Lead Planner and Scheduler

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Basra, IRQ
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Aerospace
The Role
Leads maintenance planning and scheduling for multidisciplinary preventative and corrective maintenance across production facilities. Maintains Primavera P6 schedules, CMMS data, trackers, forecasts, and KPI reporting; manages contractor support, backlog prioritization, work-scope and cost reviews, and schedule compliance. Identifies execution optimization and activity-nesting opportunities, drives continuous improvement, coaches station planners, and supports maintenance risk reduction and operational performance.
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Title:

Lead Planner and Scheduler

Key Accountabilities


• Promotes a culture of open safety reporting and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected

regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve

both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired

business results.

• Accountable for supplying an accurate Maintenance schedule to allow

effective and efficient asset maintenance, covering multi-discipline

Preventative (PM) & Corrective (CM) maintenance activity.

• Support station MA’s in ensuring no overdue maintenance (SCE and

Anomaly management) to reduce risk to production /personnel / plant and

environment.

• Responsible for supporting Maint team requests for contractor support

(CTR’s) from end to end, ensuring MA’s provide:-

o quality of scope of work

o accurate cost review / challenge against the supplied resources /

equipment utilisation & materials

o accurate durations

• Responsible for the management of processes and standards, and

monitoring the agreed upon KPIs, taking appropriate actions to close the

deviations from Maintenance team objectives.

• Drives compliance with the standardized Work Management process,

particularly in Primavera scheduling application. (p6)

• Maintains the required daily updates / progress in the following

o O&M tracker (daily)

o Maintenance P6 schedule (daily)

o Flowline leak tracking report (daily)

o Safety critical report (daily)

o Fabrication tracker (weekly)

o SC 14 & 90 day report & forecast (weekly)

o Maint overview report. (weekly)

o Contract fund management (weekly)

• Support station planners for weekly backlog management, within their

area of responsibility, to clean up and prioritize work

• Recommends execution optimization and nesting opportunities to the

station Maint advisor & Maintenance Manager.

• Chairs the 6/12wk Maint activity schedule – deputises for Maint manager,

when not available to ensure good compliance with gate criteria and

accuracy of O&M information. Seeks nesting opportunities for all activities

and ensure no activities at risk (red flag) will be carried into the 6wk

schedule window without prior agreement with FMM.

• Champion Continuous improvements (CI) by standardizing best practice

activities across site and maintenance teams,

o optimize Maintenance Strategy.

o improvements to maintenance build.

o optimize Materials Look-up and Staging.

• Coach and mentor the station planner in the role.


Experience, Qualifications & Key Skills

• Above 12 Years experience in O&G industry (Preferable with IOC’s direct or

contract)

• Technical degree or HNC certificate in engineering.

• Experience in previous Maint lead role (MTL / Maint Superintendent

capacity)

• Practical exposure to production facilities

• Proficient in planning tools (Primevara 6)

• Proficient in CMMS tools (CMSS – Maximo /SAP)

• Proficient in Project management tools (MS Project)

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Ability to to identify proper priorities of maintenance activities in a high

activity environment.

• Driven to deliver continuous improvement.

• Strong bias for being proactive and getting results

• Strong understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling


Skills Required

  • More than 12 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
  • Experience with international oil companies, either directly or through contract work
  • Technical degree or HNC certificate in engineering
  • Previous maintenance lead experience, such as Maintenance Team Lead or Maintenance Superintendent
  • Practical exposure to production facilities
  • Proficiency with Primavera P6 planning software
  • Proficiency with CMMS tools, including Maximo or SAP
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Project
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
  • Ability to prioritize maintenance activities in a high-activity environment
  • Commitment to continuous improvement
  • Proactive, results-oriented approach
  • Strong understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling

KBR, Inc Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision plans, supplemented by life insurance, mental wellness resources, and a resilience program. Multiple plan options and added wellbeing tools bolster the core offering.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs feature a 401(k) with employer matching contributions alongside additional savings options. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan complements long‑term financial benefits.
  • Flexible Benefits — Work-life programs provide flexible schedules with options for part-time, remote, and “superflex” arrangements coordinated with managers. These flexible arrangements help tailor benefits to role and personal needs.

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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
22,677 Employees

What We Do

KBR, Inc. is an American engineering, procurement, and construction company, formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton.

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