Maintenance Planner

The Maintenance Planner develops maintenance plans and schedules for online work, outages, and projects, coordinating labor, tools, equipment, and contractors to ensure efficient execution. The role also supports budgets and project scope preparation.

Excelerate Energy is changing the way the world accesses clean, affordable, and reliable energy. We are focused on providing flexible LNG solutions to emerging markets across the globe and delivering a lesser emitting form of energy to markets that often rely on coal as their primary energy source.

We strive to achieve sustainable results by delivering what we promise and by investing in our people, assets, and technology while promoting a culture of safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.

We believe our human capital is our most valuable asset. We hire exceptional people who thrive in a dynamic work environment. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of safety and collaboration. Together, we can create a better future by delivering clean energy to the global communities that need it most.

JOB TITLE: MAINTENANCE PLANNER 

Work Location: Old Harbour

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include but are not limited to the following activities:

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of the plant’s maintenance planning and scheduling strategy.
• Serve as a key partner to Maintenance and Operations leadership in optimizing asset reliability, outage execution, and maintenance efficiency.
• Provide analytical insights and recommendations to support maintenance budget development, lifecycle planning, and long-term asset management decisions.
• Drive backlog optimization and work prioritization based on risk, criticality, operational impact, and resource availability.
• Champion best practices in preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Monitor maintenance performance metrics and identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate major outages and high-risk maintenance activities, ensuring alignment across operations, contractors, vendors, and support functions.
• Support root cause analysis efforts and translate findings into sustainable maintenance planning improvements.
• Act as a subject matter resource for CMMS utilization, data integrity, maintenance workflow effectiveness, and planning standards.
• Contribute to contractor scope development, bid review support, and service planning for specialized maintenance activities.
• Influence inventory and spare parts strategy by identifying critical parts requirements and supporting reliability-centered stocking decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Project Management certification.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a similar role within a process plant or equivalent environment.
• Certified training in Project Management.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong planning, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in outage planning, shutdown coordination, or major maintenance execution.
• Experience using CMMS/EAM systems to analyze trends and improve maintenance effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret maintenance KPIs and use data to drive decisions.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, contractors, and external vendors.
• Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance principles and maintenance best practices.