Mechanical Planner

Our Offer to You: Site: Red Deer, AB Start Date: February 2, 2026 Schedule: 4 on, 3 off, 10 hours per shift Compensation: Competitive wages, Overtime  You are: Experienced working as a Mechanical Planner on a complex multi-plant Industrial/Petro Chemical facility. While being part of a multi disciplined maintenance planning team that is integrated with our client you are exceptional at forming and maintaining positive relationships. With a solid understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling concepts, and performance metrics, you excel at working with the client and your team, clearly communicating, and organizing tasks, complex topics, and changes.  Responsibilities Develop detailed, logical, and comprehensive maintenance scopes of work ensuring all required resources including labor, materials, services, equipment, and tooling are included into the completed work package. Stewardship to Stuart Olson and the client’s KPI’s to ensure adherence to business unit(s) and corporate objectives Optimize the sequencing of released job plans by considering factors such as multi-craft alignment, travel, and permitting requirements, mobilization needs, and equipment transport logistics Manage work within identified constraints, escalating unresolved issues beyond the role’s scope to the appropriate level (e.g. material arrival delays, labor capacity limitations) Maintain the integrity of the backlog and understand outstanding work within area of responsibility Collaborate with Execution, Planning, Reliability, and other stakeholders to ensure all work is valid and ready to schedule Identify risks related to the work and develop safe work plans to mitigate found risks Develop, maintain, and utilize a robust job plan library (task lists) for all types of work, including high frequency break-in work when required Consult repair history of equipment where available to make informed decisions on work scopes and to identify potential repeat issues Support implementation of reliability asset strategies; build and maintain required task lists in collaboration with program planners Provide feedback to schedulers on baseline maintenance schedule, identify potential impacts to schedule as it relates to work orders. Seek feedback on package quality and estimates from the field technicians and implement recommended changes. Identify and implement improvements in workflow. Creating detailed long text task description for applicable parties. Identify any Engineering requirements or additional safety concerns not previously captured  Qualifications Trade Certificate, Diploma, or Degree and a minimum of 5 years in a related maintenance based trade or extended experience in a Petro-Chemical facility with maintenance based field operations About 10+ years’ experience with Oil & Gas, Petrochemical Facilities installations and maintenance work practices Ability to read, understand and interpret terminology found in blueprints Maintenance and/or plant facility experience Advanced SAP and MS Projects Seasoned knowledge in the application hazard analysis and risk assessment Ability to forge, grow, and maintain positive relationships with multiple groups  Physical Requirements Physical ability to lift up to 50lbs; occasionally lift items weighing more than 50 lbs. with assistance Stand or walk for long periods of time Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, or manipulate objects  Stuart Olson has been positively impacting the businesses we serve, the communities in which we operate, and the lives we touch since 1911. Our rich history demonstrates our reach and diversity as an integrated, full-service organization serving the commercial and industrial markets.Specializing in Turnaround and Maintenance services in the Industrial sector, Stuart Olson has proudly served the Canadian construction industry for over 100 years. We deliver confidence through a client-centered approach that ensures the highest quality of service, reducing risk, and delivering results.While we welcome all applications, only candidates being considered for an interview will be contacted directly.Unsolicited resumes and phone inquiries from 3rd party agencies will not be accepted.#DNI