Job Description

Alberta, Canada

Job Family Group:

Maintenance, Reliability and Turnarounds

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

May 14, 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Early Careers

What’s the role?

The Major Maintenance Planner role is to enable efficient execution of work by developing detailed work plans for high complexity maintenance work scopes– including but not limited to, boiler repairs, furnace decokes, exchanger cleaning, exchanger bundle replacements, pond cleaning/inspection/repairs, pipeline inspection digs, etc. This role will also support planning of unplanned, short duration outage scope.

What you’ll be doing

• Identifies task description, required resources, materials, services, tools, duration, and cost estimate of each task, and provides guidance for efficient and effective scheduling and execution
• Assess and obtain input from engineering, maintenance technicians and operations when evaluating the initial scope of work to be planned and executed
• Validate job scope by performing job site visit with applicable technical disciplines and execution peers
• Responsible to gather input from Major Maintenance Execution peers in the development of executable plans including HSE, logistics, and materials management as required
• Engage engineering and specialist disciplines when ordering engineering items to ensure proper management of change protocol is used and the correct material is specified
• Communicate the estimated completion time for high priority and time sensitive jobs to the Major Maintenance Supervisor and readjust the work plan as necessary to meet business and/or operational requirements
• Discover ways to optimize planning through bundling work, combined event, and coordinated effort
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to review work scope in order to improve quality of plan and work pack
• Collaborates with Contracts and Procurement team to ensure materials, equipment, and outside vendors/contractors are procured
• Compile necessary documents (e-package) needed for field execution - reference documents such as equipment manuals, drawings, procedures as per planning practice
• Collect feedback from field executors and/or conduct lookback/lessons learned engagements to improve quality of the work pack - level of detail, accuracy of plans, actual hours to complete tasks. Embed learning in library plans and task lists
• May be required to fill a reserve worker role

Key Challenges:

• Maintaining strong relationships with internal and external key stakeholders – technical disciplines, Major Maintenance Supervisor, Major Maintenance Field Leads, Contracts & Procurement, external vendors, etc.
• Ability to balance and deliver to site evolving priorities

What you bring

• The candidate must have legal authorization to work in the Canada on a full-time basis
• Technologist or Journeyman
• Minimum 5 years Planning experience in upgrading, refining or other heavy industry
• Experienced with Computerized Materials Management Systems (GSAP/Blueprint)
• Proficient with Primavera P6
• Effectively pull groups together and coordinate action plans to drive resolution
• Manage evolving priorities and deliver on multiple commitments in a timely manner
• Demonstrated leadership, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Self-driven, manage evolving priorities and deliver on multiple commitments in a timely manner

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women & those from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company, and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply. 

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell, and in return you work with talented, committed people in an innovative work environment. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on innovative projects together
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase; our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world
• We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here

Shell in Canada

Shell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 92,000 employees in more than 70 countries and has been operating in Canada since 1911.

Shell Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providing fuels and developing energy solutions for our customers.

At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include:

• Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets
• Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia
• A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada
• The Scotford Complex in Alberta, includes an upgrader, chemicals plant and is home to the Quest carbon capture and storage facility
• The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario
• Investments in renewables and energy solutions, including EV charging, hydrogen and biofuels
• 15 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations
• Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 26 airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides 1.7 billion liters of high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery
• Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business

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