Job Title: Turnaround/Campaign Maintenance Master Planner
Reporting to: Turnaround Support Lead
Location: Kitimat, BC
There’s never been a better time to be working with LNG Canada.
We are Canada’s first large-scale LNG export facility. With Phase 1 now operating, we’ve moved from project to business—and are preparing for a potential Phase 2 that could double our size and help Canada become a top-five global LNG exporter.
We are committed to safety, compliance, and top-quartile performance, while building a high-performance culture powered by people like you. Our made-in-B.C. LNG is lower carbon, responsibly produced, and proudly delivered to the world.
This is your chance to shape history—working with a diverse team of experienced professionals and mentors in an environment that challenges and supports you.
With gratitude and respect, LNG Canada acknowledges our facility operates in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, and we honour the First Nations across our business footprint and shipping route.
We foster a safe, respectful workplace where speaking up is encouraged, and we continuously strive to improve together. Protecting our people, community, and operations is our top priority.
We are proud to be a catalyst for Canada’s new energy sector, setting the benchmark for economically, environmentally, and socially responsible LNG production.
Our Purpose
- Provide a secure supply of LNG at scale;
Connect Canadian natural gas to global markets.
Our Vision
- LNG Canada is a world class asset, Canada is a Top 5 global LNG producer;
Help Canada diversify its export market.
Our Values
- Lead with Honesty
- Nurture our People
- Grow our Business
- Connect with Purpose
Come join the team making Canadian history!
About the Role
Will be responsible for the planning of all events – Turnaround (TA) and Campaign work.
- Accountable for leading the planning function for all Turnaround and Campaign events, including added work and campaign scope in SAP Blueprint and Primavera. Provides direction, coaching, and prioritization to planners reporting to the Master Planner, ensuring plans remain current, integrated, and execution-ready. Works closely with the TA Block Supervisor to develop execution plans, reinforce TA/Campaign work processes, support schedule readiness, and maintain alignment to event milestones.
To succeed with us in TA department, we need your enthusiasm to:
- Demonstrate personal commitment to HSSE.
- Display a strong positive attitude to manage change and improvement in our processes, ways of working and our overall performance.
- Develop strong working relationships with your team, stakeholders to boost co-operation and a One Team approach.
- Use your ability to utilize flexible thinking with well-developed problem-solving skills.
- Courage to hold strong to views when challenged or challenging others.
Leadership Capabilities
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills that inspireand energize people and create a clear sense of direction and priorities with a ONE Team approach.
- Ability to positively influencepeople, effectively drive work processes and ensure compliance with policies.
- Ability to drive executionand stretch the performance of people with a wide range of capabilities.
- Comfortable with changeand ambiguity such that informed decisions are made without undue delay.
- Courageto hold strong to views when challenging current practices to encourage exploration of new ideas that drive improvement, i.e., Digitization.
- Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to Diversity and Inclusion throughcollaboration across functional and cultural boundaries.
You will use your expertise to:
- Ensure field verification of approved work scope submissions. Work with other planners to develop detailed plans and work activities in SAP Blueprint that will be brought into Primavera via an interface. Support Master Scheduler to ensure proper resource allocation, estimated hours, coding requirements etc. Confirms all work list items are in Primavera.
- Lead, direct, and prioritize the planning team, ensuring planners reporting to the Master Planner are aligned to event milestones, planning standards, SAP Blueprint and Primavera requirements, and turnaround readiness expectations.
- Review and assure planner-developed work plans are fit for purpose, consistently coded, properly sequenced, and integrated into the overall project file with correct logic.
- Works with project team to ensure project scope is fully integrated into a single TA event within Primavera.
- Accountable for Work List Revision plans ensuring they are complete and integrated into the Primavera schedule.
- Lead scope challenge sessions, ensure scope criteria are met, and provide clear direction on scope changes, risks, and planning impacts. Support the T/A Block Supervisor or T/A Event Manager in managing changes with Operations, Technical Authorities, and Engineering discipline engineers.
- Ensures environmental plan (waste disposal, vac trucks, etc.) is developed as per the milestone plan.
- Develop and maintain the planning tracker for all events, using it to drive planning discipline, visibility, and accountability across the planning team.
- Update planning status for campaign maintenance events using the endorsed tracking tool.
- Develops and understands critical path and near critical path jobs, and the ability to highlight potential risks and opportunities.
- Provide clear planning data, risks, and recommendations to the Event Manager and Block Supervisor to support timely business decisions.
- Lead the identification and removal of planning and execution barriers to support craft productivity.
- Support Master Scheduler to create logical network of activities through a standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in primavera.
- Oversee schedule updating during execution, ensuring planner inputs are timely, accurate, and aligned to the agreed schedule update process.
- Produces logic diagrams and summary bar charts.
- Must understand and is responsible for the practical application of the AMS process.
- Oversee materials ordered and packages developed. Verify all material and services are complete (Requisition and Purchase Order) and ready for execution. Verifies all bulk material and services are ordered.
- Assist in preparing logistics plan for assigned area.
- Works with scheduling Team to complete Turnaround Assurance Review, schedule mechanic checks, etc.
- Assist in developing event estimate by providing Direct Field Labor hours, overheads, materials, services, equipment, etc. (Per estimate deliverables)
- Ensures review and buy-in of the integrated schedule with key stakeholders, including contractors.
- Coach and support LNGC and Contractor personnel on working with Primavera and SAP Blueprint, reinforcing consistent planning practices.
- Coach and support LNGC and Contractor personnel on the schedule updating process to ensure consistent execution reporting.
- Assist Event Coordinators and actively participate in Tabletop Exercise (TTX) for critical schedule activities.
- Ensures compliance to plant orders, policies and procedures including MOC, quality, and work addenda processes.
- Turnaround KPIs: Support continuous improvement in achieving T/A KPIs
- Lead feedback capture for event activities after completion, actively participate in Lessons Learned and Lookback processes, and drive continuous improvement actions with the planning team.
- Look for opportunities to optimize event scope, plan and execute with low-cost mindset.
- Turnaround budgets: Support cost management initiative where applicable.
- Assist TA/Campaign Master Scheduler in developing and maintaining the TA Planning/Scheduling premise.
To be successful, you will have:
- 10+ years planning experience
- Primavera Capabilities – Skill
- Planning Experience – Mastery
- Scope Management - Mastery
- SAP – Mastery
- Turnaround Execution – Skill
- Power Bi – Skill
- Data Management – Knowledge
- Scheduling – Knowledge
This role requires that you:
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e., by way of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or valid work permit)
- Live in the beautiful District of Stikine (Kitimat/Terrace). For applicants located outside of the region, you are encouraged to explore what Kitimat has to offer in terms of lifestyle including schooling, local amenities, outdoor adventure, and housing, to ensure Kitimat is where you would like to call your new home.
- Are willing to comply with LNGC’s drug-free and harassment-free work environment and comply with all safety policies and procedures.
- Undergo a pre-placement medical assessment of your fitness for duty, and Pre-Site Access testing for alcohol and specified drugs.
- Hours of work: 40 hours per week
- Know that this role may be expected to be on call on a rotational basis during the year and/or during site specific situations.
We Offer:
- A comprehensive LNG Canada relocation package (if required)
- A full suite of benefits including a flexible medical and health plan.
- A defined contribution pension plan with a matching program
- A competitive vacation offering to ensure a work life balance.
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About Us:
LNG Canada is a joint venture of five global energy leaders—Shell, PETRONAS, Mitsubishi Corporation, PetroChina, and KOGAS—bringing decades of LNG expertise to Canada.
As the largest private-sector investment in Canadian history, LNG Canada is a long-life asset with a 40-year export license. Phase 1 includes two processing units (“trains”) with a combined capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
Together with our partners, we are exploring a potential Phase 2 expansion that would deliver more lower-carbon LNG to global markets, support Canada’s ambition to be a top-five LNG exporter and generate lasting benefits for B.C. communities and the Canadian economy.
Our guiding North Star is to safely and responsibly create and deliver value. We focus on safety, compliance, performance, and scale, while building a high-performance culture. Partnerships with governments, local communities, and First Nations are central to our success and will continue to shape our journey.
At LNG Canada, we hire for character and train for skill. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities where we live and work. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply—this is your chance to join a supportive, collaborative organization with bold ambition and help us build a thriving business.
