Lead Planning Specialist, Turnaround

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POSITION OVERVIEW

The Planning Specialist, Maintenance Turnaround, reports directly to the Superintendent, Maintenance Turnaround and is responsible for the development, coordination, execution, and closeout of major plant turnarounds and outages. This role leads in the planning efforts from initial scope development through execution and post-turnaround review. The planning specialist works closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and leadership teams to ensure turnaround work is completed safely, on-schedule, within budget, and accordance with company quality standards. During execution, the planning specialist transitions into a field execution role, providing coordination, problem-solving, schedule management, and daily oversight to ensure successful completion of turnaround objectives. 

This is a DOT position.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Develop turnaround work scopes with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering/Reliability teams. 
• Prepare multi-craft work packages including job plans, labor estimates, materials, equipment, tools, and safety/quality requirements. 
• Support development of resource-loaded schedules and critical path risk mitigation. 
• Lead constructability reviews and execution readiness assessments.
• Coordinate procurement, staging, and availability of materials, equipment, contractors, permits, procedures, and documentation. 
• Support hazard analyses, risk assessments, and pre-job planning activities. 
• Provide field leadership during turnarounds, outages, and shutdowns to ensure safe, efficient execution. 
• Lead and support daily planning, coordination, and status meetings with operations, maintenance, contractors, and leadership. 
• Monitor schedule performance, manage emergent work, and implement recovery plans as needed. 
• Coordinate multi-discipline maintenance activities, including mechanical, rotating equipment, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and inspection. 
• Ensure contractor compliance with safety, quality, productivity, and site requirements. 
• Track labor productivity, crew performance, and turnaround progress. 
• Communicate daily status, risks, milestones, and schedule forecasts to leadership. 
• Champion zero-incident safety performance and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. 
• Assist the Inspection Department with coordination of QA/QC activities and ensure documentation, inspections, and turnover requirements are completed. 
• Support turnaround budgeting, cost estimating, cost control, contractor cost reviews, and change management. 
• Participate in turnaround closeout, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives. 
• Update planning standards, job plans, and turnaround processes based on findings and best practices. 
• Develop recommendations to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, and availability. 
• Support regulatory compliance, departmental KPIs, and maintenance performance objectives. 
• Attend required training and support onboarding and development of new employees. 
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned to meet business needs.

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge:

Possess knowledge of equipment repair practices, procedures, and time requirements for accurate job planning.  Be familiar with work order planning best practices, task breakout and sequencing, and capability of planning cross-discipline scopes. Must possess the ability to research and identify the correct materials and procedures for both Preventive and Corrective work orders. Possess the ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment drawings, etc. Possess basic knowledge of safe work practices, governmental regulations and related technical and safety codes, standards, and reporting requirements. Knowledgeable of plant rules, guidelines, and policies regarding relevant equipment operations and certification requirements. Planning Specialist, Maintenance Turnaround must have a proficient understanding of CMMS systems, including its integration with inventory, purchasing, budgeting, and accounting practices, Maximo is a plus.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

• Education and Certifications High School diploma or GED is required. Formal education in related technical or engineering discipline is desirable.

• Experience: A minimum of 10 years’ experience in respective crafts working in an Oil, Gas, Chemical or LNG facility with atleast 3 years of those years being in planning experience. Minimum of 3 years supporting Major Turnarounds with at least 1 of those years leading execution of work scope. Experience with Maximo CMMS is highly desirable. Oracle eAM, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Excel are desirable.

DIRECT REPORTS

No direct reports.

FREEDOM TO ACT

The Planning Specialist, Maintenance Turnaround requires supervision but must also use sound judgment and make good decisions.

WORK CONDITIONS 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, work at height above ground on stairs and catwalks, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, or hear, smell, type, and write.
• Must be able to board a ship via a gangway, climb to the top of a tank (200+ steps), scale a vertical steel ladder up to forty feet or more in height, and lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work indoors and outdoors, and be exposed to year-around weather conditions, ocean environment, noise, and occasionally process gases and vapors. There is a considerable number of outdoor activities involved.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Subject to drug and alcohol testing, per applicable federal regulations or as required by Cheniere.
• Required to pass regularly scheduled physical examinations mandated by regulatory authorities.
• All responsibilities must be met in a call-out environment, including holidays, weekends, and nights.
• Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing status.

ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS

Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employee's performance due to physical, mental, or emotional disability.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Cheniere Energy is an equal opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.