Turnaround Scheduler

HF Sinclair•Anacortes, WA

2d•$118,600 - $206,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Turnaround Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, integrating, governing, and optimizing refinery turnaround schedules from scope development through planning, execution, startup, and closeout. The role ensures turnaround activities are accurately planned, logically sequenced, resource-loaded, and aligned with business objectives. It serves as the refinery's scheduling expert, applying scheduling best practices and providing schedule assurance, resource forecasting, critical path management, and turnaround readiness support. The scheduler is also responsible for ensuring that frequently hired and onboarded contract schedulers meet business needs in their performance and deliverables. The role supports safe, reliable, and cost-effective turnaround execution while maintaining schedule integrity and giving turnaround leadership clear visibility. This office-based position requires up to 5% travel by land and air. Work also takes place in petroleum refinery and warehouse/plant environments, which may include chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, loud noise, vibrations, varying temperatures and weather, and changing road conditions. Additional hours may be required to support turnaround events, particularly during execution. Supervisory responsibility for contract personnel in the turnaround department varies with site workload and may include up to five direct reports. HF Sinclair offers a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance; paid time off; a 401(k) retirement plan with match; educational reimbursement; parental bonding time; and employee discounts. The stated salary range is $118,600 to $206,200.

Requirements

At least 10 years of refinery experience in advanced Primavera scheduling.
A high school diploma or equivalent.
Proficiency in Primavera P6 software.
Broad understanding of refinery operations, maintenance, construction, and turnarounds.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet required deadlines.
Ability to work additional hours as required to support turnaround events, particularly during execution.
Ability to communicate effectively and influence others.
General working knowledge of SAP software.
Working proficiency in Excel.
Ability to coordinate schedules across multiple stakeholders, including contractors, craft disciplines, and site personnel.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience in complex turnaround scheduling.
Professional Primavera P6 certification.

Responsibilities

Support scope challenge and scope freeze processes.
Support scoping and job planning using library plans and historical schedule information.
Develop and maintain integrated Primavera P6 turnaround schedules for refinery turnarounds.
Create and maintain schedules covering shutdown, execution—including pre- and post-execution—and startup phases, and integrate cost accounts to support turnaround controls.
Establish and maintain schedule logic, constraints, milestones, and critical path activities.
Integrate maintenance, inspection, operations, project, and contractor work scopes into a unified master schedule.
Conduct routine schedule health assessments and ensure adherence to established scheduling standards.
Maintain schedule baselines and manage schedule changes through approved processes.
Review schedule quality and validate logic, durations, resource loading, and milestone alignment.
Develop schedule performance metrics and reporting standards.
Ensure consistent application of refinery and corporate scheduling procedures.
Identify and manage critical and near-critical paths.
Conduct schedule risk assessments and scenario analyses, and challenge execution leads to drive schedule improvement.
Evaluate schedule impacts resulting from scope changes, resource constraints, or execution issues.
Develop mitigation and recovery plans to address schedule threats and opportunities.
Support contingency planning and schedule optimization initiatives.
Resource-load schedules to support workforce planning and contractor forecasting.
Coordinate with turnaround leadership to evaluate labor requirements, crew loading, and execution sequencing.
Support budget development and execution forecasting through schedule-driven manpower and duration estimates.
Analyze productivity trends and resource utilization during execution.
Maintain schedule accuracy throughout turnaround execution.
Facilitate schedule update meetings and progress reviews with stakeholders.
Produce daily, weekly, and milestone progress reports.
Develop look-ahead schedules to support field execution activities.
Monitor schedule performance and communicate risks, delays, and recovery opportunities to leadership.
Participate in turnaround readiness reviews and stage-gate assessments, including schedule optimization sessions and tabletop workshops.
Verify alignment of work packages, materials, permits, logistics, contractors, and equipment requirements with schedule milestones.
Ensure schedule alignment with operational constraints, shutdown windows, and startup requirements.
Lead post-turnaround schedule performance reviews and lessons-learned sessions.
Benchmark scheduling processes against industry best practices.
Recommend improvements to planning, scheduling, reporting, and execution processes.
Mentor planners, schedulers, and turnaround personnel in advanced scheduling techniques and Primavera P6 best practices.
Oversee the performance and deliverables of contract schedulers in the turnaround department.