Engineer - Maintenance Planning -

Oman Investment Authority; Oman; On-site; OMR 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Oman Investment Authority is seeking a senior Planning Engineer to develop, implement, and manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management across plant operations. The role focuses on CMMS administration, standardization, and effective resource coordination to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

The candidate will lead weekly planning meetings, drive continuous improvement, and coordinate with procurement and warehouse teams for critical spares and materials.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement maintenance planning and scheduling processes.
• Coordinate weekly and monthly maintenance schedules with Operations and Maintenance teams.
• Manage maintenance work management processes within ERP CMMS systems.
• Lead planning for plant shutdowns, turnarounds, and major campaigns.
• Develop maintenance performance dashboards and KPIs for decision-making.

Skills

Maintenance Planning

Scheduling

CMMS/ERP

SAP PM

Budgeting & Cost Control

Resource Planning

Procurement Processes

Contractor Performance

KPI Reporting

Inventory Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

b Brief Posting Description b 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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