Shutdown Coordinator

Job description / Role

Overview

An experienced shutdown coordinator is required to support a major onshore oil and gas operation. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing all shutdown-related activities across the assigned operational area, ensuring safety, quality, and schedule compliance. This position is ideal for a hands-on professional with strong technical knowledge, leadership skills, and experience managing complex shutdowns in a multi-stakeholder environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate all phases of shutdown activities with stakeholders to define work scope, resources, and manpower requirements to build detailed shutdown plans.
• Support maintenance contracting strategies through site walks, scope clarification, and coordination between contractors and internal teams.
• Monitor and track shutdown schedules, providing progress updates and supporting planners with accurate completion forecasts.
• Develop and review work packs, ensuring all documentation and procedures are complete and accurate prior to execution.
• Participate in risk-based work selection and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) reviews.
• Assist in resource planning, crane mapping, and spare part identification for assigned areas.
• Enforce safety procedures and ensure that all work is carried out under approved permits and in accordance with safety and quality standards.
• Supervise and monitor field execution, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Oversee pre- and post-shutdown mobilisation, including material management, demobilisation, and close-out reporting.
• Liaise with internal departments and external contractors to ensure seamless coordination and communication throughout shutdown execution.

Qualifications and Experience

• Higher national diploma (HND) or equivalent qualification in engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas or petrochemical industry, preferably with exposure to onshore facilities.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance procedures related to utilities and process systems in hydrocarbon plants.
• Proficiency in maintenance management systems such as SAP (PM and MM modules).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple teams and priorities.
• Adaptability to multicultural working environments.

Personal Attributes

• Committed to safety, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Organised and proactive with a high attention to detail.