Turnaround Scheduler

Belcan; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Belcan in Houston, TX seeks an experienced Turnaround Scheduler to support midstream turnaround, shutdowns, and major maintenance. You will develop and maintain integrated schedules using Primavera P6 and coordinate with turnaround planners and cross-functional teams.

The role requires up to 70% travel to Midstream facilities, a hybrid work schedule, and a 12-month contract. Strong CPM scheduling knowledge, field awareness, and ability to integrate multiple disciplines are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of demonstrated experience scheduling industrial turnarounds, shutdowns, outages, or major maintenance work.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and CPM scheduling principles.
• Ability to interpret work packages, construction activities, and maintenance sequences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated turnaround schedules using Primavera P6.
• Build schedule activities based on approved work scope and planner-developed job packages.
• Establish activity logic, durations, milestones, sequencing, and schedule constraints.
• Integrate Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, contractor, and vendor activities into the master schedule.
• Perform schedule quality reviews to identify logic gaps, conflicts, constraints, and unrealistic durations.
• Maintain visibility of critical-path and near-critical-path activities.
• Support resource loading and leveling as required.
• Develop schedule reports, look-ahead schedules, progress updates, and execution forecasts.
• Participate in turnaround planning and schedule review meetings.
• Coordinate with Turnaround Planners to ensure planning information is accurately reflected in the schedule.
• Update actual progress during execution and forecast schedule completion.
• Identify schedule impacts and communicate potential delays, conflicts, and risks.
• Support schedule scenario development and recovery planning when execution deviates from plan.
• Maintain schedule documentation through turnaround completion and closeout.

Skills

Scheduling experience

CPM scheduling

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Location: Houston, TX

Duration: 12 Months

Employment Type: Contract

Pay Range: $85.52 /hr.

About this Job:

• We are seeking an experienced Turnaround Scheduler to support Midstream turnaround, shutdown, outage, and major maintenance activities. This position will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and updating integrated turnaround schedules using Primavera P6 and coordinating closely with Turnaround Planners and cross-functional teams throughout planning and execution.
• This role requires significant travel to Midstream facilities, potentially up to 70%, depending on assignment and workload.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated turnaround schedules using Primavera P6.
• Build schedule activities based on approved work scope and planner-developed job packages.
• Establish activity logic, durations, milestones, sequencing, and schedule constraints.
• Integrate Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, contractor, and vendor activities into the master schedule.
• Perform schedule quality reviews to identify logic gaps, conflicts, constraints, and unrealistic durations.
• Maintain visibility of critical-path and near-critical-path activities.
• Support resource loading and leveling as required.
• Develop schedule reports, look-ahead schedules, progress updates, and execution forecasts.
• Participate in turnaround planning and schedule review meetings.
• Coordinate with Turnaround Planners to ensure planning information is accurately reflected in the schedule.
• Update actual progress during execution and forecast schedule completion.
• Identify schedule impacts and communicate potential delays, conflicts, and risks.
• Support schedule scenario development and recovery planning when execution deviates from plan.
• Maintain schedule documentation through turnaround completion and closeout.
• Travel to Midstream facilities as required.

Requirements

10+ years of demonstrated experience scheduling industrial turnarounds, shutdowns, outages, or major maintenance work.

• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, including logic relationships, critical path, float, milestones, and schedule constraints.
• Experience integrating multidisciplinary maintenance, contractor, and vendor activities.
• Ability to interpret work packages, construction activities, and maintenance sequences.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in both office and field environments.
• Ability to travel extensively to Midstream facilities as required.
• Ability to wear required PPE and comply with site-specific safety requirements.
• Possess a TWIC card or be able to obtain one prior to required site travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting refinery, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, Midstream, or similar industrial operations.

Additional Info

• Contract Length: 1 year, with potential for extension
• Work Schedule: Hybrid
• Travel: Up to 70%, based on assignment and workload
• Base Location: Houston, TX
• Travel Locations: Onsite work may be required at various locations, including New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Central Texas.

Midstream PPE Requirements

• NFPA 2112-certified flame-resistant long-sleeved shirt and pants or coveralls
• Steel-toe boots extending above the ankle with a defined heel
• Hard hat
• 4-gas monitor
• Safety glasses