Project Shutdown Planner

Job Title:
Project Shutdown Planner

Location: Qatar

Job Purpose

Support planning functions for medium- to large-scale project shutdowns, ensuring the implementation of effective scheduling, monitoring, and reporting processes.

Role Context and Challenges

This role provides support to ensure timely and on-budget execution of complex brownfield project shutdown scopes. Key challenges include:

• Ensuring consistent application of shutdown planning processes.
• Managing projects across multiple facilities and locations.
• Coordinating numerous annual shutdowns and unplanned emergency tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support integrated shutdown planning, including scope definition, scheduling, and progress reporting for medium- to large-scale shutdown projects.
• Maintain clear reporting and communication with project management teams.
• Review contractor deliverables, including schedules, resource loading, manpower, equipment plans, and progress reports.
• Coordinate alignment of project shutdown schedules, clash reviews, and integrated hourly schedules.
• Communicate lookahead plans, review recovery plans, and ensure timely contractor input.
• Provide schedule and status updates during pre-shutdown, shutdown, and post-shutdown phases.
• Track and follow up on deliverables related to project shutdown scopes.
• Support the development and review of recovery plans in case of delays.
• Provide day and night shift coverage during shutdown phases.
• Perform critical and near-critical path analysis and communicate findings.
• Contribute to performance analysis, benchmarking, and sharing best practices within the projects control function.
• Assist in improving work methods and practices within project controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.

Experience and Skills

• Minimum 5 years of multi-discipline experience in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on project shutdown planning and scheduling.
• Proficiency in project scheduling and office applications.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Computer literate with experience in professional office and technical applications.

Additional Information

• This role may involve work across multiple locations and requires flexibility to support day and night shifts during shutdown periods.