Maintenance Planner

Novetus; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Houston is looking for an experienced Maintenance Planner. You will develop maintenance schedules, coordinate with teams, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate has a background in oil and gas, strong organizational and communication skills, and experience with electronic maintenance systems and project management tools. This role emphasizes effective asset management and requires occasional travel to Pecos.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and communication skills to liaise across teams.
• Experience in oil and gas maintenance planning.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and technical drawings.
• Experience with Electronic Maintenance Systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain schedules for maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain for ordering goods.
• Provide KPIs for Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead Daily SIMOPS Planning Meetings.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Maintenance planning

Report building

Tools

P6

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

Maintenance Planner experienced in developing schedules for routine preventative and corrective maintenance, assessing work requests and coordinating resources to ensure equipment reliability with minimal downtime for Compressor Stations, Pipelines and Cryogenic Gas Plant.

Essential Functions

• Develop, maintain and report schedules for routine, preventative and corrective maintenance with estimated resources (personnel and material), time, and costs associated with work scopes identifying equipment outages
• Review and validate maintenance requests for accuracy, priority, and scope.
• Prioritize and schedule preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities in alignment with production targets and operational priorities.
• Coordinate with Capital Projects driven brownfield work scopes to reduce planned downtime
• Open, assign, track and close work order requests in electronic maintenance system (CMMS)
• Assess corrective work requests, incorporate material and resource requirements into work plans. Assist in assigning work orders
• Integrate electronic maintenance system (CMMS) with schedules and resources required
• Coordinate with Supply Chain on ordering and contracting goods and services to support the maintenance program
• Utilize maintenance management systems (CMMS) to track asset performance and history; support Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) and recommendation for spare part purchases
• Utilize maintenance management system to develop annual budgets
• Provide KPIs for Executive Leadership Team
• Coordinating with Commercial Team to ensure notifications to customers align with contractual requirements and maintenance plans
• Leading Daily SIMOPS Planning Meetings
• Issue weekly and monthly reports
• Maintain preventive maintenance records as required for compliance with regulatory agencies
• Complete special projects, as needed

Qualifications

• This role requires strong organizational and communication skills to liaise between maintenance, operations and capital program project management teams, ensuring efficient operations and effective asset management
• Experience in oil and gas maintenance planning with a Construction, Operations Technical Services or Engineering background
• Familiarity with natural gas processing equipment (compressors, cryogenic plants, amine treating, stabilizers, NGL pumps).
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment manuals, and technical drawings
• Electronic Maintenance System experience, including integrating modules for schedule and resources
• P6 and/or Microsoft Project required
• Power BI preferred
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with changing priorities and deadlines
• Strong report building, oral and written communication skills required
• Based in Houston Office with regular travel to Pecos