One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Turnaround Lead Planner to work on a 12-month assignment in their facilities in Superior, WI.
Summary:
The Turnaround Lead Planner is responsible for developing, integrating, and controlling the turnaround project. This role provides planning leadership across all phases of the turnaround lifecycle-from early scope development through execution and closeout-ensuring engagement from stakeholders and extensive communication. This position is well-suited for candidates with a strong project management background who excel at coordinating multidisciplinary teams and driving execution readiness in high-risk, time-critical environments. Prior refinery or industrial experience is beneficial but not required.
Responsibilities:
- Lead development of the integrated turnaround master schedule, including all disciplines, contractors, and support activities
- Translate approved scope into logical, executable work plans
- Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, inspection, and contractors to ensure work readiness
- Establish planning standards and work breakdown structures (WBS)
- Identify planning-driven risks and key execution dependencies
- Support scope reviews and readiness reviews
- Support change management by evaluating impacts of scope changes
- Ensure alignment between scope, cost, resources, and execution plans
Participate in post-turnaround reviews and capture lessons learned
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelors degree preferred
- 8-10 years related experience is preferred; however, we will consider individuals who have no direct turnaround experience
- Experience leading planning or coordination for complex projects, shutdowns, outages, or major events
- Strong project management fundamentals (scope, risk, and change control)
- Familiarity with planning and scheduling tools preferred (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, or IPS)
- Ability to integrate inputs from multiple stakeholders and disciplines
- Strong organizational, communication, and facilitation skills
- Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
- Ability to challenge assumptions and drive planning discipline
- Industrial, manufacturing, construction, energy, or infrastructure experience is a plus
- Turnaround, outage, or shutdown experience preferred but not required
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