Senior Maintenance Planning Engineer

Date Posted: December 22, 2025
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Reports To: Maintenance and TAR Planning Superintendent
Location: Damietta
Duration: Full-time

Position Summary

The Senior Maintenance Planning Engineer is responsible for developing, coordinating, and controlling maintenance planning and scheduling activities for plant shutdowns, turnarounds, and major maintenance work. The role ensures effective integration of maintenance plans with Operations, Engineering, and Responsible Care teams to optimize safety, cost, schedule performance, and asset reliability. The position contributes directly to achieving departmental KPIs through accurate planning, progress monitoring, and performance reporting.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality maintenance plans and schedules for planned and unplanned plant shutdowns and major asset maintenance activities.
• Implement and maintain company planning and scheduling procedures and best practices.
• Ensure maintenance plans prioritize safety, environmentally critical, and safety-critical work orders.
• Monitor work execution, control progress, and ensure compliance with approved schedules and cost targets.
• Manage and control maintenance backlog, ensuring volumes remain within acceptable limits.
• Ensure CMMS (MAXIMO) data accuracy, including work orders, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Develop agile schedules capable of accommodating emergency work with minimal impact.
• Coordinate maintenance plans with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Responsible Care teams.
• Support preventive maintenance and inspection plan implementation in coordination with Asset Management.
• Follow up on shutdown materials, spare parts readiness, and contractor overtime control.
• Support shutdown readiness reporting, KPI tracking, and performance analysis.
• Participate in daily progress meetings and follow up on inspection and shutdown action items.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
• 5–7 years of experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within oil & gas, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong experience in shutdown and turnaround planning and execution.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and working knowledge of MS Project.
• Hands-on experience with CMMS systems (MAXIMO preferred).
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Very good command of English (written and spoken).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage complex schedules, multiple priorities, and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience in project management and cost estimation techniques.
• Knowledge of Power BI and data visualization tools.
• PMP and/or CMRP certification is a plus.

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