Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Overview The Maintenance Planner/scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating all maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective execution. This role requires a strong understanding of safety, health, and environmental (SHE) standards, work planning processes, procurement practices, and contractor coordination. The position plays a critical role in optimizing resource utilization, ensuring equipment readiness, and supporting seamless collaboration between operations, maintenance, and project teams. Responsibilities Champion safety as the top priority in all planning and scheduling activities Participate in planning sessions with core and cross-functional work teams Plan, schedule, and coordinate routine maintenance activities Collaborate with planners and stakeholders to develop schedules, cost estimates, and equipment plans, particularly for turnaround events Develop detailed job plans, including labor, materials, tools, and timelines Coordinate with operations to ensure equipment readiness, permitting, and execution alignment Identify and manage critical and sub-critical path activities for maintenance and turnaround events Monitor schedules and proactively resolve issues such as resource constraints, negative float, and out-of-sequence tasks Support procurement and contracting strategies; ensure alignment with project execution plans Plan and track Field Order Changes (FCOs) and adjust schedules accordingly Apply planning and scheduling logic, including milestones, dependencies, leads, and lags Provide guidance to field execution teams on look-ahead schedules to ensure timely work progression Assess risks and contingencies and coordinate mitigation actions across teams Maintain accurate data and ensure compliance with business processes and controls Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering (relevant discipline), OR equivalent professional experience Previous experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or a closely related role Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) Experience with planning and scheduling software (e.g., SAP, Primavera, MS Project, or similar) Strong understanding of maintenance workflows, planning processes, and resource coordination Must meet all conditional job offer requirements including background, drug, hair follicle, MVR, etc.