Turnaround & Projects Engineer

Brunel; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel on Jurong Island seeks an experienced Engineer, Turnaround & Projects to plan, coordinate, execute, and close out major plant turnarounds and project activities. The role emphasizes safe, reliable, and cost-effective execution while supporting plant improvement and capital projects.

The candidate will coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Inspection, and E&I teams, manage contractor performance, and support cost tracking, MC, commissioning, and handover activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of maintenance or turnaround experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Chemicals, or related process industries.
• Experience participating in at least two major plant turnarounds exceeding 150,000 man-hours preferred.
• Experience in gas processing plants, ASU, SMR, or gasification facilities advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed turnaround work scopes and schedules.
• Prepare execution work packs, methodologies, manpower requirements, equipment, tools, and logistics.
• Conduct site verifications and technical reviews to ensure work readiness.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Inspection, and E&I teams for turnaround preparation and execution.
• Support procurement of long-lead materials, specialist services, and rental equipment.
• Participate in readiness reviews, risk assessments, and scope freeze activities.
• Coordinate daily shutdown activities to ensure safe and efficient execution.
• Monitor contractor productivity, schedule adherence, quality, and milestone achievement.
• Identify execution risks and implement recovery plans where required.
• Resolve field technical issues in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support progress reporting, control room coordination, startup, commissioning, and plant handover activities.
• Support day or night shift operations during major turnaround events.
• Support execution of plant modification, reliability improvement, and minor CAPEX projects.
• Coordinate engineering reviews, procurement, installation, and contractor management activities.
• Develop and monitor project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Support Management of Change (MOC), commissioning, mechanical completion, and project close-out documentation.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors to ensure safety, quality, and project requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance, manpower utilization, and project expenditures.
• Support cost tracking, project justification, and management reporting activities.
• Participate in post-turnaround reviews and lesson-learned sessions.
• Drive improvements in turnaround planning, execution methodologies, and maintenance practices.
• Support development of engineering standards, templates, and procedures.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Turnaround coordination

Safety & compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Diploma holders with extensive relevant experience

Tools

SAP EAM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Brunel on Jurong Island seeks an experienced Engineer, Turnaround & Projects to plan, coordinate, execute, and close out major plant turnarounds and project activities. The role emphasizes safe, reliable, and cost-effective execution while supporting plant improvement and capital projects.

The candidate will coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Inspection, and E&I teams, manage contractor performance, and support cost tracking, MC, commissioning, and handover activities.