I/E Planner

Airswift; Sabine Pass (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The I/E Planner role at Airswift is based at a terminal facility in Sabine Pass, TX, supporting project and turnaround planning with a strong emphasis on safety, compliance, and schedule discipline.

You will collaborate with maintenance, construction, engineering and operations teams to develop detailed work plans, weekly look‑aheads, and KPI analyses that drive on‑time delivery and backlog control in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in oil and gas or petrochemical facilities.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and execution processes knowledge.
• Instrumentation and electrical planning background relevant to I/E Planner.
• Experience with project planning software and scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan project and turnaround activities with detailed work plans and schedules.
• Create job packs with information to support efficient execution.
• Coordinate work orders with project, construction, operations, and maintenance teams.
• Develop look-ahead schedules (weekly, monthly, quarterly).
• Support backlog maintenance, prioritisation, and cost-aware planning.
• Manage work dispatch coordination and manpower availability with site supervision.
• Ensure complete documentation and high-quality planning records.
• Identify material requirements and liaise with vendors or supply chains.
• Assist with KPI development and schedule compliance reporting.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

MS Project

Primavera P6

Prometheus

Microsoft Office Suite

Communication

Education

Technical degree or similar qualification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Prometheus

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Duration: 12 months
Location: Sabine Pass, TX
Start date: 16th August 2026

Position Overview

This opportunity is suited to a technically strong professional with planning experience in industrial maintenance, projects, and turnaround activity. The role will support planning and scheduling work within a regulated energy and process environment, helping to drive efficient execution, backlog control, and schedule performance. This position offers the chance to contribute to outage and project planning at site level while working closely with maintenance, construction, engineering, and operations teams. The I/E Planner will play an important part in improving work readiness, coordination, and compliance-focused delivery.

Role Context

This role is based at a terminal facility in Sabine Pass, Texas, within the energy and process sector. The position supports project and turnaround planning activities for site operations and maintenance functions, with collaboration across project, construction, engineering, and operations personnel. The working environment is technically demanding and compliance-focused, with an emphasis on planning accuracy, schedule control, and safe execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan project and turnaround activities for the asset, developing and maintaining detailed work plans and schedules.
• Create job packs with all relevant information needed to support efficient execution of planned work.
• Coordinate work orders and schedules with project, construction, operations, and maintenance teams.
• Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly, and longer‑term look‑ahead schedules for expense and upgrade work.
• Support backlog maintenance, work prioritisation, and cost‑conscious planning to enable effective response.
• Manage work dispatch coordination and manpower availability in conjunction with site supervision.
• Ensure work order documentation is complete and planning records are maintained to a high standard.
• Identify material requirements and liaise with vendors or supply‑chain contacts where required.
• Assist with KPI development and produce reports on schedule compliance, including analysis of deviations, trends, and variations.
• Contribute to procedure updates, procedure writing, training improvement, and budget support as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in oil and gas or petrochemical facilities.
• Strong experience in planning, scheduling, and execution processes, procedures, and best practice.
• Solid understanding of instrumentation and electrical work, with a planning background relevant to the I/E Planner position.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to prioritise work effectively and maintain strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to support a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high standards of customer service, confidentiality, and ethical conduct.
• Valid driver’s licence.
• Ability to maintain a TWIC card in good standing.
• Technical degree or similar qualification.
• Experience with project planning software such as MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Scheduling software definition and build experience.
• Experience with Prometheus.
• Experience planning scaffolding, painting, insulating, rigging and lifting, welding, fabrication, machining, and work estimation activities.
• Experience working in a PHMSA regulated pipeline facility.
• Experience with gas compression and metering equipment.

About the Company

This company operates within the energy sector and offers a technically complex site environment where planning, maintenance, and project delivery are critical to operational performance. The I/E Planner role offers exposure to outage planning, project coordination, and maintenance strategy in a busy industrial operation. For an experienced I/E Planner, this position provides strong scope to make a direct impact.

Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering turnkey workforce solutions to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of clients. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent is unmatched.