Turnaround Manager

About the role

The Turnaround Manager plans, executes, and controls large-scale refinery maintenance shutdowns to ensure safety, schedule adherence, budget compliance, and quality. They lead a cross-functional team to develop the work scope, budget, and execution plan, manage contractors, and ensure all work is performed safely and efficiently to minimize downtime and meet performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop the overall turnaround strategy, including the work scope, safety plans, and schedule.
• Integrate capital project scope into the overall planned maintenance outage.
• Lead a core team of planners, supervisors, and contractors, and manage individual and team performance.
• Ensure all activities comply with health, safety, environmental (HSE) goals and process safety management (PSM) procedures.
• Oversee the overall budget, manage costs, and provide accurate financial reporting throughout the turnaround.
• Coordinate all aspects of the turnaround, including labor, materials, and contractor selection.
• Establish performance metrics and objectives, and monitor performance against them.
• Develop KPIs for TA performance tracking and reporting, making adjustments based on leading & lagging indicators.
• Champion continuous improvement by implementing lessons learned and improving existing work processes.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and train new staff.
• Oversee the daily workflow of the department.
• Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Requirements

• 10+ years of refining turnaround experience.
• A high school diploma or GED is the minimum, but a bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline is often preferred.

Skills

• Excellent customer service and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks under pressure.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to pass a physical test of pushing, pulling, and lifting a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Physical strength and good hand-eye coordination.
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods of time.
• Requires frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring equipment and materials.