation to excel within the organization
• Goes above and beyond and takes initiative

Salary Range

$85,000 - $100,000

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.