OTEC Turnaround Director

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Dow has an exciting opportunity for an OTEC Turnaround Director. This role has global responsibility for the safe & efficient execution of MEGA turnarounds while also leading the implementation of turnaround best practices across all businesses and geographies. This is a growth opportunity for an experienced plant or department leader to continue the redesign and implementation of turnaround execution and best practices for Dow.

A successful candidate will need to demonstrate and strengthen skills in people leadership with direct reports located globally, in partnership with peers in OTEC, Envelopes, Sites, EHS, and Procurement, in communicating and presenting to company leadership, and in financial acumen. The preferred location for this position is the U.S. Gulf Coast. Other locations where there is Mega turnaround presence may be considered (EMEAI and Canada and Latin America).

In this role, the OTEC Turnaround Director will lead and integrate turnaround best practices and OTEC turnaround resources globally to maximize EBIT by executing first quartile turnarounds in safety, total cost, duration, and craftsmanship. The OTEC Turnaround Director will own global turnaround best practices and implementation of turnaround decision rights, ensuring alignment between OTEC, Envelopes, Sites, EHS, and Procurement. Utilizing the Platinum TA Work Process, you will drive effective planning, governance, FEL, and execution of turnarounds with a core team embedded in Mega turnarounds.

As the primary integrator across OTEC, Envelopes, Sites, EHS, and Procurement, you will ensure timely decisions, resource alignment, funding optimization, and successful turnaround execution. You will partner closely with Manufacturing Asset Strategy Directors and Site leadership to improve cycle-to-cycle reliability performance, optimize turnaround outcomes, and deploy technologies and practices that enhance asset availability and business profitability.

• Lead OTEC turnaround teams to implement turnaround best practices effectively and deliver best-in-class safety, planning, scheduling, cost management, coordination, and execution across Mega turnarounds.
• Apply the Platinum TA Work Process to ensure timely involvement of all critical stakeholders and functions throughout turnaround planning and execution.
• Develop and maintain turnaround schedules, budgets, resource plans, and critical path activities.
• Define turnaround best practices including enforce governance and administrative controls to ensure best practices are implemented, and leverage the best practices to non-mega turnarounds.
• Integrate OTEC, Operations, Maintenance, Projects, and Contractors to optimize turnaround duration, cost, and business impact.
• Manage execution-phase issues and risks to ensure turnaround objectives are achieved safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Translate value opportunities into risk, reliability, and best practices.
• Prepare and communicate turnaround closure reports and ensure lessons learned, plans, and data are…