Maintenance Scheduler

Maintenance Scheduler

The position is a Fixed Term role for 12 months, based onshore within the client’s office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the functional maintenance schedule in line with site integration standards to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant execution of work.
• Monitor, analyse, and optimise maintenance performance to the agreed KPIs.
• Perform effective campaigning and activity nesting to minimise equipment downtime and improve overall schedule efficiency.
• Perform resource levelling in alignment with core trade availability to ensure achievable schedules.
• Assess functional activity readiness and proactively restructure work that does not meet defined readiness criteria.
• Issue and maintain the functional schedule across all planning horizons in accordance with functional readiness criteria.
• Ensure third‑party mobilisation data is accurately captured and maintained within the logistics management system.
• Facilitate regular reviews of functional execution efficiency with Functional Team Leads, driving performance improvement.
• Identify site and area constraints within the functional schedule at a 12‑week look‑ahead and collaborate with the Site Integrator to manage impacts from new or conflicting work.
• Build and maintain appropriate horizontal buffers between functional activities to protect schedule integrity and execution delivery.
• Recommend and implement mitigation plans where functional or site/area constraints are exceeded.
• Establish and sustain strong working relationships with client planning and maintenance stakeholders, both onshore and offshore.
• Proactively manage deferrals and re‑scheduling of work to minimise operational risk and align with business priorities.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of the client’s maintenance management systems, standards, and procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement across planning, scheduling, and execution processes, providing demonstrable evidence of performance improvements to the client.
• Develop the role in line with contract growth.

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• A year of experience within a maintenance scheduling role in an appropriate industry.
• Good working knowledge and understanding of Maintenance, Operations, Commercial, Safety and People issues within an appropriate industry.
• Planning and scheduling experience required within a maintenance role in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Excellent computer skills with experience in use of Excel, SAP and Primavera 6.
• Appreciation of offshore maintenance practices, procedures and legislation.
• Good working knowledge of a maintenance management system (SAP preferable).
• Organisational and planning expertise.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective problem solving and analytical skills.
• A strong team player.