Job Title: Turnaround Rotating Planner
Reporting to: Turnaround Support Lead
Location: Kitimat
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
This key role is for an experienced Turnaround Rotating Planner is to plan corrective plans which are accurate in scope, timing, costs and HSSE aspects.
The corrective tasks are converted into logical mechanical task lists identifying labor, materials, and services. A Planner creates the plan for Schedulers to schedule and mechanical execution to follow.
Provide support to Maintenance for the specified disciplines. Responsible for assisting site maintenance programs for Turnaround Maintenance, Spare parts, Policies, Procedures, Practices and Guidelines, and daily technical needs of the operating site within their Specialty.
To succeed with us 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 inspire and energize people and create a clear sense of direction and priorities with a ONE Team approach.
- Ability to positively influence people, effectively drive work processes and ensure compliance with policies.
- Ability to drive execution and stretch the performance of people with a wide range of capabilities.
- Comfortable with change and ambiguity such that informed decisions are made without undue delay.
- Courage to 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 through collaboration across functional and cultural boundaries.
You will use your expertise to:
- Develop Turnaround plans for rotating equipment.
- Coordinate with Turnaround maintenance leads
- Evaluate equipment inspections and assessments.
- Identifying and prioritizing Turnaround scope tasks.
- Developing work orders and job plans.
- Collaborating with engineers and technicians.
- Analyzing equipment performance data.
- Identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Update Operation steps for all complex corrective Turnaround planning requirements in anticipation of potential scopes that could cause significant production losses.
- Provides guidance for efficient and effective execution of the required scope by identifying a logical sequence of job tasks.
- Risks (safety, environment, and costs) are identified and mitigated.
- Identifies task description, required resources, materials, services, tools, duration, and cost estimate of each task and provides guidance for efficient and effective scheduling and execution.
- Materials and services are identified and/or requested in planning to minimize impact of cost as well as delivery times on the schedule.
- Consistent with the established site standards and in line with QA/QC and permit work expectations. Personal and process safety factors are included when determining method(s) of execution.
- Provides realistic estimates for duration of each activity leading to optimized efficiency.
- Perform job site visits to confirm existing field conditions and engagement with production as requested.
- Discusses all complex, e.g., multi-trade, high effort, high value, and safety critical corrective maintenance work with the maintenance and production team to improve the quality of the work pack.
- Preparing necessary documents (Work package) needed for field execution e.g., reference documents such as equipment manuals, drawings, task checklists, inspection, test plans, etc.
- Avoid the use of generic material ordering when possible. When generics are required, request that the part be set up with a material number in SAP.
- Monitoring critical dates for work in planning queue, such as start/completion dates, and informing interfaces regarding deviation and deferrals as required.
- Evaluate feedback from execution regarding level of detail, accuracy of plans, actual
- hours to complete tasks to reduce labor cost.
- Incorporating improvements from work order feedback coming from the frontline, such as updating task lists, BOMs, materials data, etc.
- Adaptive team player in unforeseen scope changes and additions.
To be successful, you will have:
- 10 years’ experience as a Technologist or Journeyman within applicable discipline.
- 3 years’ planning experience
- Skill / Expert in codes and standards, practices, and technologies within specific discipline.
- Experience in Turnaround and Routine Maintenance Planning
- Technical knowledge of rotating equipment (pumps, turbines, generators).
- Turnaround/Maintenance planning experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- Familiarity with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) software.
- Diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Stakeholder Engagements
- Can manage evolving priorities and deliver on multiple commitments in a timely manner.
- Can effectively pull groups together and coordinate action plans to drive resolution.
- Competency Assurance
- Experienced with Computerized Materials Management Systems (SAP Blueprint) & other work platforms such as Primavera, Microsoft Office – Excel, Word etc.
- Fluent in English
- Skill in interpreting discipline relevant technical documentation.
- Knowledge using Scheduling tool, Primavera is preferred
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.
- 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
