Electrical Turnaround Planner

Job Title: Turnaround Planner
Location: Flexible (California, Texas, and Louisiana candidates will be considered)
Travel Requirement: Up to 40% annually
Work Schedule:

• Planning Phase: Monday to Friday, 5/8s
• Turnaround Execution Phase: 7/12s for 30–35 days

Position SummaryThe Turnaround Planner is responsible for developing and coordinating maintenance and repair plans for plant turnarounds to ensure minimal downtime and efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Turnaround Planning and Execution:
  
  • Develop and coordinate detailed turnaround plans.
  • Schedule and monitor maintenance and repair activities.
  • Create detailed planning activities in Primavera P6 (P6) for each work order, including individual tasks, manpower requirements, durations, and assigned disciplines.
  • Provide daily schedule updates during outage execution.
• Team Collaboration:
  
  • Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure alignment on turnaround goals.
  • Maintain open communication with craftspeople, contractor representatives, and material suppliers.
• Documentation and Standards Compliance:
  
  • Maintain accurate records, documentation, and job planning packages per Air Products guidelines, including pictures, P&IDs, BOMs, tools, safe work procedures, applicable standards, QC requirements, etc.
  • Support the Management of Change (MOC) process by recognizing plant changes and completing all related documentation promptly.
  • Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Material and Risk Management:
  
  • Organize and expedite materials procurement, quoting prices, and ensuring availability of correct parts for jobs.
  • Lead assigned portions of outage scope through the planning and execution stages.
  • Provide leadership in risk management, contractor safety, and safety issue mitigation.

Essential Functions

• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and planning skills.
• Leadership capabilities with a focus on safety and quality.
• Working knowledge of product development, manufacturing, electrical, and instrumentation workflows.
• Physical ability for tasks such as bending, climbing, crawling, lifting, and shift work as required.
• Familiarity with quality standards set by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Maintenance Management, or a related field.
• Experience:
  
  • 5+ years in maintenance or engineering disciplines, preferably in industrial outages.
  • 3+ years of experience in electrical package planning.
  • Electrical journey-level maintenance experience, including LV & HV Motors, heaters, power distribution equipment, and preventative maintenance.
• Skills:
  
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting electrical and instrumentation drawings and P&IDs.
  • Experienced in preparing and reviewing test/work packages for field issuance.
  • Proficiency in business software: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook), SAP, Primavera P6, and Adobe.

Performance Standards

• Demonstrates professionalism, teamwork, and reliability under pressure.
• Committed to continuous improvement and adherence to fatigue management guidelines.
• Maintains high ethical standards and a "Zero is achievable" safety philosophy.
• Exhibits a constructive attitude and effective conflict resolution skills.
• Completes tasks efficiently and within assigned deadlines.

Required Abilities and Conduct

• Ability to achieve state-mandated certifications, OSHA, TWIC, and other relevant qualifications.
• High ethical standards and commitment to worker safety and regulatory compliance.
• Cooperative and positive interaction with co-workers, supervisors, and management.
• Strong dedication to promoting safety, maintaining housekeeping standards, and completing close-out documentation in accordance with Air Products standards.

Note: The Turnaround Planner role requires flexibility, travel, and a commitment to high safety and performance standards to meet the dynamic needs of industrial outages and maintenance turnarounds.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.