Turnaround Planner
Listed on 2026-06-04
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Engineering
Operations Manager, Operations Engineer
Company Overview
Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture between Exxon Mobil and Qatar Energy, has the vision to become the premier LNG export company in North America. It is our mission to bring clean energy from Texas to power the world and we seek to do that in a way that values safety, integrity, our people, community, and the environment. In order to achieve those goals, we are bringing together a diverse team of experienced and talented professionals.
Headquartered in Downtown Houston, the Golden Pass LNG organization expects to double in size over the next several years as we complete the project, commence natural gas trading activities, and ramp up towards full LNG production. Once full operations commence, Golden Pass LNG will become the second largest consumer of natural gas in the US and produce more than 200 cargos of LNG per annum.
The Turnaround Planner is responsible for planning all turnaround/slowdown/outage activities at GP LNG. The Planner will conduct pre-planning cross‑functional coordination to develop detailed worklists, prepare budget estimates, develop execution plans with internal and external resources, maintain relationships with other Turnaround Team members including key vendors/suppliers, support break‑in work during execution, and ensure compliance with the Shutdown Management System (SDMS). This position will build Turnaround work packs to plan to ensure work is executed in an efficient manner, leveraging industry and site norms.
The Turnaround Planner will provide support for the preparation of budgets, provide supporting documentation, and will participate in strategy development and reviews.
The Turnaround Planner receives administrative work guidance and career development through the Maintenance organization. Functional expertise and individual craft knowledge are gained through networking with the local maintenance organizations.
Essential Duties / Functions- Responsible for adhering to the SDMS best practices during turnaround campaigns
- Review turnaround job scopes, drivers and prepare budgets, and detailed job packs
- Define work method, activities, resources, material, and logical sequence to execute turnaround/slowdown/outages
- Assist with scope challenge sessions (RBWS) to ensure the turnaround scope is optimized
- Ensure accurate BOM linkage and material readiness for all planned work. Identify material requirements and interface with vendor and/or supply chain as needed
- Work with projects group to incorporate their work and ensure their projects are captured in the same manner as the other turnaround work via constructability reviews
- Maintain planning standards and templates for consistency across all turnaround events
- Effectively communicate across various levels of workforce within and outside the company i.e., 3rd party contractor, work function teams and asset leadership
- Apply risk‑based work selection principles to prioritize scope based on equipment criticality and reliability impact
- Implement lessons learned from previous events to reduce downtime and improve cost predictability
- Assist the TA Manager with managing the Scope Change Process to drive scope freeze discipline
- Collaborate with engineering to integrate inspection findings and predictive maintenance data into turnaround scope
- Ensure all planning activities comply with corporate standards, regulatory requirements, and safety procedures
- Maintain accurate documentation: job plans, drawings, and plot plans
- Govern turnaround planning data in Turnaround SharePoint for audit readiness
- Track and report planning progress against milestones and STAGE reviews
- Coach junior planners and contractors on turnaround planning processes and tools
- Assist in developing training modules for Planning as needed
- Assist with STAGE 6 lessons learned post‑turnaround reviews and share best practices across teams
- Utilize the GP LNG Turnaround Work Pack template to produce resource‑loaded schedules
- Leverage digital dashboards for turnaround KPIs and progress tracking
- Explore mobile solutions for field data…
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