Offshore Planning and Scheduling Lead

Based in UAE- rotational

Excellent salary and benefits offered

Role Overview:

Oversee a team of offshore Maintenance and Construction planners to develop and execute well-structured short-term Integrated Activity Plans. This role is essential in aligning planning processes with safety, asset integrity, and operational efficiency objectives.

The position requires a coordinated approach to planning across multiple departments, including Drilling & Well Intervention, Operations, Maintenance, Integrity, and Projects. A key focus will be improving existing short-term planning processes, strengthening project controls and reporting mechanisms, and continuously enhancing resource allocation and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

- Lead, mentor, and support a team of offshore planners and schedulers in line with HR policies and performance expectations.
- Manage the CMMS work planning and execution cycle, ensuring effective resource allocation, material procurement, work order completion, and reporting.
- Drive improvements in the short-term planning framework by extending the existing 7-day plan into a structured 14-day outlook.
- Regularly review long-term CMMS planning to align maintenance schedules with major equipment downtime strategies.
- Ensure all Safety Critical Equipment (SCE)



preventive and corrective maintenance activities are scheduled and executed within the required timeframe, escalating any delays for resolution or deferment.
- Collaborate with onshore planning teams to refine shutdown worklists, contribute to Level-4 shutdown plans, optimise critical path activities, and address potential scheduling conflicts.
- Work closely with the Planning Team Lead to enhance scheduling methodologies and implement structured progress reporting for key projects.
- Continuous interaction with the Maintenance Superintendent and Offshore Installation Manager to discuss work prioritisation, personnel logistics, and scheduling challenges.

Requirements:

- Secondary education (minimum 10 years of schooling) with a technical certification OR an engineering degree.
- At least 15 years of experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within oil & gas, refining, or petrochemical industries.
- A minimum of 5 years in a leadership role managing planning teams.
- Hands-on experience in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) project planning and controls.
- Extensive involvement in planning and executing major shutdowns or turnarounds in offshore production facilities or refineries.

In-depth knowledge of offshore production systems, maintenance strategies, and plant equipment.

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