Regional STO Turnaround Leader | Remote Role

W. R. Grace & Co.; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 140,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Grace Wellness Program

Retirement Plans

Job summary

The Regional Turnaround Manager at W. R. Grace & Co.

leads STO readiness and performance across multiple North American sites, coordinating with site leadership, operations, maintenance, engineering, and the central STO organization to ensure safe, cost-effective shutdowns and outages. The role requires frequent travel across US and Canada, flexibility during active events, and residence within the United States near Grace locations; remote work option with significant field presence during STO

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in maintenance, operations, reliability, engineering, or turnaround management in an industrial environment.
• 5+ years of experience leading Shutdowns, Turnarounds, or Outages
• Experience managing shutdowns with total event budgets in the $1MM to $5MM range
• Strong understanding of STO planning, execution, contractor management, risk management, and industrial safety systems
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple sites, manage multiple shutdown planning efforts simultaneously, and influence teams without direct authority
• Must be able to travel 50-75% across North America (US and Canada)

Responsibilities

• Regional STO Governance & Leadership
• Provide regional leadership and coordination for STO readiness and performance across multiple sites
• Champion STO governance, standards, tools, and best practices throughout the assigned region
• Ensure alignment between site STO priorities and enterprise STO strategy
• Support development of a consistent regional STO culture focused on safety, quality, cost control, and schedule discipline
• Multi-Site STO Planning & Readiness
• Support and challenge site STO teams during planning, scope development, risk reviews, and readiness assessments
• Ensure STO scopes are well-defined, justified, prioritized, and aligned with business needs across the region
• Verify that materials, contractor resources, logistics, and critical preparations are in place prior to execution
• Partner with site Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Reliability leaders to confirm shutdown readiness, isolation planning, and startup preparation
• Execution Support Across Sites
• Provide direct support to site leaders and execution teams during active shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages
• Help remove organizational barriers, expedite issues, and facilitate rapid decision-making during active events
• Monitor regional STO safety, schedule, cost, and quality performance and identify corrective actions where needed
• Reinforce compliance with company safety expectations, work practices, and permit systems across sites
• Stakeholder Coordination & Standardization
• Interface with site leadership, regional and central resources, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, planners, schedulers, and contractor leadership
• Promote consistent use of STO processes, templates, readiness reviews, and lessons learned practices across multiple sites
• Align cross-site teams on expectations, roles, governance requirements, and decision-making authority
• Share best practices and learning from one site to improve STO performance at other sites
• Provide or coordinate STO training when necessary to build site capability and reinforce standard processes, roles, and expectations
• Post-STO Review & Continuous Improvement
• Lead or support post-STO reviews, lessons learned sessions, and performance critiques across the region
• Ensure corrective actions are captured, assigned, and tracked to completion
• Identify recurring regional gaps and drive improvements in planning quality, readiness, execution discipline, and post-event follow-up
• Support development of regional STO capability through coaching, mentoring, and practical field engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

Maximo

Job description

The Regional Turnaround Manager at W. R. Grace & Co.

leads STO readiness and performance across multiple North American sites, coordinating with site leadership, operations, maintenance, engineering, and the central STO organization to ensure safe, cost-effective shutdowns and outages. The role requires frequent travel across US and Canada, flexibility during active events, and residence within the United States near Grace locations; remote work option with significant field presence during STO