The Role
Provide administrative and technical support to production and marine teams at an LNG facility: manage meeting logistics and minutes, visitor coordination, mail, expense reports, onboarding, Workday scheduling, build and maintain Power BI dashboards, edit technical documents, and support events and executive interfacing in a construction-to-operations environment.
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ABOUT NEXTDECADE CORPORATION
NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to reliable, lower-carbon energy. We are focused on delivering secure and cost-effective energy through the safe and efficient development and operation of natural gas liquefaction capacity at Rio Grande LNG. Through our subsidiaries, we are developing and constructing the Rio Grande LNG natural gas liquefaction and export facility near Brownsville, Texas, with approximately 48 MTPA of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction or in development, sufficient space at the site for up to 10 liquefaction trains, and a potential carbon capture and storage project. NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit www.next-decade.com.
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
The Technical Assistant is responsible for providing general administrative support to NextDecade’s production operations and marine teams in Brownsville, TX consisting of more than 100 employees that include, production operations, marine operations, and plant optimization during commissioing, facility startup and continueing for normal operations. The successful candidate thrives in a fast-pased environment with strong communication and organization skills with attention to detail. The position is in Brownville, Texas.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attend recurring meetings to stay informed of current acitivites and to document the minutes and action items.
- Act as a primary contact point for operations visitors and callers.
- Act as the primary contact point for administrative issues for the production and marine teams.
- Organize facilities for conferences, meetings, training, or employee events.
- Create and organize presentations or materials needed for meetings.
- Assist in coordinating meeting logistics and catering services including scheduling and maintaining conference rooms for various meetings.
- Arrange meetiings with external parties as requested by various work groups.
- Process project correspondence, conference notes & meeting minutes and action items.
- Coordinate mail, including sorting and forwarding incoming mail, and scheduling pick-up and delivery of mail services.
- Compile and submit expense reports and assist with travel arrangements.
- Coordinate new employee onboarding with HR and line managers.
- Track and coordinate site visitors to ensure protocols are followed and maintain a welcoming environment.
- Develop and maintain phone/email lists, calendars and schedules.
- Provide admin and technical support for the operations schedule in Workday.
- Build and maintain multiple Power BI dahsboards.
- Review technical documents to correct grammer and formatting.
- Other duties assigned by the line manager.
Minimum Requirements:
- A High School degree or equivalent
- Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.
- This role is located within an active construction site that will transition to an operating LNG facility . Applicant must be willing and capable of working in outside conditions such as adverse weather conditions and on uneven walking surfaces. Applicant must also be able to do light to moderate lifting.
- Highly proficient in Powerpoint, Word and Excel applications.
- Required proficiency with Power BI.
- Display effective communication skills.
- Ability to work efffectively with a diverse team and frequently changing priorities.
- Effective time management skills, including punctuality, flexibility, and reliability.
- Strong organizational skills, including planning, scheduling, and follow-up capabilities.
- Strong composition and grammar skills.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Experience interfacing with executive management.
- Communicates effectively at all levels of the organization to ensure clarity in expectations requirements, and deliverables. Excellent analytical skills.
Preferred Requirements:
- Working knowledge of Concur and Workday
- Additional training specifically in computer/software and/or prior demonstratable work experience.
Job Site Work Environment
· 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.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with ADA-recognized disabilities to perform the essential functions for the job.
· 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.
If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
*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.
NEXTDECADE VALUES
· 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.
NextDecade provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NextDecade complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
Skills Required
- High school degree or equivalent
- Ability to obtain a TWIC Card
- Willingness and ability to work outdoors on an active construction site and perform light to moderate lifting
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Proficiency with Power BI and building/maintaining dashboards
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including strong composition and grammar
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse team and adapt to frequently changing priorities
- Effective time management, punctuality, flexibility, and reliability
- Strong organizational skills including planning, scheduling, and follow-up
- Ability to work independently
- Experience interfacing with executive management
- Experience using Workday for operations scheduling (admin/technical support)
- Ability to wear PPE and meet physical demands (stand/sit full shift, lift up to 20 lbs, access elevated areas, possible confined space entry)
- Working knowledge of Concur
- Working knowledge of Workday
- Additional computer/software training or demonstrable prior related work experience
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The Company
What We Do
NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) is committed to providing the world access to cleaner energy. NextDecade, through its wholly owned subsidiaries Rio Grande LNG and NEXT Carbon Solutions, is developing a 27 mtpa LNG export project in South Texas along with one of the largest carbon capture and storage projects in North America. The Rio Grande LNG project is expected to be the largest and greenest U.S. LNG export solution linking Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale natural gas to the global LNG market. NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
