Mechanical Lead, CSU

Location: Cameron, LA

Department: Project - Calcasieu Pass

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s two 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.

This is a contract position located in Cameron, LA. 

Key responsibilities

Leadership & coordination

• Serve as the mechanical commissioning focal point across Construction, Completions, QA/QC, Vendors, Operations, and HSSE.
• Build and lead the mechanical commissioning team (CSU mechanical static and rotating, field reps), including priorities, delegation, and daily execution.
• Chair/lead mechanical readiness meetings for assigned areas/systems, drive closure of constraints.

System turnover & completions integration

• Own mechanical deliverables required for subsystem/system turnover (walkdowns, punch listing, A/B/C categorization, and closeout verification).
• Ensure mechanical tag scoping and ITR assignment are correct in the completions system (e.g., master tag register, tag type matrix/ITR mapping).
• Validate mechanical MC boundaries and subsystem breakouts support startup sequencing (RFSU/interim groupings as applicable).

Mechanical test packages & execution

• Plan and execute mechanical test and assist pre-commissioning activities, such as:
• Flushing/cleaning (lube oil, seal oil, glycol, chemical cleaning where applicable)
• Hydro/pneumatic testing support and closeout verification
• Leak/tightness testing and reinstatement
• Rotating equipment prep (alignment checks, preservation removal, bump tests support with E&I)
• Static equipment readiness (vessels, exchangers, filters/strainers) including internals and vendor requirements
• Ensure temporary systems, blinds/spades, strainers/screens, and flushing spools are managed, tracked, and removed/restored properly.

Vendor management

• Coordinate vendor reps for mechanical packages through CSU sub-contracts coord. (compressors, turbines/DRAs, pumps, air systems, cryogenic equipment, etc.).
• Manage vendor documentation requirements, punch items, and constraints needed for energization/first run.
• Ensure vendor sign-offs and warranties/records are protected via correct procedures and documentation.

Documentation & compliance

• Ensure all mechanical turnover documentation is complete and audit-ready:
• ITRs, test reports, torque/tension records, reinstatement packs, redlines/as-builts, certificates
• Support regulatory or operations readiness requirements (e.g., turnover dossiers aligned to owner expectations).

Schedule, cost, and reporting

• Build and maintain mechanical commissioning logic inputs to the integrated schedule (P6 updates through the completions system as required).
• Provide weekly progress reporting: system readiness status, constraints, look-aheads, critical path impacts, and staffing needs.
• Support estimating and forecasting for mechanical commissioning labor and vendor support.

HSSE & quality

• Enforce commissioning HSSE expectations: PTW, LOTO, SIMOPS planning, energy isolation boundaries, confined space, lifts, and pressure testing safety.
• Drive high-quality execution—right-first-time documentation, punch integrity, and disciplined change control.

Deliverables / success measures

• Mechanical subsystems turned over on schedule with complete, correct ITR closeout and minimal rework.
• Mechanical test packages executed safely with repeatable, auditable records.
• Constraints cleared early (vendor gaps, missing materials, incomplete construction, documentation shortfalls).
• Smooth transition from MC → pre-commissioning → commissioning → operations with clear ownership and handover.

Interfaces

• Commissioning Director / CSU Area managers / Leads
• Construction Superintendents & Field Engineers
• Completions/Systemization Lead (CoConsole/DocConsole owners)
• E&I Commissioning Leads, Process Commissioning Leads
• QA/QC, Turnover/Records, Document Control
• Operations/Start-up & Maintenance Representatives
• HSSE leadership and PTW/LOTO authorities
• OEM/vendor representatives and package managers

Qualifications (typical)

• 10+ years in oil & gas/LNG facilities with strong commissioning/turnover exposure; LNG export experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical systems background: rotating equipment, piping systems, static equipment, and mechanical test execution.
• Proven leadership of multi-discipline field teams and vendor coordination.
• Strong knowledge of completions/turnover workflows and ITR-based verification.
• Working knowledge of PTW/LOTO, SIMOPS, and pressure testing safety practices.

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.