Fabric Maintenance Planner/Coordinator

Bilfinger is an international industrial services provider with a vision to be the No. 1 for its customers in enhancing efficiency and sustainability within the process industry. Bilfinger’s comprehensive portfolio spans the entire value chain, from consulting & engineering to prefabrication & installation, access & insulation, and services that improve the asset performance of industrial plants.

The company operates in three geography-based segments: Western Europe, Central Europe, and International, with primary activities in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Its process industry customers come from markets such as chemicals & petrochemicals, energy, oil & gas, and pharma & biopharma. With about 31,000 employees, Bilfinger upholds the highest standards of safety and quality, generating revenue of €5.4 billion in the financial year 2025. To achieve its goals, Bilfinger has identified two strategic levers: Operational Excellence to continuously improve its own efficiency and performance, and Market Expansion to strengthen customer orientation and establish Bilfinger as the partner of choice.

Position Summary: The Fabric Maintenance Planner/Coordinator reports to the ISP Project Manager and is responsible for fabric maintenance work scopes and activities in support of the MR&I Team.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Review new fabric maintenance notifications raised in SAP by client integrity teams (MSIP, TIP, SIP) and Operations.
• Conduct desktop surveys: to include estimated Mhrs, access method, surface preparation and coating materials to be used.
• Generate fabric maintenance work instructions to give clear and concise instruction to contractor for execution.
• Co-ordinate with operations personnel, identifying support requirements and potential challenges.
• Schedule new notifications in Primavera P6 in-accordance with client’s fabric maintenance strategy.
• Update progress and resource usage profiles on fabric maintenance schedules (Primavera P6) daily.
• Inform Project Manager of any issues or concerns regarding planning and/or scheduling.
• Facilitate weekly fabric maintenance schedule meetings with contractor for each asset.
• Issue updated fabric maintenance schedules to contractor and fabric maintenance project manager weekly.
• Report on progress and update tri-weekly fabric maintenance reports.
• Review contractors’ quality control documentation/treatment logs upon completion.
• Ensure close-out of fabric maintenance notifications once completed.
• Develop fabric maintenance schedules for 2025.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2-year associate degree or 5 years equivalent work experience in managing fabric maintenance activities.

Technical Knowledge and Skills :

• Good working knowledge of core disciplines i.e., Scaffolding, Painting, Insulation and Passive Fire Protection.
• Appreciation of specialist disciplines i.e., UHP Water Jetting, Rope Access etc.
• Good working knowledge of SAP.
• Able to develop and update Primavera P6 Schedules and resource usage profiles.
• Able to develop Work Instructions with support from Fabric Maintenance Project Manager.
• Able to develop excellent working relationships with onshore and offshore operations, vendors and Technical Authorities.

Qualifications:

• AMPP/NACE, ICorr Coating Inspector – Level 2 certification or equivalent.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills required.

If you have any questions please contact Jason Alan Jaure ([email protected]).

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

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