At Freeport LNG Development, L.P., we value the strengths of our employees who each bring their unique skills and experience to our team. As part of the Freeport LNG team, you will be working side by side with top performers in the LNG industry. We believe that when employees are fairly compensated, work in a safe environment and their families are provided with excellent benefits, they have peace of mind.

Reports To: Ryan Abraham 
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Quintana, TX

Job Summary

The Optimization Engineer II is a key technical contact responsible for the ongoing management of business processes related to production accounting (mass/energy balance), forecasting & scheduling and leveraging this information to drive operational excellence in the facility. The role will support the development and continuous improvement of performance tracking tools, high level KPIs, facility capacity curves, and lost production accounting. This position will interface internally with the Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Commercial, Regulatory, and Legal departments, and be able to collaborate and coordinate across different disciplines and departments to establish the optimal outcomes and ensure consistency and operational excellence across all sites.

The Optimization Engineer II reports directly to the Production Planning Supervisor. They are also expected to have a familiarity with natural gas treatment, NGL extraction, and liquefaction technology while also having an ability to perform data analysis. In addition, it is preferable that the candidate has familiarity with process safety management and process safety methodologies including HAZOP, LOPA, and other forms of PHA studies and risk management tools to support decision making and prioritization.

Location/Travel Information

This position is based at the Quintana LQF Terminal or Oyster Creek PTF site with occasional travel to off-site locations as required. This position requires the incumbent to hold a valid, unexpired driver license at all times in order to perform the essential functions of the job.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Preparation forecasting models for the Annual Delivery Program (ADP) and short-term forecasting.
• Perform production accounting duties by understanding the data inputs, calculation methodologies, reconciliation processes, and sources of error in Energy Balance.
• Implement and report production performance summaries that details total output, capacity utilization, reliability, efficiency, and lost production quantities.
• Track and monitor the top constraints of the facility through scorecards and quantify their impact to optimize the end-to-end LNG value chain.
• Participate in panel walks, maintenance meetings, and build relationships with appropriate personnel to identify and stay informed on production threats/opportunities.
• Participate in the communication strategy that ensures the appropriate information is available to Commercial Operations to meet our customer and business needs with the buy-in from Operations and Engineering.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed to support efforts that are internal or external to the department – from capacity inputs in short-term forecasting to developing business cases for engineering projects.
• Monitor the ordering and delivery of refrigerants needed to operate the facility and perform historical lookbacks to develop forecasts for budgeting purposes.
• Participate in Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) and Hazard and Operability Reviews (HAZOP), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs), Management of Change (MOC) process and incident investigations as needed.
• Additional tasks and duties as assigned by the Production Planning Supervisor or as business demands necessitate.

Minimum Qualification/Work Experience

Minimum Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.

Minimum Experience Required: 3+ years’ of industry refining/chemical processing experience

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree in industrial, chemical, or mechanical engineering.

Preferred Experience: Engineering experience with an emphasis in plant optimization, planning, and forecasting.

5+ years’ of industry refining/chemical processing experience

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Capable of developing forecasts and production accounting.
• An understanding of data handling, processing, and compilation with the ability to summarize and visualize results.
• Analytical skills and active learner with the ability to think logically and continuously seek improvements to existing processes.
• Experience with software including Windows and MS office products and capable of handling large datasets in Excel and/or other data processing tools (e.g. Python).
• Excellent planning and organizational skills and able to evaluate and prioritize multiple tasks to ensure alignment with plant goals.
• Able to effectively collaborate and work with all levels of the organization including operations, technical, plant management, contractors, vendors.
• Experience in reading and understanding P&ID, PFD, I&E drawings, and vendor supplied equipment data sheets.
• Ability to work under pressure in a rapidly changing environment.
• Good written/verbal technical communication skills.

HSE Roles and Responsibilities

Support the policies, efforts, and programs of Freeport LNG Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management System. Actively participate in the HSE Management System Policies. Ensure that HSE concerns are given priority in all activities completed within their area of responsibility. Implement routine inspections to ensure safe operating conditions.

Working Conditions and Physical Expectations Work Environment

• Must be able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.
• Operates in an industrial plant environment.
• Exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions.
• Not necessarily protected from weather and temperature changes. Possible exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid or windy weather conditions.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and electrical circuits.
• Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds of a pitch level sufficient to cause marked distraction.
• Routinely uses standard office and field communications equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers w/scanner and fax, and radios.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to drive to other Company work locations as required.
• Ability to move throughout all areas of the facility.
• Stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift.
• The incumbent is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Physically able to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, handle and move items weighing up to 20 lbs. without assistance.
• Visual acuity corrected to perform job functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent will be required to talk and hear.
• May be required to enter confined spaces.
• May be required to work at elevated heights.
• Work Authorization/Security Clearance
• Transportation Worker Identification Card

Freeport LNG does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion or creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), gender identity/transgender status, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.