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Turnaround Planner and Scheduler
Geismar, Louisiana
R000072080
At Chevron, we put our people first. At the core of our success lies a commitment to delivering impeccable operations and maintenance. From upholding the physical well-being of our community to constantly innovating for enhancements, we are dedicated to supporting a sustainable energy future with the right team members.
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- On-site work model
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success profile
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- Detail-oriented
- Self-starter
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Step into Chevron each day for a hands-on opportunity to collectively grow, collaborate with enthusiasm, and enhance your skills.
Join the journey to elevate our energy company's global reputation, where our outstanding people, strong partnerships, and top-tier performance take center stage.
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At Chevron, our greatest resource is our diverse people community. Our network of professionals execute highly skilled tasks to guarantee the safety and seamless continuity of our operations while working together to ensure excellence.
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medical and financial
- Medical, Dental, and Vision care coverage
- Retirement and Savings Plans
- Domestic Partner Benefits
- Annual Incentive Awards
- Disability, Life, and Accident Insurance
- Education Assistance and Support
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learning and development
- Advanced hands-on training and Career Development
- Internal Promotion Opportunities
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work-life balance success
- Paid vacations and holiday
- Access to counseling services and treatment facilities
- Programs to help you balance your work and personal life
- Health and wellness resources and programs, including fitness centers at many major locations
Turnaround Planner and Scheduler
Geismar, Louisiana
R000072080
Chevron is accepting online applications for the position Turnaround Planner / Scheduler located in Geismar, Louisiana through July 8th, 2026 at 11:59 PM (CT).
This position reports to the Geismar IMPACT Turnaround organization and serves as an individual contributor accountable for turnaround planning and scheduling deliverables across all event phases.
The role supports integrated turnaround planning and scheduling activities spanning pre-turnaround readiness, detailed execution planning, shutdown/cleanup/startup coordination, event execution support, and post-event closeout, often requiring alignment across multiple functions and contractors.
The Turnaround Planner / Scheduler collaborates with multi-discipline teams from Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Projects, Supply Chain, QA/QC, HSE, and contractor organizations to develop integrated plans and schedules that enable safe, predictable, and efficient turnaround execution at the Geismar site.
This position is accountable for both planning and scheduling activities utilizing the Chevron IMPACT work process and associated tools, while also supporting and maintaining site-specific turnaround work processes, procedures, and documentation that interface with and supplement enterprise requirements.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:
Develop and maintain integrated turnaround plans and schedules across all phases of event delivery.
Generate and validate planning inputs that support detailed schedule development, including field validations, job walks, work sequencing, readiness requirements, and work pack inputs.
Coordinate long-lead material readiness and alignment with Front-End Loading (FEL), Shutdown/Cleanup/Startup (SCS), and local turnaround governance requirements.
Develop, maintain, and assure logic-driven Primavera P6 schedules through Level 6 detail, including activity definitions, logic ties, milestones, constraints, sequencing, and resource awareness.
Build and maintain integrated schedules covering pre-turnaround work, turnaround execution, SCS activities, post-event closeout, and capital/project integration where applicable.
Perform schedule optimization and assurance activities to support safe and efficient execution.
Identify, analyze, and communicate critical path and near-critical path risks.
Provide schedule-based forecasting, progress tracking, completion analysis, and decision support to the Turnaround Core Team and other stakeholders.
Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Projects, Supply Chain, QA/QC, HSE, and contractors to align readiness requirements, milestones, and schedule commitments.
Support continuous improvement efforts by documenting lessons learned and incorporating improvements into planning tools, templates, procedures, and standards.
Adopt and utilize digital tools as implemented and provide feedback to support ongoing tool enhancement and organizational capability development.
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in an industrial, manufacturing, maintenance, operations, construction, project execution, or similar field environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate degree, technical degree, trade certification, or relevant coursework in construction management, engineering technology, industrial technology, maintenance, operations, project controls, or a related field.
Planning, scheduling, project controls, maintenance, construction, turnaround, or outage-related training or certification.
7 or more years of experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical, renewable fuels, heavy industrial manufacturing, maintenance, construction, project execution, turnaround, outage, or shutdown environments.
2 or more years of experience supporting planning, scheduling, project coordination, maintenance coordination, turnaround execution, outage execution, contractor coordination, or field execution coordination.
Experience developing and maintaining Primavera P6 schedules.
Experience supporting turnaround planning and execution activities.
Knowledge of turnaround, outage, maintenance, project controls, or scheduling work processes and tools.
Experience working with cross-functional teams in industrial or manufacturing environments.
Relocation Options
Relocation will not be considered.
International Considerations
Expatriate assignments will not be considered.
Special Considerations
Work location is Geismar, Louisiana.
Position supports turnaround events and requires periodic planned and unplanned field presence during planning, readiness, execution, and closeout phases.
Role requires extended work hours during key event milestones, readiness activities, and turnaround execution periods.
This role is not eligible for expatriate assignment.Global Offshore Payroll applicants must be able to use current US work authorization or otherwise able to obtain work authorization within 4 months of initiation of immigration activities. Refer to the US immigration FAQ documentfor more information about visa appointment timing.
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