7+ years of turnaround experience in petrochemical, refining, or renewable fuels processing.
Strong understanding of project controls and execution management.
Proficient in Primavera P6 and turnaround best practices.
Familiarity with health and safety regulations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively.
Responsibilities
Develop and manage turnaround scope and execution strategies.
Direct the creation of integrated turnaround schedules.
Monitor expenditures and forecast final costs.
Coordinate contractor selection and establish performance expectations.
Lead daily turnaround execution activities and manage command center operations.
Promote safe work practices and ensure compliance with regulations.
Conduct lessons learned reviews and develop performance metrics post-turnaround.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and training.
Supportive work environment focused on safety and compliance.
Access to advanced project management tools and resources.
Potential for career advancement within the organization.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:
The Turnaround Team Lead is responsible for planning, preparation, execution, and closeout of refinery turnarounds and major maintenance outages. This role ensures that turnaround activities are completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget while supporting operational reliability and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Turnaround Planning
Develop and manage turnaround scope, objectives, and execution strategies.
Ensure work scope is properly defined, prioritized, and approved.
Facilitate scope challenge processes to prevent unnecessary work growth.
Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, and Contractors.
Scheduling and Work Packaging
Direct the development of integrated turnaround schedules.
Manage the P6 Planner/Scheduler and ensure schedule accuracy.
Verify critical path activities are identified and mitigated.
Ensure work packages are complete and ready for field execution.
Cost Management
Develop turnaround cost estimates and budgets.
Monitor expenditures and forecast final costs.
Identify opportunities to reduce turnaround duration and overall cost.
Contract and Resource Management
Coordinate contractor selection and mobilization.
Establish contractor performance expectations.
Ensure adequate staffing and supervision levels.
Field Execution
Lead daily turnaround execution activities.
Manage turnaround command center activities.
Resolve emergent work and schedule conflicts.
Coordinate field priorities with operations and maintenance leadership.
Safety and Compliance
Promote safe work practices and refinery safety standards.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
Participate in risk assessments and pre-job planning activities.
Turnaround Closeout
Lead lessons learned reviews.
Develop post-turnaround performance metrics.
Track completion of follow-up actions.
Qualifications
Experience leading refinery, petrochemical, renewable fuels, or industrial turnarounds.
Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling, and execution management.
Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and turnaround best practices.
Required Skills/abilities:
Familiarity with applicable health and safety regulations
Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite of products & Primavera P6 planning tools.
Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Recruit, interview, hire, and train new staff in the department
Oversee the daily workflow of the department
Provide instructions to contractors onsite
Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations
Handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
Education and Experience:
A minimum of 7 years of Turnaround experience in petrochemical, refining, and/or renewable fuels processing.
Experience with industry standard project management practices.
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to pass a physical test of pushing, pulling, and lifting a minimum of 50 lbs
Physical strength and good hand-eye coordination
Prolonged periods of standing and walking
Ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods of time
Requires frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring equipment and materials
Other duties
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
