Senior Scheduler

PTS Advance; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

PTS Advance seeks a Project Planner / Scheduler to develop, plan, schedule, and coordinate capital project activities for refinery and heavy industrial facilities. You will work with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Contractors, and Turnaround Teams to build detailed work plans and execution strategies using Primavera P6 and CMMS (SAP preferred).

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in capital project planning and maintenance scheduling in refinery, petrochemical, or heavy industry, plus 3+

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance planning and scheduling in refinery/petrochemical/heavy industrial environments.
• 3+ years of Primavera P6 scheduling experience.
• Experience coordinating with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Contractors, and Turnaround teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive job plans for capital projects and maintenance activities.
• Review work requests and convert approved work orders into executable work packages.
• Create detailed work scopes, labor estimates, equipment requirements, tools, permits, and safety considerations.
• Coordinate with Operations to identify equipment availability and establish maintenance windows.
• Ensure all materials, spare parts, drawings, procedures, and resources are available prior to job execution.
• Support maintenance backlog management and work prioritization efforts.

Skills

Primavera P6 scheduling

Capital project planning

Maintenance planning

Resource scheduling

Schedule optimization

Operations coordination

Tools

CMMS SAP

Job description

Position Summary

The Project Planner / Scheduler (Primavera P6) is responsible for developing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating capital project activities to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of refinery, petrochemical, or industrial facilities. This position works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Contractors, and Turnaround Teams to develop detailed work plans, resource schedules, and execution strategies utilizing Primavera P6, CMMS systems (SAP preferred), and industry best practices.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in capital project, maintenance, and/or Turnaround planning and scheduling within refinery, petrochemical, power generation, or heavy industrial environments and has a strong understanding of mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and inspection work processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive job plans for capital projects, as well as routine, preventative, corrective, and outage maintenance activities.
• Review work requests and convert approved work orders into executable work packages.
• Create detailed work scopes, labor estimates, equipment requirements, tools, permits, and safety considerations.
• Coordinate with Operations to identify equipment availability and establish maintenance windows.
• Ensure all materials, spare parts, drawings, procedures, and resources are available prior to job execution.
• Support maintenance backlog management and work prioritization efforts.

Scheduling

• Develop and maintain resource-loaded project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Create short-range, mid-range, and long-range schedules.
• Optimize manpower utilization while minimizing downtime and production impacts.
• Monitor schedule performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Update schedules based on field progress, scope changes, and emergent work.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of maintenance planning and scheduling experience in a refinery, petrochemical plant, power generation facility, or heavy industrial environment.
• Minimum 3+ years of Primavera P6 scheduling experience.