Electrical and Instrumentation Planner

Cork city, Ireland Posted on 01/07/2026

Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Planner

Location: Cork, Ireland

Contract Type: Embedded Contractor Assignment

Energy / Process Manufacturing

Role Overview

Occupli is currently seeking an experienced Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Planner to support an embedded contract assignment within a large-scale industrial operating environment.

This role will provide additional planning support to an established maintenance and engineering function, helping ensure effective preparation, coordination and delivery of E&I maintenance activities.

The successful candidate will work closely with maintenance, engineering, operations and contractor teams to develop high-quality work plans, improve work readiness and support safe and efficient execution of maintenance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed E&I maintenance work plans, including job scope, labour requirements, materials, tools and specialist requirements.


• Support the planning and scheduling of preventive, corrective and shutdown-related maintenance activities.


• Review work requests and translate requirements into executable maintenance plans.


• Coordinate with Electrical, Instrumentation, Maintenance and Operations teams to ensure work readiness.


• Identify required permits, isolations, safety documentation and supporting information prior to execution.


• Maintain accurate planning data within maintenance management systems (CMMS).


• Support backlog management, prioritisation and optimisation of maintenance activities.


• Liaise with contractors and internal stakeholders to ensure efficient delivery of planned works.


• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives focused on maintenance effectiveness and reliability.


• Ensure all work planning activities align with site safety standards, procedures and regulatory requirements.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience as an E&I Planner, Maintenance Planner, Electrical Planner or Instrumentation Planner within an industrial environment.


• Experience working within Oil & Gas, Refinery, Petrochemical, Energy, Utilities or Process Manufacturing environments.


• Strong understanding of electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities.


• Experience developing maintenance job plans and work packs.


• Familiarity with CMMS systems (SAP PM experience advantageous).


• Ability to interpret technical documentation including P&IDs, electrical drawings and instrumentation documentation.


• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering and operations teams.


• Previous refinery or high-hazard process industry experience.


• Experience supporting turnaround/shutdown planning activities.


• Knowledge of permit-to-work, isolation processes and maintenance safety systems.


• Experience working in regulated industrial environments.


• Embedded contractor position via Occupli


• Long-term contract opportunity


• Cork-based industrial facility


• Opportunity to work within a highly technical refinery environment

Requirements

This role is an embedded contractor position via Occupli and requires a long-term contract opportunity at a Cork-based industrial facility within a highly technical refinery environment.