Offshore Shut-In​/Turnaround Lead

# Experienced Professionals## Offshore Shut-In / Turnaround Lead Apply:
The Woodlands, Texas:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
JR111275

Oxy produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth.

Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: The Shut-In / Turnaround Lead is responsible for leading planned full facility shut-ins (aka Turnarounds) across multiple Gulf of America offshore assets - this includes the planning, readiness assurance, execution support, and closeout phases. The role works closely with Operations, Facilities, Construction, and other stakeholders to optimize scope, manage risk, support key business decisions, and ensure safe, efficient execution of shut-ins.

The position also supports Shut-In Excellence and Operations Excellence initiatives aimed at continuous improvement and increased efficiency.

POSITION PROFILE  - Managerial: 0%  - Technical: 50%  - Business: 50%  - TOTAL: 100%    ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead shut-in optimization, readiness assurance, and scope challenge activities to ensure realistic planning, minimized downtime, and maximum business value from shut-ins.

- Work directly with Shut-In planners along with Facilities, Construction and Operations stakeholders to define and plan Turnarounds/ Shut-Ins for assigned assets.  - Facilitate Shut-In Planning meetings with scope owners and stakeholders to identify actions, scope details, and follow-up decisions required to mature the shut-in scope through the planning phases.  - Provide decision support to the Asset Steering Team and Management to accept or reject Identified Shut-In Scope, both at Scope Lock and as Scope Change Request based on risks, priorities, and business case.  

- Manage a platform-specific Shut-In Log utilizing Scope Owner and SAP Work Order data throughout Scope Development and Detailed Planning.

- Manage the Scope Change Request (and resulting Scope Challenge) process, working with shut-in scope owners to identify impacts to POB, materials, SIMOPS, Schedule, and Readiness.  - Identify, communicate, and manage execution risks through structured mitigation plans, contingency development, and leadership decision support
- Conduct Detail Planning Workshops with Operations, Construction, and Scope Owners to confirm Work Pack Reviews, Man-Hour Estimates, SIMOPS Reviews, and Detailed Schedules are realistic and achievable prior to Pre-Execution.
- Lead readiness assurance activities, challenging stakeholders and verifying work packs, materials, MOCs, isolations, logistics, POB plans, contingency plans, permits, and execution preparations meet readiness expectations prior to Execution.

- Facilitate Daily Shut-In Progress Calls during Execution.  - Issue Shut-In Daily Reports to management, scope owners, and stakeholders during Execution.  - Facilitate Lessons Learned sessions as part of Shut-In Closeout.

- Support Shut-In Excellence initiatives through improvement of planning processes, metrics, readiness tools, lessons learned programs, training, best practices, and continuous improvement efforts.

- Availability & willingness to travel offshore for short durations (~1 week) during…