This position will be based in Houston, Texas, and will require significant travel to project sites throughout the United States.
This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership. #LI-CS1
Major Responsibilities
Review valve purchase orders and related documentation to confirm requirements for inspection, testing, traceability, documentation, spare parts, preservation, packing, shipping, site support, repairs, warranties, and final records are complete and practical.
Coordinate with Procurement, Engineering, Inspection, Quality, Logistics, Construction, and Commissioning to resolve purchase-order gaps and incorporate lessons learned into future requirements, supplier instructions, inspection plans, and manufacturing-stage controls.
Coordinate valve shipment sequencing, required-on-site dates, receiving readiness, and preservation handoffs, and resolve delivery issues including incomplete shipments, damage, missing components, documentation deficiencies, packing concerns, and incorrect tagging.
Establish and oversee site valve preservation programs covering receipt, handling, storage, protection, maintenance, inspection, recordkeeping, and turnover; conduct assessments and drive corrective actions to closure.
Lead the containment, assessment, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and resolution of valve damage, leakage, operability concerns, contamination, installation defects, test failures, and other field issues.
Develop and manage valve repair, rework, replacement, and field-service plans, coordinating suppliers, technicians, repair facilities, parts, procedures, schedules, costs, testing, documentation, and quality requirements.
Verify repaired or replaced valves meet applicable inspection, testing, documentation, preservation, reinstallation, and acceptance requirements before turnover or return to service.
Analyze cross-project trends and provide status reporting, escalation, standardized checklists, trackers, workflows, lessons learned, and training to improve valve execution across projects.
Education and Experience Requirements
Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
Required Knowledge and Skills
Extensive industrial valve experience in LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, power, or similar process facilities, with the technical judgment and problem-solving skills needed to assess valve requirements, conditions, failures, repairs, testing, and acceptance.
Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate technical, quality, delivery, preservation, and field-execution risks;
Supporting valve execution through delivery, site receipt, storage, preservation, installation, commissioning, repair, and warranty on large EPC projects.
Proven ability to coordinate and align Procurement, Engineering, Inspection, Quality, suppliers, logistics providers, technicians, repair facilities, and project teams
Experience leading root-cause investigations, corrective actions, supplier accountability, repair programs, and verification of completed work.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise management-level reporting, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to prioritize and drive actions to closure across multiple projects.
Ability to translate field experience and lessons learned into practical requirements, standardized processes, improved controls, training, and knowledge sharing.
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