Hiring: Plant Manager - Natural Gas Company: CSI Recruiting, The Energy Experts Location: Duluth, MN Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:26:35 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Performance Testing About the job Experience: •On a greenfield plant or major expansion — this is essential, not preferred •●    Track record building and leading crews: hiring, training, scheduling, and performance management •●    P&L ownership and budget discipline; ability to run a lean, cost-conscious operation •●    Strong HSE leadership; experience developing safety and process-safety programs rather than just administering them •●    Comfort in remote northern-Minnesota winter conditions and a role that splits time between Duluth and a regional site Required Skills: •Project Design & Commissioning Phase (Year 1–2) •●    Participate in engineering reviews, HAZOPs, and design-for-operability input during detailed plant design •●    Support construction completion and lead pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup of all process units — gas compression, purification/separation, cryogenic liquefaction, storage and offloading •●    Lead performance testing and acceptance with the plant package vendor and design consultants; manage warranty close-out •Recruit, hire, and train operators, technicians, and maintenance staff •; write SOPs and shift schedules •●    Stand up the HSE program from scratch: process safety management, permit-to-work, emergency response, and safety culture for a first-of-its-kind facility •●    Develop the maintenance and reliability strategy, CMMS, and critical-spares program Qualifications: •7–10+ years leading operations at a small-to-medium scale natural resource processing facility •Gas processing, industrial gases, midstream, chemical, cryogenic, or minerals processing (the client's exact words: "Experience running a small to medium scale natural resource processing facility" •●    Natural gas, LNG, or industrial gas background •●    Engineering degree (chemical, mechanical, or related) or equivalent hands-on experience •●    Exposure to mining-adjacent environments (MSHA awareness) and rural/remote operations •●    Startup-company temperament: resourceful, hands-on, willing to do the work alongside the crew in year one Compensation: •$160,000 - $200,000 / year •●    Performance bonus + long-term incentive (equity) — early-stage development company, expect meaningful upside component Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!