Maintenance Scheduler
BH-336776
Posted: 29/05/2026
- Competitive
- Canada Alberta Alberta
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
Position Summary
Responsible for planning and coordinating all tasks related to maintenance work orders to support efficient execution by maintenance teams. Works with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Project groups to ensure alignment, readiness, and effective scheduling of maintenance activities. Ensures all planning activities meet site standards, procedures, and operational priorities.
Key Responsibilities
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Responsible for planning and coordinating all tasks related to maintenance work orders to support efficient execution by maintenance teams. Works with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Project groups to ensure alignment, readiness, and effective scheduling of maintenance activities. Ensures all planning activities meet site standards, procedures, and operational priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan all maintenance activities associated with assigned trade-based work
- Receive and review work requests, prioritize tasks, and select work for execution
- Develop detailed work plans including materials, tools, labour, services, and cost estimates
- Prepare complete work packages with sequencing and documentation
- Confirm availability of materials, tools, and services prior to execution
- Support preventive maintenance programs and job plan reviews
- Coordinate maintenance activities with cross-functional stakeholders
- Ensure sufficient planned work to support short-term scheduling
- Support planning for shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages
- Participate in maintenance planning meetings
- Provide planning support for corrective and project-related work
- Maintain and improve future task lists
- Escalate issues requiring higher-level input
- Journeyman Trade Certification
- Minimum 10 years of industrial experience at the journeyman level
- Strong troubleshooting, organizational, and planning skills
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to high safety standards
- Experience using a CMMS (SAP and/or Prometheus preferred)
- Experience supporting turnaround, shutdown, and outage planning
- Familiarity with ABSA regulatory requirements
- Experience acting as an operations liaison on projects
- Experience with greenfield/brownfield projects and Management of Change (MOC)
- Maintenance planning and scheduling expertise
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective stakeholder communication
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Attention to detail
- Meeting facilitation skills
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Follow all safety policies and procedures
- Identify hazards and escalate unsafe conditions
- Comply with lock-out/tag-out and critical safety procedures
- Consider environmental impacts in planning
- Subject to drug and alcohol policy (including pre-assignment testing)
- Comply with all regulatory and site-specific requirements
- Develop and maintain maintenance plans and schedules
- Coordinate with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams
- Analyze equipment performance data
- Prepare work orders and ensure resource availability
- Monitor progress and adjust schedules as needed
- Maintain accurate maintenance records
- Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Maintenance Management, or related field
- 5–7 years of experience in maintenance planning or related role
- Knowledge of maintenance planning principles
- Proficiency in CMMS/ERP systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.