Outage Planner

Overview

Contract Opportunity: Outage Planner

We are seeking an experienced Outage/Shutdown Planner to join a process plant on a contract basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering complex planned and unplanned shutdowns or maintenance outages. This role requires a proactive planner who can gather information from multiple stakeholders and build a comprehensive plan from scratch, down to an hour-by-hour schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed outage plans from scratch by gathering and validating information from engineering, operations, maintenance, and safety teams.
• Produce hour-by-hour outage schedules to ensure all activities are coordinated efficiently.
• Track and manage work packs, resources, materials, and spares required for the outage.
• Liaise with internal teams and external contractors to ensure alignment on priorities, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor progress during outages, update schedules, and provide timely reporting to management.
• Identify potential risks, conflicts, or bottlenecks and implement mitigation measures.
• Ensure all planning aligns with operational, safety, and environmental standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an outage or shutdown planner in process, utilities, or industrial environments.
• Strong ability to gather information from multiple sources and build a detailed plan from scratch.
• Experience developing schedules down to an hour-by-hour level.
• Proficiency in planning tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities under time-sensitive conditions.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams during complex outages.
• Background in maintenance or process plant operations.
• Certification in project or program management (e.g., PMI, PRINCE2) or relevant planning qualification.