Best suited to candidates with 10+ years of maintenance planning experience in heavy industrial facilities, working in LNG, oil & gas, or petrochemical domains.
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Original posting from Wood
Wood is recruiting for a Maintenance Planner to join its Operations Americas business. This opportunity is onsite in Lake Charles, LA supporting global energy demand through innovative, modular LNG plant designs focused on efficiency, reliability, and lower capital cost.
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The Role
As the Maintenance Planner, you will be responsible for supporting CMMS optimization and maintenance data improvement initiatives across operating assets and project transitions. These roles will work closely with CMMS Specialists, Reliability Engineers, Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to improve maintenance planning data, preventive maintenance programs, equipment hierarchies, and Bills of Material (BOMs) within SAP PM.
Discipline-focused planners are required in the following areas:
- Mechanical Planner
- Electrical Planner
- Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Planner
The planners will provide maintenance planning expertise and equipment knowledge to support data validation, maintenance strategy alignment, and standardization of maintenance master data for safe and reliable long-term operations.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.
What we can offer
Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Operations Americas sector
Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs, offering onsite working
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession
Key Responsibilities
Maintenance Planning & Execution Support
Review and optimize maintenance plans, job plans, and task lists within SAP PM
Validate preventive maintenance requirements based on OEM recommendations, maintenance strategies, and operational experience
Support maintenance planning standardization across facilities and systems
Develop and improve work packages, labor estimates, durations, sequencing, and resource requirements
Participate in maintenance strategy and PM optimization workshops.
Asset Register & Equipment Hierarchy Support
Validate equipment records, functional locations, and parent-child relationships
Support alignment of equipment hierarchy structures to client standards and ISO 14224
Review equipment criticality, maintainable asset boundaries, and system relationships
Assist with field verification and validation of equipment and associated data
Support cleansing and consolidation of equipment and tag data
Bills of Material (BOM) & Spare Parts Support
Review and validate spare parts lists, SPIR/SPIL documentation, and OEM recommendations
Support BOM development and optimization for maintainable assets
Identify interchangeable, repairable, and common spare opportunities
Assist with material master mapping and spare part standardization
Support workshops and reviews with maintenance and technical SMEs
Data Management & CMMS Support
Perform data review, cleansing, validation, and manipulation using Excel and SAP
Support bulk data updates and load sheet validation activities
Track action items, progress updates, and KPI reporting
Ensure maintenance data complies with client master data standards and governance requirements
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of maintenance planning experience in LNG, oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, power generation, or heavy industrial facilities
Strong maintenance planning experience within assigned discipline.
Hands-on experience with SAP PM
Strong understanding of preventive maintenance programs, maintenance workflows, and equipment strategies
Experience developing or reviewing:
Maintenance Plans
Task Lists
Functional Locations
Equipment Records
Bills of Material (BOMs)
Experience reviewing OEM documentation, IOM manuals, and spare parts data
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including data manipulation, filtering, lookup functions, and large dataset management
Strong understanding of maintenance planning best practices and maintainable asset structures
Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting CMMS optimization or maintenance data improvement initiatives
Knowledge of ISO 14224 equipment hierarchy principles
Experience supporting commissioning, startup, or project turnover activities
Familiarity with maintenance reliability concepts and criticality assessments
Experience with bulk data load tools such as Winshuttle
Core Competencies
Maintenance Planning
SAP PM/MM
Equipment & Asset Hierarchies
Preventive Maintenance Optimization
BOM & Spare Parts Management
Data Quality & Validation
Cross-Functional Coordination
Technical Problem Solving
Continuous Improvement
Physical & Work Environment
Site-based with occasional field visits as required
Ability to participate in field walkdowns and equipment validation activities
Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced project and operations environment
Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
Source: Wood careers