Engineer - Maintenance Planning

Tanqeeb; Muscat; On-site; OMR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Oman seeks a Planning Engineer to develop, implement, and manage maintenance planning, scheduling, work management, and shutdown planning to ensure safe, reliable plant operations. This role supports leadership in planning and coordinating resources, and establishes CMMS processes and work management standards for commissioning, start-up, and ongoing operations.

You will own the maintenance planning lifecycle, maintain backlogs, develop detailed work packs with labor and materials,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of maintenance planning or shutdown planning in mining, minerals processing, or heavy industrial operations.
• Experience with large-scale shutdown planning and resource management.
• Certifications such as CMRP, PMP, Six Sigma are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement maintenance planning and scheduling processes.
• Review work requests and convert approved work into executable job plans.
• Lead planning and preparation for plant shutdowns, turnarounds, and major maintenance campaigns.
• Monitor KPIs: Schedule Compliance, PM Compliance, Backlog Management, Work Order Closure Rates.
• Manage maintenance work management processes within ERP/CMMS.

Skills

Maintenance Planning

Scheduling

Resource Coordination

Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS/Work Management Systems

Job description

Brief Posting Description

The Planning Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing maintenance planning, scheduling, work management, shutdown planning, and maintenance control processes to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.This role supports leadership in maintenance planning and resource coordination, and ensures the effective utilization of labor, materials, and services. A key focus of the position is establishing maintenance planning systems, CMMS processes, and work management standards to support commissioning, start-up, and sustainable plant operations.

Detailed Description

MAINTENANCE PLANNING & SCHEDULING

Develop and implement maintenance planning and scheduling processes.

Ensure all preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance activities are properly planned and scheduled.

Review work requests and convert approved work into executable job plans.

Develop detailed work packs including labor requirements, materials, tools, permits, and procedures.

Coordinate weekly and monthly maintenance schedules with Operations and Maintenance teams.

Monitor schedule compliance and planning effectiveness.

Ensure maintenance backlogs are effectively managed and prioritized.

Support development of maintenance strategies for critical equipment.

Own and govern the site's maintenance work management process, ensuring compliance with planning, scheduling, execution, and close-out standard

Coordinate with warehouse and procurement teams to ensure timely availability of critical spares and shutdown materials

Develop and maintain maintenance performance dashboards, reporting automation, and planning analytics tools to improve decision-making

Coordinate and lead weekly, monthly and quarterly planning meetings in coordination with stakeholders

WORK MANAGEMENT & CMMS ADMINISTRATION

Manage maintenance work management processes within ERP/CMMS systems.

Ensure work order quality, data accuracy, and system compliance.

Develop and maintain equipment hierarchies, asset registers, and maintenance plans.

Monitor key work management KPIs.

Maintain planning and scheduling standards across all maintenance disciplines.

Ensure historical maintenance records are maintained for reliability analysis.

Drive continuous improvement of CMMS utilization and effectiveness.

SHUTDOWN & TURNAROUND PLANNING

Lead planning and preparation for plant shutdowns, turnarounds, and major maintenance campaigns.

Develop integrated shutdown schedules and resource plans.

Coordinate labor, equipment, materials, and contractor requirements.

Monitor shutdown planning milestones and readiness reviews.

Support execution teams during shutdown implementation.

Facilitate shutdown governance meetings, readiness reviews, and critical path monitoring activities

Conduct post-shutdown reviews and lessons learned assessments.

PERFORMANCE MONITORING & REPORTING

Develop maintenance planning and execution performance dashboards.

Monitor KPIs including:

Schedule Compliance

PM Compliance

Backlog Management

Work Order Closure Rates

Contractor Performance

Maintenance Cost Performance

Shutdown Performance

Prepare weekly and monthly maintenance performance reports.

Analyze trends and recommend improvement initiatives.

Support annual maintenance budgeting and forecasting processes.

CONTRACTOR & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Coordinate with contract administrator for mobilization and demobilization activities.

Evaluate contractor performance and productivity.

Ensure contractors comply with safety, quality, and environmental requirements.

Optimize utilization of labor, equipment, and maintenance resources.

Coordinate external specialist services and OEM support.

LEADERSHIP & TEAM MANAGEMENT

Lead maintenance planners, schedulers from Contractors

Develop workforce capability and succession plans.

Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Ensure departmental objectives align with maintenance business goals.

SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

Ensure compliance with company safety policies and procedures.

Participate in risk assessments and shutdown safety planning.

Ensure contractor compliance with permit-to-work and site safety requirements.

Support incident investigations and corrective action implementation.

Promote safe work practices and zero-harm objectives.

BUDGET & COST CONTROL

Support preparation of annual maintenance budgets.

Monitor maintenance expenditures against approved budgets.

Track contractor costs and service contract performance.

Identify cost optimization opportunities without compromising reliability.

Support spare parts and inventory management strategies.

Provide cost forecasting and budget variance analysis.

Job Requirements

Education:

Bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field

Experience:

10+ years of maintenance planning, shutdown planning, or maintenance management experience in mining, minerals processing, or heavy industrial operations.

Proven experience with large-scale shutdown planning and resources management.

Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, and operational ramp-up activities is desirabl

Certifications:

Candidates holding or pursuing any of the following certifications will have an added advantage:

Certified Maintenance & Reliability Practitioner (CMRP)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Six-sigma (BB)

Technical Skills:

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Work Management Systems

Shutdown and turnaround planning

SAP PM

Budgeting and Cost Control

Resource Planning

Procurement Processes

Contractor Performance Management

Maintenance KPI Reporting and Analysis

Inventory and Spare Parts Management

Risk Management

Soft Skills: