Manager, Workface Planning at Venture Global in Cameron

Job description

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. We are seeking qualified applicants for the position: Manager, Workface Planning Located: Cameron Summary The Manager, Workface Planning (WFP) will serve as the Owner’s site representative responsible for oversight and assurance of Workface Planning activities performed by all contractors at Venture Global’s CP2 Facility. This position will be based on site in Cameron, Louisiana and reporting to the Director of AWP. This is an oversight and governance role with responsibilities to coordinate issue resolution, the contractors are responsible for developing IWPs, managing constraints, maintaining executable work packages, and performing the day-to-day Workface Planning activities. The Owner WFP Manager is responsible for ensuring those activities are being performed correctly, consistently, and early enough to support safe and efficient construction execution. The successful candidate will have strong field construction experience combined with practical knowledge of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), Workface Planning, Installation Work Packages (IWPs), construction readiness, and constraint management. Critical Role Distinction The Manager, Workface Planning owns assurance of the Workface Planning process while working with the EPC Contractor to assist in owning the execution process. The successful candidate will ensure the EPC Contractor and its subcontractors have an effective WFP organization and are consistently delivering well-planned, constraint-free, executable work to the field without creating a parallel Owner organization that performs the contractor’s Workface Planning responsibilities. General Description Duties & Responsibilities Provide Owner oversight of all contractors Workface Planning programs and personnel. Ensure WFP activities comply with the project’s AWP/WFP execution strategy, procedures, contractual requirements, and established industry practices. Monitor the quality, maturity, and timely development of Installation Work Packages (IWPs). Verify that IWPs represent logical, executable scopes of work and contain the information required by field supervision and craft. Oversee the contractor’s constraint management and IWP readiness processes. Ensure engineering, materials, access, predecessor work, equipment, permits, quality, safety, and other constraints are identified and resolved sufficiently ahead of construction. Monitor IWP development against the construction schedule and ensure an adequate backlog of executable, constraint-free work is maintained. Conduct WFP audits, field observations, IWP quality reviews, and performance assessments across EPC and subcontractor organizations. Monitor WFP KPIs and identify trends or systemic issues affecting construction readiness and field productivity. Identify deficiencies in Contractor WFP performance and drive corrective actions through the Integrated Project Management Team. Ensure Workface Planning is effectively integrated with Construction, Engineering, Field Engineering, Procurement, Materials Management, Project Controls, Quality, HSE, and Completions. Provide regular WFP performance reporting and escalation of significant issues to Owner Construction and AWP leadership. Promote consistent WFP implementation across construction disciplines, areas, and subcontractors. Qualifications Required experience Extensive construction experience on large industrial, LNG, petrochemical, energy, or maj