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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

About you and this role

We are looking for a Turnaround Senior Scheduling Specialist located in Terneuzen, The Netherlands.

Would you like to make an impact in today’s Turnaround world? And do you like to work in a dynamic and international environment?

As a Turnaround Senior Scheduling Specialist, you will develop, communicate, and maintain workable turnaround schedules using Primavera P6 by interacting with our customers, partners, vendors, and contractors. You will work with our project leadership including the turnaround management team, craft supervision, planning, engineering, safety, quality, procurement, and plant operations personnel to provide detailed project-level planning that ensures time and cost-efficient turnaround execution.

Responsibilities

Pre-Turnaround

•     Input Work Plans into schedule as developed by the planner

•     Work with Turnaround Planners to establish: Resources, All Activity Codes; (i.e. Systems, Work Type, Equipment Type, etc.), Calendars, P6 back-up procedure and carry out, Logic Ties, Reporting, Histograms, Reports, Management Process and Layouts

•     Run and Re-Run Schedules to Fix Duration, Smooth Out/Level Resource Profile, Manipulate Working Patterns, Manipulate Work Sequence

•     Using Data Generated, Produce an Initial Proposal for the following: Work Plan, Budget, Duration, Resource Profile and Working Patterns

•     Progress and maintain Turnaround Planning Milestone Schedules

•     Set Baseline/Target Schedule(s) after all work has been inputted and following the turnaround freeze date

During Turnaround

•     Progress and maintain Turnaround Execution Schedules

•     Closely monitor critical path and keep Turnaround Management aware of status

•     Check validity of progress that is turned in, by conducting field walks of the work

•     Print and distribute daily working schedules and three-shift lookaheads

•     After updating, level, then view histogram over allocations, and inform Turnaround Coordinator and Turnaround Superintendent of status.

Post Turnaround

•     Follow all post turnaround file close-out procedures and track progress of post turnaround activities

•     Attend and participate in post turnaround evaluation meetings

•     Finalize Turnaround Schedules

•     Include Target vs. Actual information in closures

•     Actualize activities for final file back-ups

Qualifications

•     Minimum of a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or technical related

•     At least 4 years of industry experience

•     Excellent English language skills

•     Ability to collaboratively lead project planning and scheduling meetings with any variation of project team participants

•     Experience with working in an operating facility

Preferred Skills

•     Dutch language skills

•     Minimum of 3 years of scheduling experience

•     Able to perform a critical path analysis and report on the path(s)

•     Understanding of productivity, earned value and reporting progress

•     Experience with Oracle Primavera P6

•     At least 1+ years of turnaround experience.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. Competitive yearly vacation allowance.Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.Additionally, some of our locations might offer:Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.