About Woodside
Louisiana LNG (LALNG) is Woodside Energy’s large-scale, onshore liquefied natural gas production and export facility located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The under-construction project represents a foundational pillar in Woodside’s global LNG strategy and is designed to deliver phased, scalable production capacity to support long-term growth. It will leverage the extensive US domestic gas network and established Gulf Coast infrastructure to enable flexible, globally competitive LNG supply. See more about the project here: Woodside Louisiana LNG
Underpinned by Woodside’s values of collaboration, care, innovation, delivery, and trust, LALNG offers the opportunity to be part of a landmark energy project. As we prepare for first production, we are growing our Operations Readiness team and looking for individuals who would like to play a key role in bringing this facility to life. Refer to our corporate website for more information about our different locations and projects:https://www.woodside.com/what-we-do
Refer to our corporate website for more information about our different locations and projects: https://www.woodside.com/what-we-do
About The Role
The LNG Production Allocation & Project Lead is responsible for the development, implementation, governance, and ongoing execution of production allocation, hydrocarbon accounting, reporting, and associated business processes for LA LNG asset. The role serves as the focal point for allocation-related projects, including new asset development, major system implementations and operational readiness activities.
This position provides technical leadership across production allocation, measurement, emissions integration, regulatory compliance, commercial agreements, and reporting systems to ensure accurate and auditable allocation results that support operational, commercial, financial, and regulatory requirements. This role also drives standardization and continuous improvement across global LNG and Woodside assets.
Skills and Experience
- Lead the design, implementation, and operation of LNG production allocation processes and systems.
- Ensure production allocation results are accurate, timely, reconciled, and compliant with corporate standards.
- Develop and maintain allocation methodologies aligned with joint venture agreements, LNG sales agreements, and commercial contracts.
- Provide governance and oversight of allocation calculations, reporting workflows, and data quality controls.
- Support month-end and year-end production accounting and reconciliation processes.
- Interface with Operations, Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Reserves, and Regulatory stakeholders regarding allocation matters.
Project Delivery & Operational Readiness
- Lead production allocation workstreams for LNG developments, brownfield expansions, and new asset startups.
- Manage allocation-related projects through concept, design, testing, commissioning, and operational handover phases.
- Coordinate business readiness activities to ensure allocation systems, procedures, and personnel are prepared for first production.
- Drive integration activities for acquisitions, divestments, and new venture opportunities.
- Develop project schedules, manage risks, and ensure milestone achievement.
- Act as business lead for production allocation systems, including Energy Components (EC), ECaaS, or equivalent solutions.
- Define business requirements and support system configuration, testing, and deployment.
- Lead system enhancements, automation initiatives, and reporting solutions.
- Work closely with digital, data, and vendor teams to optimize functionality and standardize global processes.
Compliance, Assurance & Governance
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, SOX controls, regulatory reporting requirements, and industry standards.
- Support internal and external audits related to production reporting and hydrocarbon accounting.
- Establish performance metrics, governance processes, and assurance frameworks.
- Maintain documentation, procedures, and allocation methodologies.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build strong relationships with Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, HSEC, and Technology teams.
- Facilitate alignment between project teams and business stakeholders.
- Provide technical mentorship to allocation specialists and analysts.
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve allocation accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- Standardize reporting and allocation practices across Woodside for LNG.
- Lead lessons-learned reviews and implementation of best practices.
- Support enterprise-wide initiatives related to production reporting, emissions reporting, and hydrocarbon accounting.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Petroleum Engineering or related discipline.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience in production allocation, hydrocarbon accounting, production reporting, or LNG operations.
- Experience supporting LNG facilities, gas processing plants, or upstream production assets.
- Demonstrated success leading complex projects and cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience implementing or supporting production allocation software platforms.
- Strong understanding of measurement, metering, production accounting, commercial agreements, and reporting
Rewards and Recognition
What you can expect from us
*A competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives
*A values led culture with a focus on creating a psychologically and physically safe work environment
*Woodside is committed to offering employees and their eligible family members competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits that meet your needs.
- Comprehensive Medical Plans including medical, dental and vision plans.
- A competitive Retirement Savings Plan:
- Employer Funded Account (EFA) contributions: Woodside contributes a percentage of eligible pay (this benefit is not employee funded) AND
- 401K Employer matching contributions: Woodside will match your contribution up to 6% of eligible pay (this benefit requires employee funding to be eligible for matching)
- Paid Time Off includes paid vacation and sick, as well as paid holidays
Applications close 7/20/2026.
Please note Woodside Energy will only accept direct candidate applications. We do not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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