Turnaround Planner, Lead

CF Industries•Donaldsonville, LA
•Onsite

About The Position

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Construction Management, BS Engineering or Verified Turnaround Management Experience.
  • Ten plus years of chemical, petrochemical plant experience required.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills required. Must be able to effectively communicate and interact with personnel of all backgrounds.
  • Strong management skills required, including team leading, decision making, prioritizing and technical skills required.
  • Capable of acquiring, maintaining, and possessing a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
  • The ability to prove drug and alcohol free at random or for cause.
  • Must comply with all Company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Management of CF Turnaround planner and contract planners for standard turnaround preparations.
  • Management of Assigned Unit Turnaround execution which includes directing CF TA Planners and coordinating TA Contract Personnel (i.e., Planners and Schedulers). The effort also requires coordinating facility departmental support (e.g., Operations, Engineering, Environmental, and Safety etc). Additionally, the Lead Turnaround Planner is directly responsible for contract personnel per turnaround execution.
  • Assisting Turnaround Superintendent with cost estimate/schedule development and cost control/execution for the total turnaround effort with budgets in excess of $30MM per turnaround annually.
  • Assisting Turnaround Superintendent with budget forecast and turnaround duration development for turnarounds scheduled to occur in upcoming budget year.
  • Management of Assigned Unit Turnaround execution schedule which will occur in current budget year and pre-turnaround planning schedule which will occur in following budget year.
  • Management of Individual turnaround scope development (Maintenance scope, Process engineering scope, Mechanical Integrity inspection scope, Capital Project scope).
  • Management of Turnaround resource development (Crafts, Support equipment, Tooling and consumables, Specialty contractor support).
  • Management of Turnaround bill of material development and availability.
  • Management of Turnaround budget development, based on finalized scope.
  • Management of Schedule duration development, based on finalized scope.
  • Assess pre-turnaround, turnaround, and post-turnaround execution and adjust resources necessary to maintain budget and schedule.
  • Post-turnaround review (Assess actual turnaround execution cost and duration and refine Turnaround Model by incorporating findings).
  • Establish high expectations of Safety, Quality and Productivity from the Turnaround Team.
  • Assure talent is utilized to maximize employees’ ability.
  • Develop and expand employee skillset for potential promotion opportunities.
  • Maintain communication with senior management regarding safety performance and adjustments to turnaround schedule and budgets.
  • Maintain Departmental key performance indicators (KPIs) in support of site-wide goals including safety, regulatory compliance, schedule, and cost management.
  • Ensures that established processes/procedures are followed as they are designed.
  • Work with Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies in existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed.
  • Develop and implement corrective actions with regard to department internal controls as necessary.
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