Planner, Lead Turnaround

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.   

The Lead Turnaround Planner is responsible for all aspects of his/her assigned project throughout its life cycle. The lead will direct and support the planning effort to ensure the highest quality planning and reporting is achieved.  The Lead Turnaround Planner will report to the Turnaround Supervisor and ensure the current status of every phase is accurately reflected in the reporting cycle. The Lead Turnaround Planner will also be the main point of contact for all coordination efforts during the execution of turnaround projects.  Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

Planning Phase

• Validate job scope w turnaround steering team to ensure clear definitions and expectations.
• Input job scopes into planning software and assign them to a planner.
• Assign technical data to jobs in planning software (PID#, torque specs, etc).
• Support turnaround planners in planning efforts through mentoring and technical support.
• Work with operations to get unit-specific data (blind lists, decon lists, chemical cleaning requirements).
• Gather quotes from vendors, compile them in folders and communicate this info with the cost department.
• Assist turnaround planners in resolving field/drawing discrepancies and be a liaison to field engineering.
• Validate completed plans in planning software.
• Coordinate materials strategy with purchaser and materials coordinators (i.e. surplus usage, materials on order, items bagged and tagged, etc.)
• Develop/Review/Approve project schedule and resource requirements.

Execution Phase

• Facilitate internal coordinator onboarding.
• Participate and lead contractor onboarding
• Facilitate daily safety and turnover meetings.
• Assign work areas/packages to coordinators and monitor the progress eliminating roadblocks when they arise.
• Communicate with all parties what is going on in the field; including, but not limited to: contractor/delay/AWR info to cost group, work progress to schedulers, and email updates to management.
• Review 3 shifts look ahead and update priorities.
• Validate and track AWR and delay logs.
• Validate manpower needs through scheduler data and monitoring work fronts in the field.
• Validate contractor progress to ensure accurate forecasting.
• Ensure contractors staff and de-staff according to the current plan.

Ongoing Efforts

• Maintain a safe and sanitary workplace.
• Constantly monitor Enterprise turnaround teams planning practices and suggest improvements where you see fit.
• Participate in Risk reviews and Lesson Learned meetings.
• Mentor other turnaround planners on industry and company standards and expectations.
• Assist the Turnaround Team with all other duties assigned.

The successful candidate shall meet the following qualifications: 

• AAS Degree in Instrumentation or Electrical with 5+ years of IE maintenance technician experience in the chemical /refining industry is required.
• Basic computer skills such as opening, creating, and updating content in MS Word documents and Excel spreadsheets is required.
• Knowledge and experience of how to troubleshoot, install and maintain plant equipment to industry standards. Strong understanding of Compressor Controls, Motor Controls, PLC, SIS, Industrial Power Distribution, VFD, UPS, Battery Chargers, Analytical, Measurement, Isolation Valves, Control Valves, Fire and Gas Detection.
• In-depth knowledge in reading and interpreting P&IDs, Electrical Schematics, C&Es, Spec Sheets, Loop Drawings, NEC Code, NFPA 70E and QA/QC requirements.
• The ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with other individuals, teams, customers, and stakeholders of the business, at various levels of the organization, in a businesslike and professional manner is required.
• The ability to work under minimal supervision, be proactive, self-motivated and demonstrate the ability to handle multiple projects, changing priorities and frequently heavy workloads which may require work in addition to normal working hours.
• General knowledge of Oracle and Toadfly Planning Tool.
• Ensure adherence to the Enterprise Policies, Standards and Maintenance Procedures.