Current Job Openings

Turnaround & Maintenance Planner

Client: Refinery
Location: Norco, LA
Duration: Now- 2026 or longer
Pay rate: Based on experience
Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, Paid Time Off
Schedule: M-F 5-10
Software:  5 years working with SAP and MS Excel
Experience: 5 years as turnaround planner in petrochemical industry

Role Description:
Position develops detail job plans for mechanical resources according to Client's turnaround schedules and work lists. Position develops field execution work planning packages for mechanical resources engaged in repairs and construction of fixed equipment, electrical, instrumentation, rotating equipment, analyzers, and other related equipment. 

Job Responsibilities:
Develop detailed job plans that include the following steps, durations, material, and equipment needs and cost estimates:
  • Resource requirements
  • Safety Plans
  • Efficient job tasking to guide field crews
  • Repair procedures
  • Associated drawings and specifications
  • Sequence of scheduling
  • Material and equipment needs
  • Gantt chart for complete job
  • Total hours
  • Cost estimate
  • Become knowledgeable of Client's turnaround procedures
  • Coordinate planning resources in accordance with turnaround specifications, cost estimates, schedules, safety requirement, quality requirements, various procedures, standards, practices, etc.
  • Work with scheduler and execution to provide general coordination and monitor the progress of turnaround activities per the job plans and worklists
  • Coordinate multi-craft job plans if other craft specific planners are on turnaround
  • Conduct the following activities in regards to scope:
  • Locate isolation points for scope items
  • Identify scaffolding needs for scope items
  • Locate insulation needs for scope items
  • Review and mark up drawings showing scope, isolation points, required scaffolding, and insulation needs
  • Break scope items down into steps which can be progressed during execution
  • Develop estimated cost for scope items based on work steps identified
  • Obtain input from contractors, operators, etc. for a comparison and buy-in of plan
  • Assist in monitoring progress of field activities
  • Assist in trouble shooting field activity issues
  • Update plans with any approved change orders and develops new plans that arise during the turnaround as requested by Client
  • Communicate daily with execution supervision during various phases of the turnaround to understand effectiveness of plan
  • Analyze and recommend resolutions of work problems and execution in solving work problems
  • Adjust plans with feedback from execution
  • Walk down Job Packages and verify with prints and drawings
  • Perform pre-start up safety review
  • Create punchlists from pre-start up safety reviews
  • Confirm with execution the progress of key turnaround milestones
  • Develop detailed milestone plans and submits to scheduler
  • Manage detailed line item work list
  • Include job plans for resources to support operations shutdown and start up plans
  • Perform critical and near critical path analysis
  • Work directly with scheduler to finalize and optimize integrated event or turnaround schedule
  • Validate work steps and durations with team members and contractors
  • Participate in Integrated Event and turnaround reviews (IR/TR's) and reports per Turnaround Milestone Schedule
  • Prepare review documentation
  • Participate in planning and scheduling Peer Assists

Verify the following are completed:
  • Contractor execution of plan (work packages)
  • Bid Award contracts
  • Contractor selection and evaluation
  • Long lead and short term materials are ordered
  • Open work orders for disciplines as required by plans
  • Maintain a logistics and security plan
  • Develop a site mobilization/preparation plan and demobilization plan including remove surplus materials and temporary trailers
  • Conduct post turnaround walk through

Verify effective communications are maintained during various phases of turnaround including:
  • Scope changes
  • Field change orders
  • Budgets
  • Critical Path
  • Utilization of contractors
  • Progressing and look-ahead schedules
  • Steward schedules and updates throughout the process
  • Prepare package tasking details to guide field crews to perform safe and efficient field repairs
 
Qualifications & Skills for Success:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience as turnaround planner in petrochemical industry
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience working with SAP and MS Excel
  • Extensive knowledge of various mechanical skills (pipe fitting, welding, boiler making, electrical, rotating equipment, instrumentation, X-ray techniques and interpretation)
  • Proficient in reading mechanical drawings, blueprints, isometrics, P&IDs
 
EOE M/F/Disabled/Veteran