Summary
An outstanding opportunity for an experienced Turnaround Lead (FCC) to work with our refinery client on a one year contract! In this role you will lead the Turnaround development, execution and closeout activities through assigned operational units. The ideal candidate has FCC regenerator head/cyclone replacement experience. Your superior skills and experience will be vital as you challenge and support the Core Team; execute on post event lessons learned to drive improvement through future turnaround events; and utilize various project management reports to identify event risks and opportunities. You will be part of one of the finest turnaround teams in the country, and proudly delivering excellent service with one of North America’s premier petrochemical companies. Competitive pay, overtime opportunities, and per diem are part of the package on this great new position!
Responsibilities
- Responsible for leading the detailed planning, execution planning, contractor validations, and field verification phases
- Responsible for leading the schedule optimization and SIMOPs exercises to ensure the unit schedule is achievable, safe (i.e. eliminates stacked work and competing critical lifts) and fully aligned with the execution plan
- Create unit-wide crane and equipment requirement schedule
- Responsible for coordination of the critical lift plans for each critical lift needed during the turnaround. Ensure contractors have submitted all critical lift plans at least 3 months in advance of the Turnaround
- Prior to execution this position will lead the onboarding of the unit coordinators, facilitate reviews of the scope, complete role-playing exercises, and prepare for pre-Turnaround execution
- Provides input into execution planning, such as the logistics plan, environment plan, safety and security plans
- Prior to execution this position will lead the onboarding of the unit coordinators, facilitate reviews of the scope, complete role-playing exercises, and prepare for pre-Turnaround execution
- Ensure that all stakeholders (field coordinators, contractors, inspections, operations) are following the MPI process in a timely manner
- Responsible for ensuring the field coordinators are participating in the scope line item completions process and ensuring the punch list items generated from this process are being closed in a timely manner
Preferred Skills and Expertise
- Must have experience in pre-turnaround development and scope development, as well as work packages
- Previous experience as lead coordinator of a refinery turnaround is required, specifically with FCC experience, and must also have performed oversight over contractors in the field
- Strong communication skills to work with both owner and craft to proactively identify, mitigate, and/or resolve issues
- Demonstrated ability to ensure proper alignment of field teams in advance of high complexity or high risk scope events
- Ability to lead the turnaround development, execution and closeout activities through the assigned operational unit
- Challenge and support the core team functions in achieving their intended objectives and targets
- Utilize various project management reports throughout the Turnaround lifecycle to identify event risks and opportunities
- Identify and action post event lessons learned to drive improvement through future Turnaround events