Turnaround, Mods & Restart Manager

HAVE YOU GOT SPIRIT?

In operation since 1985, Barrow Gas Terminal is a key piece of the UK’s energy infrastructure and supports the Morecambe Bay gas fields. The terminal has played a long‑standing role in processing and delivering natural gas, supporting both local employment and national energy supply.

With a focus on safety, environmental sustainability and community engagement, we believe in operational excellence at every stage of production. If you are ready to take the next step in your career with a dynamic and energetic team, then we are keen to hear from you.

THE OPPORTUNITY – TURNAROUND, MODIFICATIONS & RESTART LEAD

The Turnaround, Mods & Restart Lead is responsible for the safe, efficient, and integrated delivery of all major outages, modifications, and plant restart activities across the asset. The role provides end-to-end ownership of turnaround (TAR) events and unplanned major outages, ensuring work scopes are prioritised, planned, and executed in alignment with asset objectives and operating integrity requirements, underpinned by a proven endorsed strategy.

The position is accountable for coordinating cross-functional activities across operations, maintenance, engineering, and projects to ensure readiness for execution, effective delivery, and safe return to service. The role ensures that modifications and shutdown scopes are integrated, risk assessed, and delivered efficiently, minimising downtime and maximising value.

During execution, the role provides operational leadership, ensuring safe plant handover, effective coordination of onshore and offshore activities, and controlled restart of the asset. Through strong leadership, planning, and stakeholder alignment, the role ensures safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of outages and modifications across the asset lifecycle.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Duration: 2-year contract

Contract Type: PAYE

Day Rate: TBC - For your application to be progressed, please ensure you provide a PAYE day rate banding expectation.  Please note that there is no travel and accommodation allowance provided.

• Please only apply if you have existing right-to-work in the UK.
• Please outline notice period/availability to start.

Spirit Energy currently have a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement for all office-based workers. 4 days must be worked in the office with compulsory days being Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The fourth day worked in-office (either Monday or Friday) is of the worker’s choosing but should be in keeping with what is most efficient and effective for their team. The office is open 5 days a week for full time, in-office working if this is the contractor’s preference.  

AND NOW FOR THE TECHNICAL BIT…

In role, you will be required to:

Turnaround & Outage Delivery

Lead end-to-end delivery of planned turnarounds and unplanned major outages. Ensure safe, efficient, and on-schedule execution. Minimise production downtime.

Modifications Integration

Coordinate and integrate modification scopes into shutdown and outage plans. Ensure alignment across operations, maintenance, and projects. Deliver value-driven scope execution.

Shutdown Planning & Readiness

Ensure robust planning, scope definition, and readiness for execution. Drive integration across disciplines. Maintain control of scope, schedule, and changes.

Execution Leadership

Provide leadership during execution phases. Coordinates onshore and offshore activities. Ensures safe plant handover and control of work.

Restart & Return to Service

Lead safe and controlled restart of plant following outages. Ensure systems are verified, compliant, and ready for operation. Minimise restart risk and instability.

HSE & Operating Integrity

Ensure full compliance with HSE, CoW, and OI requirements. Promote incident-free delivery. Maintain focus on process safety and risk management.

Act as a Lead investigator using Kelvin TopSet investigation techniques to support business requirements.

Commercial & Cost Management

Manage turnaround and outage budgets and forecasts. Ensure cost-effective delivery of scopes. Monitor contractor performance and value delivery.

Stakeholder & Interface Management

Act as focal point for outages and major modifications. Align cross-functional stakeholders and contractors. Provide clear communication and decision support.

Risk Management & Assurance

Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across planning and execution. Ensure contingency planning and resilience. Support audits and assurance activities.

Continuous Improvement

Drive improvements in turnaround and outage delivery processes. Capture lessons learned. Promote best practice and efficiency across the asset.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role, we are looking for:

• Degree or equivalent experience in engineering or related discipline (preferred)
• Significant experience in oil & gas / energy sector, including shutdown delivery
• Proven leadership experience in turnaround, operations, or maintenance roles
• BOSIET and relevant offshore certification

In addition to technical knowledge and credibility, we are looking for someone who lives our values - Agility, Collaboration, Courage, Care, and Delivery. A person who embraces and supports change, while ensuring the safe and efficient operation of a mature asset.  

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