TAR Management Specialist

Sasol•Lake Charles, LA

15d

About The Position

The Turnaround Management Specialist leads, coordinates, and optimizes planning governance and execution readiness for site turnarounds. The role oversees detailed work scopes, resource plans, integrated schedules, risk assessments, and cost and schedule evaluations to support safe, efficient, and predictable execution. The specialist aligns cross-functional teams and contractors, oversees planning and scheduling deliverables, and directs field execution during turnaround windows. The role enforces HSE and permitting requirements, manages scope and schedule change control, supports contractor evaluation, verifies site readiness, and reviews contractor schedules and progress reports. The specialist also participates in audits and compliance reviews and leads turnaround close-out, including lessons learned, performance assessments, scope variance review, and final cost and schedule reconciliation. The position requires a B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field, or equivalent turnaround execution experience. Applicants must have at least eight years of turnaround or capital project execution experience in a petrochemical or refining environment and at least five years of experience with Primavera P6 oversight or interpretation.

Requirements

B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience in turnaround execution.
At least 8 years of turnaround or capital project execution experience in a petrochemical or refining environment.
At least 5 years of Primavera P6 experience in oversight or interpretation; hands-on planning is not necessarily required.
Strong leadership presence and ability to guide, influence, and support multidisciplinary teams and contractors.
Clear, confident communication skills for engaging at all organizational levels.
Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and resolve conflicts constructively.
Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Deep commitment to safe work practices and HSE enforcement.
High degree of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.
Proficiency reviewing and interpreting planning, scheduling, and maintenance system outputs, including SAP/CMMS/EAM and integrated scheduling tools; ability to adapt quickly to new tools and processes.
Demonstrated capability reviewing and managing integrated turnaround schedules, resource plans, progress measurement methodologies, and schedule control processes.
Proven experience supporting field execution, including contractor coordination and interfacing with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and HSE.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional alignment with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, HSE, and contractors on turnaround objectives, readiness criteria, and execution priorities.
Oversee and review Planning/Project Controls deliverables, including work packs, integrated schedules, progress tracking tools, and constraint logs, for accuracy, completeness, and constructability.
Direct field execution during turnaround windows through daily and shift meetings, progress reviews, productivity monitoring, issue escalation, and removal of execution constraints.
Enforce HSE and site permitting requirements, including permit-to-work, LOTO, confined space entry, hot work, line breaking, and working at height; ensure contractor compliance and frontline safety leadership.
Manage schedule and scope change control, ensuring changes are documented, risk-assessed, communicated, and approved in accordance with governance.
Collaborate with Procurement and Contracts to evaluate and select contractors based on safety, technical, and performance expectations.
Ensure site readiness by verifying materials, equipment, permits, access, pre-execution conditions, and field staging.
Review and validate contractor schedules and progress reports for alignment with turnaround expectations and reporting standards.
Work across organizational levels to maintain alignment and resolve issues.
Participate in audits and compliance reviews to ensure planning, scheduling, and execution processes meet governance expectations and standards.
Lead turnaround close-out activities, including lessons learned, performance assessments, scope variances, and final cost and schedule reconciliation.
Review and manage integrated turnaround schedules, resource plans, progress measurement methodologies, and schedule control processes.
Support field execution through contractor coordination and interfaces with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and HSE.