Senior Maintenance Scheduler

Kestrel Partners; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kestrel Partners in Brownsville, Texas, is seeking a Senior Maintenance Scheduler to join its Planning & Scheduling team at a large, modern energy facility. This hands-on, high-visibility role sits at the center of day-to-day maintenance execution and offers a chance to shape how the scheduling function is built and run.

You will build and optimize rolling schedules, extract work from SAP, balance craft labor, ensure work meets criteria, and collaborate across operations, reliability,

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of maintenance scheduling experience in oil, gas, LNG, petrochemical or a similar process facility.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP PM and preferably S/4HANA.
• Solid understanding of maintenance execution and reliability practices.
• Trade background in instrumentation and controls, mechanical or electrical is highly regarded.
• Eligibility for a TWIC card.
• Experience with Prometheus Scheduler, Primavera P6 or MS Project is beneficial.
• Turnaround experience is welcome but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage maintenance schedules for preventive, corrective and routine work, working in rolling one‑week blocks over a six‑week horizon
• Extract and sequence work from SAP, balancing demand against available craft labor and batching work for efficiency
• Screen work orders and confirm all work meets scheduling criteria before release
• Review completed work, roll forward any outstanding items and keep the backlog under control
• Partner with operations, reliability, engineering and the trades to minimize production impact
• Prioritize work based on safety, criticality and operational impact
• Report on schedule compliance, maintenance performance and KPIs
• Contribute to the development of scheduling processes, procedures and CMMS optimization

Skills

Maintenance scheduling

SAP knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Coordination across crafts

TWIC card eligibility

Prometheus Scheduler

Primavera P6

MS Project

Turnaround experience

Tools

SAP PM module

S/4 HANA

Prometheus Scheduler

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

A growing energy operator is seeking a Senior Maintenance Scheduler to join its Planning & Scheduling team at a large, modern facility in Brownsville. This is a hands‑on, high‑visibility role at the center of day‑to‑day maintenance execution, with the chance to help shape how the scheduling function is built and run.

This is a maintenance scheduling position, not a turnaround or project scheduling role. Work is continuous, with no fixed start or end date. The Scheduler keeps that work moving by balancing a rolling backlog against a fixed pool of craft labor, ensuring the right work is done by the right people at the right time.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage maintenance schedules for preventive, corrective and routine work, working in rolling one‑week blocks over a six‑week horizon
• Extract and sequence work from SAP, balancing demand against available craft labor and batching work for efficiency
• Screen work orders and confirm all work meets scheduling criteria before release
• Review completed work, roll forward any outstanding items and keep the backlog under control
• Partner with operations, reliability, engineering and the trades to minimize production impact
• Prioritize work based on safety, criticality and operational impact
• Report on schedule compliance, maintenance performance and KPIs
• Contribute to the development of scheduling processes, procedures and CMMS optimization

Qualifications

• Maintenance scheduling experience in oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical or a comparable process facility
• Strong working knowledge of SAP (PM module and S/4 HANA a plus)
• Solid understanding of maintenance execution and reliability practices
• A trade background in instrumentation and controls, mechanical or electrical is highly regarded
• Typically 5 to 10 years of relevant experience, with flexibility for the right candidate
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to coordinate across the crafts and adapt as priorities change
• Eligibility for a TWIC card
• Experience with Prometheus Scheduler, Primavera P6 or MS Project is beneficial
• Turnaround experience is welcome but not essential