Strategic Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

NES Fircroft; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Maintenance Scheduler II to develop and manage 1–4 week maintenance plans for oil and gas facilities. You will coordinate labor, contractors, materials, and equipment, ensuring work orders are prepared before scheduling and monitoring backlog and KPIs.

The role requires strong Excel skills, CMMS proficiency, and the ability to communicate risks and changes to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in maintenance planning, scheduling, maintenance coordination or related operations.
• Experience in oil and gas, energy, industrial, manufacturing, or related operations.
• Proficiency with SAP PM, Maximo, Oracle, Emaintenance or similar CMMS systems.
• Excel skills for reporting and data analysis.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Working knowledge of maintenance work management processes and scheduling principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain 1 to 4-week maintenance schedules.
• Create and manage weekly and daily maintenance work schedules.
• Coordinate labor, contractor, material, and equipment resources.
• Ensure work orders are ready for execution prior to scheduling.
• Monitor maintenance backlog and work order aging.
• Support facility outages, shutdowns, and major maintenance events.
• Track schedule compliance, schedule attainment, and maintenance KPIs.
• Participate in daily and weekly planning and scheduling meetings.
• Communicate schedule changes and execution risks to stakeholders.
• Promote maintenance planning and scheduling best practices.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem solving

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree (technical/business/engineering)

Tools

SAP PM

Maximo

Oracle

Emaintenance

Microsoft Excel

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Maintenance Scheduler II to develop and manage 1–4 week maintenance plans for oil and gas facilities. You will coordinate labor, contractors, materials, and equipment, ensuring work orders are prepared before scheduling and monitoring backlog and KPIs.

The role requires strong Excel skills, CMMS proficiency, and the ability to communicate risks and changes to stakeholders.