Turn Around Scheduler
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Role Description The Turn Around Scheduler is a full-time, on-site role based in Vancouver, BC, responsible for planning and scheduling maintenance turnarounds and shutdowns for industrial facilities. In this role, the individual develops detailed turnaround schedules, coordinates with project managers, maintenance teams, and operations staff, and ensures critical activities are sequenced efficiently to minimize downtime. Day-to-day responsibilities include building and updating schedules in specialized software, tracking progress against milestones, preparing status reports, and adjusting plans based on work-front constraints and resource availability. The Turn Around Scheduler also supports risk identification, participates in planning meetings, and helps optimize labor, equipment, and material utilization. Collaboration with site stakeholders and adherence to safety, cost, and schedule objectives are central to success in this position.
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess skills in Turn Around Management and shutdown planning for industrial facilities.
- Candidates should possess skills in Maintenance Planning and Plant Maintenance coordination.
- Candidates should possess experience working in Refineries or similar heavy industrial or processing environments.
- Candidates should possess skills in Project Control, including scheduling, progress tracking, and reporting.
- Strong proficiency with scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera, MS Project) and MS Office.
- Solid understanding of maintenance workflows, safety practices, and asset reliability principles.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder coordination, and problem-solving abilities.
- Relevant technical diploma or degree in engineering, maintenance management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Previous experience in turnaround, shutdown, or outage scheduling in industrial settings is highly beneficial.
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Responsibilities
Develop and maintain detailed schedules for industrial maintenance turnarounds and shutdowns, coordinating with project managers, maintenance teams, operations staff, and site stakeholders. Track progress and milestones, report status, adjust plans for work-front and resource constraints, identify risks, and support efficient use of labor, equipment, and materials while meeting safety, cost, and schedule objectives.
Requirements
Candidates should have turnaround or shutdown planning experience in refineries or similar heavy industrial or processing environments, along with maintenance planning, plant coordination, and project control skills. Proficiency with Primavera or Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office, knowledge of maintenance workflows, safety, and asset reliability, strong communication and problem-solving abilities, and a relevant technical diploma or degree or equivalent experience are sought.
Skills
- Turnaround Management
- Shutdown Planning
- Maintenance Planning
- Industrial Scheduling
- Project Controls
- Progress Tracking
- Status Reporting
- Primavera
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Office
- Risk Identification
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Resource Optimization
- Safety Practices
- Problem-Solving
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Categories
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
- Energy
- Consulting
Keywords
- Turnaround Management
- Shutdown Planning
- Maintenance Planning
- Plant Maintenance
- Industrial Facilities
- Refineries
- Heavy Industry
- Processing Environments
- Project Controls
- Scheduling
- Primavera
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Office
- Progress Tracking
- Milestone Tracking
- Status Reporting
- Work-Front Constraints
- Resource Availability
- Risk Identification
- Maintenance Workflows
- Safety Practices
- Asset Reliability
- Labor Optimization
- Equipment Utilization
- Material Utilization
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Turnarounds
- Shutdowns
- Outage Scheduling