Turnaround & Projects Engineer: Safe, Efficient Plant Upgrades

BRUNEL INTERNATIONAL SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel International S.E.A. Pte. Ltd is seeking an experienced Engineer, Turnaround & Projects to plan, coordinate, execute, and close out major plant turnarounds and project activities at our Jurong Island facility.

The role focuses on delivering safe, reliable, and cost‑effective turnaround execution while supporting plant improvement and capital projects. The successful candidate will drive detailed turnaround scopes, schedules, and work packs, coordinate with Operations, Maintenance,

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years' maintenance or turnaround experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Chemicals, Industrial Gases, or related process industries.
• Diploma holders with extensive relevant experience may also be considered.
• Experience participating in at least two major plant turnarounds exceeding 150,000 man-hours is preferred.
• Experience in gas processing plants, ASU, SMR, or gasification facilities will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed turnaround work scopes and schedules.
• Prepare execution work packs, methodologies, manpower requirements, equipment, tools, scaffolding, lifting plans, and logistics arrangements.
• 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 compliance with 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

Turnaround planning

Turnaround execution

Project engineering

Contractor management

Risk assessment

SAP EAM

API/ASME standards

MS Office

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Diploma holders with extensive experience

Tools

SAP EAM

Job description

Brunel International S.E.A. Pte. Ltd is seeking an experienced Engineer, Turnaround & Projects to plan, coordinate, execute, and close out major plant turnarounds and project activities at our Jurong Island facility.

The role focuses on delivering safe, reliable, and cost‑effective turnaround execution while supporting plant improvement and capital projects. The successful candidate will drive detailed turnaround scopes, schedules, and work packs, coordinate with Operations, Maintenance,