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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and manage daily, weekly, monthly, annual, and long-term production schedules and plans.
• Collaborate with optimization engineers to incorporate operational insights and performance data into production forecasts.
• Support LNG Inventory Management through proactive collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Marine, and Commercial Operations Teams to minimize operational and inventory risks, review shipping schedules, and safely and efficiently maximize production in alignment with operational goals and constraints.
• Incorporate Integrate Activity Plans (IAPs) from maintenance into production forecasts whilst ensuring effective SIMOPS (Simultaneous Operations) planning.
• Forecast feed gas and power availability to support production planning and energy efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards in all planning activities.
• Prepare and deliver regular reports on production plans, performance, variances, and key metrics to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Utilize NextDecade’s NextSys Production Management Planning tools for forecasting, scenario modeling, and schedule optimization.
• Manage updates, configuration, and continuous improvements of dedicated planning software tools to ensure alignment with operational needs and best practices.
• Support the preparation and submission of required regulatory reports in coordination with compliance and environmental teams.

MINUMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in production planning in LNG or oil & gas, or petrochemical industries.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams), Project and Visio.
• Experience using CMMs platforms for maintenance planning and coordination.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure, safety-critical environment.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with LNG terminal inventory management and operational processes.
• Working knowledge of feed gas supply dynamics and power demand forecasting.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as FERC, TCEQ, PHMSA, and MARPOL.

• Must be able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.
• Operates in a complex construction 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.

• Ability to drive to other Company work locations as required.
• Ability to move throughout all areas of the facility, including being physically capable of traveling to a designed muster point during emergency situations.
• Stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift.
• The incumbent is required to have fully mechanical motion and usage of all extremities.
• Physically able to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, handle, and lift 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.
• Must be able to clearly communicate with others via radio, phone, and verbal methods.
• May be required to enter confined spaces.
• May be required to work at elevated heights and access elevated structures without assistance.

• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

• Safety – We make safety a priority. Everything we do relies on the safety of our people and the communities around us.
• Integrity – We do the right thing, and are open, ethical, and fair. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in all that we do.
• Honesty – We value truth and honesty in ourselves and others. We honor our commitments and take responsibility for our actions.
• Respect – We listen, and respect people, the environment, and the communities in which we live and work.
• Transparency – Transparency builds trust. We promote open communication with our people, our customers, and all our stakeholders.
• Diversity – We value diversity of experiences and thoughts. It takes people with different strengths and backgrounds to make our company succeed.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.