Sr. Planner, Maintenance Electrical

NextDecade•Brownsville, TX

101d

About The Position

The Sr. Planner Maintenance - Electrical develops and manages detailed maintenance plans to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of an LNG facility. The role plans preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities and ensures compliance with NextDecade safety standards, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. It requires maintenance-planning expertise in an LNG or similar industrial environment. The position works with operations, engineering, maintenance execution, and procurement teams to coordinate maintenance work. It manages an assigned planning-work log, optimizes resources and materials, and uses maintenance records and data to identify trends and support reliability improvements. The work takes place in a complex construction environment, with indoor and outdoor exposure to changing weather, moving mechanical parts, electrical circuits, and potentially distracting noise. The employee must wear required PPE and may need to enter confined spaces or access elevated structures. Physical expectations include moving throughout the facility, sustaining work functions for a full shift, and performing activities such as walking, bending, climbing, and lifting items up to 20 pounds without assistance, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum 7–10 years of maintenance-planning experience in the LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, or nuclear industry.
Proven experience with CMMS tools; SAP 4 HANA and Prometheus are preferred, and experience with scheduling software such as Primavera or MS Project is required.
Strong knowledge of maintenance practices, work processes, and equipment used in LNG facilities.
Proficiency in interpreting engineering drawings, P&IDs, and technical manuals.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
Ability to wear necessary PPE and meet the described site physical expectations, with or without reasonable accommodations.
Ability to drive to other company work locations as required.
Ability to move throughout the facility, including traveling to a designated muster point during emergencies.
Ability to perform job functions for a full shift and to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, and handle and lift items up to 20 pounds without assistance.
Visual acuity, corrected as needed, to perform job functions, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to communicate clearly by radio, phone, and verbally.

Nice To Haves

Direct hands-on experience in electrical or instrumentation work is strongly preferred.
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification or equivalent.
HSE certifications, such as OSHA or Confined Space Entry.
Knowledge of root cause analysis (RCA), reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), and failure modes analysis (FMEA).

Responsibilities

Develop detailed maintenance work plans, including scope, labor estimates, materials, tools, special equipment, and access requirements.
Coordinate maintenance plans with operations, engineering, maintenance execution, and procurement teams.
Manage an assigned log of planning work to ensure business priorities are met.
Plan and optimize the allocation of manpower, materials, and tools for maintenance tasks.
Identify planning opportunities to reduce downtime and improve cost efficiency.
Ensure spare parts and materials are planned and available before maintenance tasks are scheduled.
Ensure maintenance activities comply with industry standards, including API, ASME, and NFPA, and with regulatory requirements.
Participate in safety reviews, including risk assessments and job hazard analyses.
Maintain accurate maintenance history and performance records in the CMMS.
Analyze data to identify trends, recommend improvements, and support reliability initiatives.