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Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Maintenance, Reliability and Turnarounds

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

September 1, 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

Shell is seeking a Non-Routine (NRM)/Maintenance Planner to join the team in Deer Park, Texas

The Non-Routine (NRM)/Maintenance (MTC) Planner is accountable for delivering high-quality work execution planning for Non-Routine/Maintenance work process to ensure safe, predictable, and cost-effective execution. The role integrates scope, schedule, materials, resources, and execution readiness into a single, integrated plan aligned with Shell Chemicals standards, process and practice requirements. The role supports execution by ensuring plans are complete, logic-driven, properly resourced, and execution-ready prior to field work, while driving continuous improvement through lessons learned and schedule optimization.

The Non-Routine/Maintenance Planner operates within the Shell Chemicals Core planning organization and reports to the Planning and Scheduling Lead. The role works closely with schedulers, execution leads, contractors, and multiple Shell disciplines to ensure all NRM/MTC work is fully planned, integrated, and ready for execution.

This role reports through the Shell Chemicals Core organization and has overall accountability for portfolio Planning.

Accountabilities:

• Create, edit, and continuously improve quality work execution plans in the work process tool suite (ie SAP, Prometheus, Primavera); take ownership of plan content and accuracy

• Ensure work execution plans contain the correct number of tasks, logical task sequencing, and clear execution steps

• Develop plans with accurate duration, resource-hours, tools, equipment, materials, and parts to enable realistic and efficient field execution.

• Avoid embedding contingency hours; ensure estimates reflect realistic execution needs

• Review planning queues daily and manage planning backlog through efficient planning practices

• Visit jobsites to validate scope, assess job complexity, and estimate manpower and execution requirements

• Engage technical disciplines as needed to refine and clarify work scope.

• Coordinate with Contracts and Procurement when preparing to bring vendors onsite

• Order materials required for execution and ensure delivery aligns with required need dates. Validate accuracy of material upon delivery

• Support Maintenance Team Leaders with documentation for shipping equipment offsite for repair or refurbishment

• Review upcoming maintenance plans with Operations and NRM/Maintenance to identify special requirements or constraints.

• Obtain post-job feedback from NRM/Maintenance to validate task lists, logic, and man-hour accuracy and update plans accordingly

• Attend maintenance planning and coordination meetings

• Collaborate with Maintenance Planners, Schedulers, and OMCs throughout planning, scheduling, and execution

• Assist, as required, with the development and optimization of weekly maintenance schedules

• Support Shutdown, Turnarounds & Outages (STO) and special project work planning as needed or assigned

• Field Coordinate non-routine and routine work scope as needed.

• Develop enhanced knowledge of Primavera to understand how work execution plans interface with schedules and provide scheduler backfill support when required

• Provide support to NRM/Maintenance management for budget planning and cost-control activities

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

• Strong Mechanical and Static equipment background. Either craft or engineering experience with mechanical discipline

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in refinery or petrochemical plant Maintenance, Non-Routine Maintenance or Turnaround planning and/or field execution

• Experience in tank maintenance is preferred

• Proficient in SAP, Primavera, and/or Prometheus STO Manager

• Skilled in SharePoint and/or Digital Twin platforms

• Possesses working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and/or Adobe applications

• Strong understanding of Maintenance Execution (ME), and/or Non-Routine (NRM) work processes including planning, scheduling, and execution

• Skilled in SAP planning and maintenance work order management

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all organizational levels.

• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and prioritization skills

What we offer

The base salary range for this position is $103,000 - $155,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell's US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. 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 the energy transition 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 considered to be 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 The United States

Shell has been in the US for more than 100 years, leading the sector in energy, petrochemicals and refined products. Today, we provide millions of Americans with the energy needed to heat and cool their homes and power the economy.

We operate in all 50 states, from our Deepwater platforms in the Gulf of America to the Pennsylvania Chemicals complex and our miles of pipelines throughout the US.

We reach our customers through our 13,000 branded retail stations, and we are number 1 in gasoline sales. We also own the #1 brand of motor oil in the U.S. - Pennzoil - made from natural gas.

We are excited to play a key role in the move to net carbon emissions while providing the oil and gas needed by society for many decades to come.

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