Sr. Manager, Turnarounds

Job Summary

The Sr Turnaround Manager role will be responsible for the overall management and safe execution of Turnarounds, Outages and Events at Freeport LNG. This role will manage the optimization of the Work Process and directly manage the resource team including direct employees and contractors. This role will be responsible for creating and managing budget for all planned outage costs. Additionally, they will organize and conduct strategic outage planning meetings and be responsible for reporting and communication to the FLNG Leadership Team.

Location/Travel Information

This position will be based at the Terminal Facility, LQF or PTF, with travel to off-site locations as required. This position requires the incumbent to hold a valid, unexpired driver license at all times in order to perform the essential functions of the job.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring all work is executed in compliance with client and company quality control and company safety standards.
• Uphold and communicate high standards of integrity and respect.
• Manage turnaround safety program.
• Accountable for turnaround budget control and performance.
• Drive schedule development and execution to ensure the turnaround meets all business objectives.
• Responsible for establishing performance metrics and objectives to meet company and client expectations around safety, quality, schedule, and cost control.
• Responsible for providing leadership, coaching and technical expertise to support turnaround work.
• Responsible for providing a work environment that is consistent with company policies regarding discrimination, violence, or harassment.
• Provide oversight on budget and schedule, including turnaround financial close out process.
• Ensure a safe plant turnover to Operations while providing a leak free startup.
• Develop overall turnaround strategy with both planning and execution milestones.
• Organize and lead meetings with stakeholders. Participate in meetings with turnaround leadership team.
• Assist in development of bid packages and contractor selections.
• Oversee entire turnaround including pre-outage planning and post-outage site restoration.
• Participate in the development of estimates, funding documents, schedule, and ongoing cost forecasts.
• Manage change order process and communicate impact to Management.
• Support continuous improvement by providing feedback on turnaround process and tools.
• Support Management of Change process, recognizing plant changes and following through on all documentation and work processes in a timely manner.
• Lead effort in development of Turnaround Best Practice Policies and Procedures.
• Provide leadership and support of turnaround team development, training, and career advancement opportunities.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the safe execution of all Events and Turnaround within budget and schedule targets
• Ensure alignment of turnaround objectives with business area and operations team.
• Enforces quality standards as outlined by Procedures and Guidelines
• Sets priorities and provide appropriate structure to problem resolution.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and optimization of the Turnaround Work Process
• Leadership and functional responsibility for the turnaround team

Minimum Qualifications/Work Experience

Minimum Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 10 years of supervisory experience in turnaround execution, project management, field construction management, or related turnaround activity.
• Must be familiar with basics principles of process piping, pressure vessels, heat exchange equipment, rotating equipment, basic electrical components, and process control devices.
• Organizational credibility - able to influence business area, technical engineering and operation managers in decision making process.
• Refinery or petrochemical operations, maintenance, and capital projects experience.

Preferred:

Technical or Business degree preferred (Associate level)

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Prioritize 'Zero is achievable' safety policy in words and actions to protect self, others, and the environment.
• High ethical standards - unwilling to compromise on worker safety and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Demonstrates positive, supportive, and cooperative behavior in interacting with co-workers, supervisors, and management.
• Maintains confidentiality of written and verbal information pertaining to Freeport LNG, its staff, management and participating onsite affiliates.
• Able to achieve various State mandated certifications, ISTC background check, DISA screening, obtain TWIC card, and other requirements as may be deemed necessary.
• Willing to work a wide variety of scheduled days and hours, following strict fatigue management guidelines.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Works professionally and harmoniously with co-workers, supervisors, management, support personnel, program participants, operations team, and business-related persons.
• Utilizes positive and constructive attitude toward resolution of problems and conflicts.
• Accepts direction, criticism, and supervision.
• Demonstrates ability to remain calm in demanding situations.
• Ability to work within and promote a teamwork philosophy.
• Makes good use of time, completing assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to demonstrate and perform efficiently and reliably all aspects of responsibilities.

HSE Roles and Responsibilities

Support the policies, efforts, and programs of Freeport LNG Health, Safety and Environmental Management System. Actively participate in the HSE Management System Policies. Ensure that HSE concerns are given priority in all activities completed within their area of responsibility. Implement routine inspections to ensure safe operating conditions.

Working Conditions and Physical Expectations

Working Conditions:

This position operates in an office environment. However, while performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to operate within an industrial plant environment.

• Routinely uses standard office and field communications equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers w/scanner and fax, and radios.
• Exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions.
• Not necessarily protected from weather and temperature changes. Possible exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid or windy weather conditions.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and electrical circuits, being exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Exposure to constant, or intermittent sounds of a pitch level sufficient to cause marked distraction.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to move throughout all areas of the facility
• Must be capable of wearing all required PPE and/or emergency response equipment required to perform any assigned job function
• Physically able to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, handle and move items weighing up to 50 lbs. without assistance.
• Stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift.
• Visual acuity corrected to perform job functions. Ability to distinguish color to perform job functions.
• May be required to enter confined spaces.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)

Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC), or the ability to obtain before the first day of employment