Maintenance Planning Engineer - Shutdown and Integrated Activities

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 469,000 - 692,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group is seeking a Maintenance Planning Engineer to develop and coordinate integrated maintenance, shutdown and engineering activity plans for oil and gas operations at Abu Dhabi. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5-6 years of multidisciplinary planning experience.

The position involves preparing short- and long-term schedules, maintaining the Seven-Year Integrated Activity Plan, coordinating maintenance barge requirements, and supporting Wellhead Tower campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 5-6 years of multidisciplinary planning experience in oil and gas or petrochemical environments.
• Strong planning, coordination and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare comprehensive maintenance and shutdown plans to support major activities.
• Coordinate integrated work programs with Integrity, Production, Projects and other stakeholders.
• Develop short- and long-term schedules for maintenance schemes, shutdowns and engineering activities.
• Maintain and update the Seven-Year Integrated Activity Plan.
• Monitor progress and report deviations to ensure alignment with business objectives.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Engineering experience

Budgeting

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Maintenance Planning Engineer - Shutdown and Integrated Activities Job Snapshot - Role: Maintenance Planning Engineer - Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Oil and Energy - Function: Production Engineering/Planning/Scheduling - Experience: 5-6 years - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Position Overview ADNOC Group is seeking a Maintenance Planning Engineer to develop and coordinate integrated maintenance, shutdown and engineering activity plans in support of oil and gas operations. The role is responsible for preparing short- and long-term maintenance schedules, maintaining the Seven-Year Integrated Activity Plan, coordinating maintenance barge requirements and supporting Wellhead Tower (WHT) maintenance campaigns. Working with production, engineering, integrity, maintenance and project teams, the position ensures that major maintenance schemes, equipment inspections, overhauls and shutdown activities are planned in line with business objectives, available resources and operational requirements. The successful candidate will have a bachelor 's degree in engineering and 5-6 years of multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance planning experience in the oil and gas or petrochemical industry.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Abu Dhabi - Industry: Oil and Energy - Function: Production Engineering/Planning/Scheduling - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Key Accountabilities

Maintenance and Shutdown Planning

• Prepare overall maintenance and shutdown plans to support the effective execution of maintenance schemes, major activities and individual projects.
• Collaborate with Integrity, Production, Projects, Maintenance Support and other relevant stakeholders to develop integrated work programs.
• Prepare short- and long-term schedules for major maintenance schemes, shutdowns and engineering activities.
• Ensure maintenance and shutdown planning activities align with ADNOC 's approved business plans.
• Develop planning and monitoring tools to support the coordination and control of maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with relevant teams to identify planning requirements, activity dependencies and execution priorities.
• Provide planning support to personnel responsible for implementing maintenance and shutdown work programs.

Seven-Year Integrated Activity Plan

• Develop, maintain and regularly update the Seven-Year Integrated Activity Plan.
• Integrate engineering and maintenance schemes into the long-term activity schedule.
• Include maintenance barge and boat requirements, WHT campaigns, major inspections, equipment overhauls and shutdown activities.
• Review planned activities to identify scheduling conflicts and resource requirements.
• Coordinate updates with relevant departments to maintain consistency across integrated work programs.
• Monitor changes to activity schedules and communicate their potential impact on related plans.

Maintenance Barge and WHT Campaign Planning

• Develop and maintain plans for maintenance barge activities.
• Prepare worklists for Wellhead Tower major maintenance programs.
• Develop execution schedules for WHT maintenance campaigns.
• Coordinate maintenance campaign requirements with responsible job officers and operational stakeholders.
• Develop and update bedding plans in accordance with individual maintenance scheme schedules.
• Review activity sequencing and coordination requirements to support maintenance campaign execution.

Work Program Monitoring and Control

• Monitor progress against approved maintenance and shutdown work programs.
• Identify deviations from planned schedules, target dates and execution requirements.
• Assess the potential impact of schedule changes on other maintenance and engineering activities.
• Report significant deviations to team leaders and recommend corrective actions.
• Liaise with planning and cost coordination units to monitor work duration, resources, materials and target completion dates.
• Maintain coordination between related activities to support effective implementation of integrated work programs.

Materials and Resource Coordination

• Coordinate with the Commercial Division to ensure maintenance material requirements are properly identified.
• Liaise with relevant departments to support resource and material planning.
• Review maintenance schedules in relation to available resources and planned activities.
• Communicate potential resource or material constraints that may affect execution.
• Support coordination of maintenance requirements across engineering, production and operational teams.

Maintenance Budget Planning

• Prepare and monitor major maintenance budgets and associated expenditure phasing.
• Provide input for sectional and departmental budget preparation.
• Support implementation of approved budgets and maintenance work plans.
• Monitor significant budget variances and highlight potential cost concerns.
• Coordinate with relevant planning and cost control personnel to support financial monitoring.
• Recommend appropriate actions to support effective cost management and achievement of maintenance objectives.

Supervision and Team Development

• Plan, supervise and coordinate assigned maintenance planning activities.
• Provide guidance to assigned personnel on planning procedures and work program requirements.
• Train and develop staff in relevant planning and coordination skills.
• Monitor assigned activities to support achievement of sectional objectives.
• Promote effective communication and coordination among maintenance planning personnel.

Policies and Performance Management

• Implement approved departmental policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures.
• Ensure planning activities are performed in accordance with company requirements and relevant international standards.
• Support achievement of approved departmental performance objectives.
• Monitor planning activities against established work programs and performance requirements.
• Contribute to the consistent application of maintenance planning and reporting procedures.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance planning processes and operational efficiency.
• Develop and implement tools and techniques that improve the quality of planning activities.
• Review existing procedures against recognized industry practices and applicable ISO standards.
• Recommend improvements to scheduling, coordination and monitoring processes.
• Support practical solutions to recurring planning and execution challenges.

Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability

• Comply with relevant Health, Safety and Environment policies, procedures and controls.
• Follow applicable legislation, sustainability guidelines and international standards.
• Adhere to ADNOC Codes of Practice and established safety requirements.
• Incorporate applicable HSE requirements into maintenance and shutdown planning activities.

Management Reporting

• Provide information for sectional Management Information System (MIS) reports.
• Prepare progress updates covering maintenance schemes, shutdown plans and integrated activities.
• Report schedule deviations, resource constraints and significant planning concerns.
• Provide accurate planning information to support management review and decision-making.

Communications and Working Relationships

Internal Coordination

• Maintain regular communication with Field, Operations Support, Production Assurance, Maintenance and Engineering departments.
• Coordinate with colleagues based in Abu Dhabi and at offshore super complexes, including personnel up to Team Leader level.
• Liaise with shutdown committees and relevant stakeholders regarding shutdown preparation and execution requirements.
• Communicate planning changes and coordinate related work activities across departments.

External Coordination

• Maintain contact with concession holders regarding relevant requirements and site visits.
• Coordinate with contractor representatives to discuss maintenance work requirements.
• Participate in contractor performance discussions within assigned responsibilities.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Education

Bachelor 's degree in an engineering discipline from a recognized university.

Professional Experience

5-6 years of experience in multidisciplinary planning of engineering and maintenance activities within the oil and gas or petrochemical industry.

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience preparing and coordinating engineering and maintenance work programs.
• Knowledge of major maintenance and shutdown planning requirements.
• Ability to develop and maintain integrated activity schedules.
• Experience coordinating maintenance resources, materials and execution schedules.
• Understanding of maintenance budget preparation, expenditure phasing and cost monitoring.
• Ability to identify schedule deviations and recommend corrective actions.
• Strong planning, coordination and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering, maintenance and operations teams.
• Proficiency in English.

Technical Competencies

• As per ADNOC standard competencies.

Behavioural Competencies

• As per ADNOC standard competencies.