Lead Turnaround Scheduler

Lead TAR Scheduler

Location: Channelview Area, TX

Target Start: September/October 2026

Duration: Through approximately mid-May 2027

Schedule: Initially 4x10s with overtime as needed; transitioning to 7x12s during outage execution

Compensation: Competitive; DOE

Per Diem: NA, Local candidates only

Status: Non-exempt, all hours over 40/week paid at time and a half

Benefits Eligible: Yes, comprehensive options available

Position Summary

We are currently seeking an experienced TAR Scheduler for a relatively small outage in the Houston area.  The scheduler must be capable of independently developing, maintaining, updating, and analyzing a detailed turnaround schedule using Primavera.

The outage includes approximately 300 jobs across four operating units and an anticipated schedule of approximately 10,000 activities/lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update the integrated turnaround/outage schedule using Primavera P6.


• Work closely with planning, construction, operations, cost, and project leadership to ensure schedule alignment.


• Incorporate detailed job plans, contractor activities, milestones, constraints, and execution sequencing into the schedule.


• Perform schedule updates, progress tracking, critical path analysis, forecasting, and variance analysis.


• Identify potential schedule conflicts, delays, and areas of concern and communicate impacts to project leadership.


• Support schedule reporting and provide accurate information for outage planning and execution decisions.


• Maintain schedule integrity throughout pre-outage planning, execution, and closeout.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of previous turnaround/outage scheduling experience required.


• Strong Primavera P6 experience required.


• Significant refinery, petrochemical, chemical plant, or similar heavy industrial experience.


• Demonstrated experience independently managing large, complex turnaround schedules.


• Strong understanding of turnaround planning, sequencing, construction activities, and execution.


• Ability to work effectively with planners, contractors, operations personnel, and project leadership.


• Must be comfortable working extended hours and a 7x12 schedule during outage execution.


• No sponsorship is available