Turnaround Block Coordinator

HF Sinclair•Anacortes, WA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Turnaround Block Coordinator oversees and directs the safe, efficient planning and execution of maintenance turnaround block activities in accordance with applicable premises, approved work processes, and standards. The role is accountable for planning, integrating, and coordinating all scope for a unit turnaround or block of units within a complex turnaround, including maintenance, capital projects, and catalyst changes. The Coordinator leads a multidisciplinary Turnaround Planning Team with representation from site departments and event contractor partners, and provides safety leadership throughout the event. Before a turnaround, the Coordinator leads scope assessment and optimization, supports scheduling and planning practices, coordinates planner and scheduler priorities, tracks planning progress, audits planning work, and ensures work packages are ready for execution. The role also leads critical path optimization and identified prefabrication and pre-turnaround activities; supports contracting strategy, contractor onboarding, logistics, permitting, safety and shared-services plans; and supports event budget development and cost review. During the turnaround, the Coordinator directs and supports primary contractors, leads daily turnover, safety, and planning meetings, and supports Operations and discipline coordinators. The role audits workforce mobilization and demobilization, safe work practices, productivity, unit cleanliness, and scope updates; engages support groups; and reviews and signs off on work-quality completion documents. The Coordinator ensures Operations receives a safe, complete unit for recommissioning. After the turnaround, the role supports startup and demobilization and participates in an after-action review. The position is office-based, with up to 10% travel by land and air. Work may also take place in petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant, outdoor, and driver-based environments, with exposure to chemicals, pressure vessels and tanks, rotating equipment, confined spaces, varying temperatures and weather, and road conditions. Physical requirements include standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, climbing up to 25 feet, and lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, among other listed activities. Personal protective equipment must be worn; beards are not permitted.

Requirements

At least 10 years of industrial maintenance, turnaround, or construction experience.
At least 5 years of planning and field-supervision experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to lead and direct a large workforce executing a major project or turnaround.
Strong interpersonal and decision-making skills and ability to build technical and operational capability.
Ability to build efficiency and safety into job plans, with experience and results in safe field execution.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Good negotiating, continuous-improvement, and organizational skills.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people at all levels of the organization.
Ability to meet the listed physical requirements, including wearing personal protective equipment; beards are not permitted.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with turnaround planning and execution.

Responsibilities

Oversee and direct safe, efficient planning and execution of maintenance turnaround block activities.
Plan, integrate, and coordinate all scope for a unit turnaround or block of units, including maintenance, capital projects, and catalyst changes.
Lead the multidisciplinary Turnaround Planning Team, including site departments and event contractor partners.
Provide safety leadership through all phases of the turnaround.
Lead scope assessment and optimization for the assigned event unit or block.
Support development, organization, and use of scheduling and planning practices.
Coordinate priorities and action items for unit planners and schedulers and ensure completion milestones are met.
Track planning-task progress using the turnaround control document, such as NaviTrack.
Audit unit planners for progress, format uniformity, and planning consistency.
Ensure final work packages meet quality expectations before release for execution.
Lead critical path optimization sessions addressing schedule optimization and execution alignment and practices.
Lead identified prefabrication and pre-turnaround activities and provide direction to planners and schedulers.
Support development of the turnaround contracting strategy and review and support contractor partner leadership and onboarding.
Support development of event logistics, permitting, safety, and shared-services plans, including cranes, cleaning services, scaffolding, pressure cleaning, and abrasive blasting.
Support development of and adherence to the event budget; work with cost personnel to review and approve actual costs and reconcile them to estimates.
Provide leadership, direction, and support to primary contractors during the turnaround.
Lead daily turnover, safety, and planning meetings and ensure appropriate priorities are discussed and actioned.
Support Operations Coordinators and discipline coordinators as required.
Audit crew mobilization, buildup, and ramp-down; assess and support safe craft work practices and productivity.
Ensure process, inspection, and other support groups are engaged and support field activities as needed.
Audit and support unit cleanliness for a safe and compliant event.
Audit turnaround scope updates for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
Ensure work quality and provide final review and sign-off on work-quality completion documents.
Provide Operations with a safe, complete unit for recommissioning.
Support Operations during safe and successful startup and support demobilization of materials and equipment.
Participate in the after-action review or critique.
Coordinate contractor support resources, including planners and schedulers, throughout a typical turnaround cycle, with increased coordination during high turnaround workload periods.