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Lead Turnaround Planner

CF Industries
Donaldsonville, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/26/2025
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy.

Function:

MaintenanceJob Summary:

The expectation of this responsibility is to effectively lead turnaround planning and execution for assigned turnarounds at the Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex which could occur in any of the facility's Product Producing units (i.e., Ammonia, Urea, Nitric Acid, UAN, DEF and Gas Recovery Units etc.). The Lead Turnaround Planner, on average, will manage one turnaround annually while maintaining individual turnaround budgets and schedule durations within expectations. Additionally, the effort requires upholding CFI's High Safety Performance while maintaining high craft quality performance and productivity.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

Management of

  • Assigned Unit Turnaround execution which includes directing CF TA Planner and coordinating TA Contract Personnel (i.e., Planners and Schedulers). The effort also requires coordinating facility departmental support (i.e., Operations, Engineering, Environmental, and Safety, etc.). Additionally, the Lead Turnaround Planner is directly responsible for contract personnel per turnaround execution.
  • Assisting Turnaround Superintendent with cost estimate/schedule development and cost control/execution for the total turnaround effort which typically averages $30MM per turnaround annually.
  • Assisting Turnaround Superintendent with budget forecast and turnaround duration development for turnarounds scheduled to occur in upcoming budget year.
  • Assigned Unit Turnaround execution schedule which will occur in current budget year and pre-turnaround planning schedule which will occur in following budget year.
  • Individual turnaround scope development
  • i. Maintenance scope (e.g. PM's, equipment reliability correction etc.)
  • ii. Process engineering scope (e.g. catalyst, equipment efficiency correction etc.)
  • iii. Mechanical Integrity inspection scope
  • iv. Capital Project scope
  • Turnaround resource development
  • i. Crafts
  • ii. Support equipment (e.g. lift, mobile and storage equipment etc.)
  • iii. Tooling and consumables
  • iv. Specialty contractor support (e.g. welding, rotating machinery, etc.)
  • Turnaround bill of material development availability.
  • Turnaround budget development, based on finalized scope.
  • Schedule duration development, based on finalized scope.
  • Pre-turnaround, turnaround, and post-turnaround execution.
  • i. Assess pre-turnaround execution and adjust resources as necessary to maintain budget and schedule.
  • ii. Assess turnaround execution and adjust resources as necessary to maintain budget and schedule.
  • iii. Assess post-turnaround execution and adjust resources as necessary to maintain budget and schedule.
  • Post-turnaround review
  • i. Assess actual turnaround execution cost and duration and refine Turnaround Model by incorporating findings.
  • Personnel to establish high expectations of Safety, Quality and Productivity from the Turnaround Team
  • Turnaround Planner to assure talent is utilized to maximize employee's ability
  • Turnaround Planner to develop and expand his skillsets for potential promotion opportunities

Management Communication

Maintain communication with senior management regarding adjustments to turnaround schedule and budgets.

Maintain Departmental key performance indicators (KPIs) in support of site-wide goals including safety, regulatory compliance, schedule, and cost management.

Internal Controls:

Ensures that established processes/procedures are followed as they are designed. Work with Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies in existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed. Develop and implement corrective actions with regard to department internal controls as necessary.

Successful candidates will have:

  • BS Construction Management, BS Engineering or Verified Turnaround Management Experience.
  • Ten plus years of chemical, petrochemical plant experience required.
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal) required. Must be able to effectively communicate and interact with personnel of all backgrounds.
  • Strong management skills required, including team leading, decision making, prioritizing and technical skills required.
  • Capable of acquiring, maintaining and possessing a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
  • The ability to prove drug and alcohol free at random or for cause.
  • CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
  • Employees in the US can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal"EEO is the Law" poster (PDF) and others as detailed below:

Pay Transparency

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

FMLA:

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf

  • Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the

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