Turnaround Planner/Scheduler

About the role

The Turnaround Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning and scheduling planned maintenance turnarounds, planned catalyst change outages, planned tank maintenance, and special projects. The Planner/Scheduler primarily utilizes Primavera P6 for detailed planning and scheduling activities in support of executing planned refinery maintenance shutdowns to ensure safety, schedule adherence, budget compliance, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Be proficient in Primavera P6 planning and scheduling software.
• Develop and maintain detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) in Primavera P6 that align Scope, work packages, execution sequencing and schedule control requirements.
• Resource-Load and cost-load turnaround schedules to support manpower planning, budget alignment, forecasting and development of an approved baseline.
• Establish, maintain and status schedule baselines; evaluate schedule, resource and cost variances and support recovery or mitigation planning as required.
• Scope development for Turnarounds and Special Projects.
• Ensure Inspection & Quality control standards in compliance with industry standards and practices.
• Regulatory inspection scheduling and execution.
• Identify and coordinate purchasing required equipment, tools, services, and materials.
• Supports the scope development process by integrating information from PSM, Environmental, Mechanical Integrity/Inspection, Operations, Maintenance, Reliability Project Engineering, Technical Support, Instrumentation, Electrical and Rotating Equipment teams.
• Responsible for planning and scheduling activities in support of planned maintenance outages.
• Acts as a liaison between turnaround and operations groups to ensure the Turnaround worklists are all-inclusive and contain scope that can only be done during Turnarounds.
• Supports the Turnaround Additional Work Request (AWR) Process, ensuring all work that is added after scope freeze is identified and estimated prior to inclusion in the Turnaround scope.
• Champion continuous improvement by implementing lessons learned and improving existing work processes.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Oversees the daily workflow and timely field updates from field personnel (both employees and contractors).

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.

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 influential leadership skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Experience with producing and/or reading engineering drawings such as plot plans, piping isometrics, instrument loop drawings, and P&ID's
• Interpersonal communication and organizational skills
• Proactive mindset to deliver Turnaround scope, planning, and scheduling
• Ability to work in a team environment dealing with people from various disciplines to achieve total Turnaround success
• Proficient with Primavera Project Planner
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• 8+ years of refinery or petrochemical plant turnaround planning and scheduling required

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Must be able to pass a physical test of pushing, pulling, and lifting a minimum of 50 lbs
• Ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods of time
• Requires frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
• Must be able to climb ladders and or stairs on tanks, vessels and structures; wear respirator; work around equipment containing high pressures and temperatures and various chemicals
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring equipment and materials