Construction Operations Engineer (307)

ESS - 307

Project Overview :

Our client is partnering with NextDecade to support their vision of providing the world with lower-carbon energy through the Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas. RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal located on a 984-acre site along the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the project includes three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks, and one marine berth. At full capacity, the five-train facility will produce 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Brownsville is a city rich in history, culture, and tradition, situated in the southernmost region of Texas along the Rio Grande River and near the Gulf of Mexico. The city embraces innovation and looks forward to a sustainable future.

Job Summary :

Performs construction engineering assignments requiring a full working knowledge of construction engineering practices. Exercises professional judgment within broad guidelines and may provide direction to less experienced construction engineers or office personnel. May specialize in a field or take a lead role in a specific segment of a construction project.

Major Responsibilities :

• Assist construction superintendents in planning construction methods and procedures.
• Coordinate and resolve engineering or construction issues with superintendents.
• Interpret design drawings and prepare construction working drawings, including temporary facilities, field sketches, revisions, additions, and “as-built” drawings.
• Review design, vendor drawings, and installation instructions; study interference problems.
• Prepare or direct preparation of field material purchase requisitions, estimating quantities and material takeoffs.
• Track commodities using quantity tracking systems or other databases.
• Assist with coordination of vendor material deliveries, storage, expediting, and engineering reports.
• Prepare projections and schedules for workforce, materials, and equipment.
• Prepare field change notices / requests, extra work orders, and back charge notices.
• Review project control documents and ensure automation programs are implemented for field use.
• Prepare cost estimates and review project design and bills of materials.
• Maintain records of costs and quantities, evaluate data, and generate reports for project management.
• Monitor subcontractors to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Administer change notices and amendments; audit contractor progress payment requests.
• Maintain updated subcontractor schedules.
• Monitor installation of materials and equipment to ensure conformance with drawings and specifications.
• Provide input on constructability and lessons learned.
• May contribute to employee reviews for assigned personnel.

Education and Experience Requirements :

Required Knowledge and Skills :

Diverse Teams Build the Extraordinary :

Our client has helped complete over 25,000 projects in 160 countries, creating jobs, growing economies, improving infrastructure resiliency, and increasing access to energy and vital services. Extraordinary outcomes are achieved through the quality of our people and a relentless drive to meet customer objectives.

Serving markets in Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing and Technology, our services span planning, investment, start-up, and operations. Core to our client are its Vision, Values, and Commitments, guiding expectations and delivery.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion :

Our client values a diverse workforce of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences, fostering innovation, trust, and talent attraction. Every colleague is supported to feel a sense of belonging, respected for their contributions, and treated equitably.

About Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc. :

Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc. (ESS Inc.) is a Cincinnati based certified MBE. Since 2002, ESS Inc. has been providing health and safety, engineering, environmental technical and management services to businesses throughout the United States. We work with businesses from Fortune 500 members to small businesses in the local community, providing world class occupational safety and health consultative services and environmental compliance assistance. Our customers value our personal attention to their needs and the accuracy and flexibility of our services to meet their unique needs.

As President and Founder of ESS, Lonnie Grayson brings more than 25 years of professional environmental safety and health leadership to the company. He founded ESS Inc. in 2002 and has grown the firm into a nationally recognized industry leader. With a professional background as a mechanical engineer, Mr. Grayson knows the value of a safety and health program that focuses on the processes that drive the safety and health process in a company to achieve great results. We understand the need for partnership with our customers to fully understand their needs and the culture of each customer to meet and exceed their occupational safety, health and environmental compliance needs.