STO Coordinator

Location:

Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham

Contract Type:
Contract or Temp

Closing Date:
Nov 14th, 2026

:
1743988

Wolviston Management Services have partnered with Conoco Phillips to recruit a Shutdown Turnaround Outage Coordinator on a 2 year FTC basis (with possibility of extension) at their Teesside Operations
- Norsea Terminal.

The STO Coordinator will take end-to-end ownership of assigned shutdown, turnaround and outage (STO) events, from initial concept and scope definition through planning, scheduling, execution and formal close-out.

This appointment replaces a departing team member and is an important addition to the team, with a particular focus on improving planning quality, execution readiness, delivery performance and cost control.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Projects, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Supply Chain and contractors to ensure shutdown activities are properly scoped, resourced, planned and delivered safely, on time and within budget.

The role requires someone who can bring people together, challenge existing approaches constructively, manage competing priorities and maintain accountability for delivery. Although project management experience is valuable, this is not a traditional Project Manager role. The emphasis is on coordinating and driving the delivery of shutdown and turnaround events through effective planning, stakeholder management and execution control.

The preferred candidate is an experienced, driven and proactive engineering professional who can take ownership of an event and get the best out of the people around them.

The ideal person will demonstrate:

• End-to-end ownership:
  Takes responsibility for moving an event from concept through to successful delivery and close-out.
• Drive and determination:
  Is hungry to deliver improvements, takes initiative and maintains momentum.
• Excellent communication:
  Can bring together different disciplines, influence stakeholders and communicate clearly with the team and management.
• Strong people skills:
  Builds relationships, works well within a diverse team and can coordinate people without relying solely on formal authority.
• Planning and readiness expertise:
  Understands what good preparation looks like and can identify gaps before they affect execution.
• Commercial awareness:
  Understands budgets, planned hours, resources, cost pressures and the importance of delivering within agreed financial parameters.
• Practical problem-solving:
  Can identify bottlenecks, challenge established ways of working and find better approaches.
• Prioritisation:
  Makes sound decisions when resources are shared across competing shutdown, maintenance and project requirements.
• Accountability:
  Does not simply report problems; takes ownership of actions, follows up and escalates issues at the right time.
• Positive attitude:
  Encourages collaboration, maintains focus under pressure and helps the wider team work towards common objectives.

The key distinction is that the successful candidate must be capable of actively driving delivery, rather than acting solely as a planner, administrator or reporting coordinator.

Candidates should ideally demonstrate:

• Relevant experience in shutdowns, turnarounds, outages, maintenance, projects or construction within a regulated industrial environment.
• Direct involvement in the planning and delivery of shutdown or turnaround activities.
• Experience coordinating multiple disciplines, contractors, work scopes and competing priorities.
• An understanding of the full event lifecycle, including scope development, planning, scheduling, execution and close-out.
• Experienc…