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Turnaround Planner

  • Calgary, AB
  • On-site
  • Posted Oct 9, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Contract
Experience level
Lead · 10+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week
Seniority
Mid-Senior level
Application method
Direct apply is available

Job summary

Develop detailed turnaround scopes, work packages, and execution schedules, coordinating labor, materials, tools, permits, contractors, and safety documentation. Support readiness reviews and field execution, monitor schedule progress, resolve issues, and contribute to post-turnaround improvement efforts.

Job details

Our client is seeking an experienced Turnaround Planner to support turnaround planning activities across multiple operating facilities. This role will be responsible for developing detailed turnaround plans, work packages, and schedules to ensure safe, efficient, and successful outage execution. Responsibilities Develop detailed turnaround work scopes, job plans, and execution schedules. Prepare comprehensive work packages, including labor requirements, materials, tooling, permits, contractor resources, and safety documentation. Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, and contractor teams to define and prioritize turnaround scope. Identify critical path activities and optimize schedules to minimize downtime. Ensure all required materials, parts, and resources are available prior to turnaround execution. Support turnaround readiness reviews and planning meetings. Provide field planning support during turnaround events and assist with schedule recovery as required. Monitor progress against schedule and support issue resolution throughout execution. Maintain planning and scheduling information within Maximo and/or Primavera P6. Participate in post-turnaround reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Qualifications 15+ years of industrial maintenance, planning, or turnaround experience within oil & gas, petrochemical, energy, or heavy industrial environments. Demonstrated experience planning and executing major turnarounds, outages, and shutdowns. Strong understanding of maintenance planning processes, work management, and equipment maintenance. Experience developing detailed work packages and execution plans for maintenance activities. Proficiency with Primavera P6. Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to travel to site as required. Preferred Experience supporting gas plants, terminals, pipelines, fractionation facilities, or related midstream assets. Previous owner-operator experience/EPC experience Mechanical trade, technical, or engineering background. Experience with schedule development, resource loading, and critical path analysis.

What you’ll do

Develop detailed turnaround scopes, work packages, and execution schedules, coordinating labor, materials, tools, permits, contractors, and safety documentation. Support readiness reviews and field execution, monitor schedule progress, resolve issues, and contribute to post-turnaround improvement efforts.

Requirements

Requires 15 or more years of industrial maintenance, planning, or turnaround experience and demonstrated experience planning and executing major outages or shutdowns. Candidates should be proficient in Primavera P6, understand maintenance work management, and have strong coordination and communication skills; experience with midstream assets and a mechanical, technical, or engineering background is preferred.

Listed skills

  • Stakeholder Management · Preferred
  • Continuous Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Turnaround Planning
  • Maintenance Planning
  • Work Package Development
  • Schedule Development
  • Primavera P6
  • Maximo
  • Critical Path Analysis
  • Resource Loading
  • Work Management
  • Outage Execution
  • Scope Prioritization
  • Materials Coordination
  • Contractor Coordination
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Schedule Recovery
  • Continuous Improvement

Job areas

  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Management & Leadership
  • Manufacturing

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