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I&E Turnaround Planner

CF Industries
United States, Iowa, Sergeant Bluff
1182 260th St (Show on map)
Sep 14, 2026
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy.

Function:

Maintenance Job Summary:This position is accountable for providing technical planning support for instrumentation and electrical work associated with plant shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds. The I&E Turnaround Planner is responsible for converting approved turnaround scope into safe, detailed, and executable work packages that support schedule development, material readiness, contractor alignment, and field execution.
The position works within the Work Management Information System (WMIS) and applicable turnaround planning systems to develop detailed job plans, prepare work packages, estimate labor, coordinate materials and services, define testing and commissioning requirements, and support execution readiness. The planner maintains ownership of assigned I&E turnaround work from scope validation through closeout and lessons learned.
The planner works closely with Operations, I&E, Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Procurement, Warehouse, Turnaround Management, Contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure turnaround activities are properly scoped, planned, scheduled, and executed. The position is responsible for ensuring work plans incorporate CF standards, government regulations, site safety requirements, applicable codes, manufacturer requirements, and sound instrumentation and electrical maintenance practices. Job Description:

Key Job Elements

  • Maintain an orderly flow of assigned turnaround work orders, ensuring approved I&E scope progressesin accordance withestablished turnaround priorities, milestones, and readiness requirements.

  • Lead planning activities for assigned I&E turnaround work scopes, including scope clarification, field validation, work breakdown, labor estimates, material planning, contractor requirements, execution sequencing, quality controls, and readiness reviews including reviewing contract planning work packages.

  • Participate in turnaround worklist development, scope challenge sessions, worklist validation, risk assessments, constructability reviews, schedule reviews, and readiness assessments to ensure work is justified, clearly defined, and executable within the approved outage window.

  • Conduct detailed field walk-downs with Operations, I&E Technicians, Engineering, Contractors, and other stakeholders to confirm equipment identification, access, isolation boundaries, removal requirements, cable routing, test points, temporary facilities, and work-area constraints.

  • Develop complete work packages that clearlyidentifyprerequisites, craft steps, labor hours, crew composition, materials, drawings, vendor data, permits, isolations, test equipment, special tools, inspection points, acceptance criteria, restoration requirements, and execution sequencing.

  • Support turnaround schedule development by providing logical activity breakdowns, durations, predecessor and successor relationships, resource requirements, system turnover needs, and testing or commissioning constraints.

  • Develop andmaintainplanning milestones for assigned scopes and promptly communicate risks that could affect engineering completion, material delivery, contractor mobilization, schedule integration, orexecutionreadiness.

  • Plan work for instrumentation and control systems including transmitters, control valves, analyzers, switches, thermocouples, instrument tubing, junction boxes, control panels, distributed control system interfaces, programmable logic controller interfaces, and safety instrumented system devices as applicable.

  • Plan electrical work involving motors, motor control centers, switchgear, transformers, variable frequency drives, breakers, relays, heaters, lighting, grounding, cables, terminations, and associated distribution equipment as applicable to the approved turnaround scope.

  • Ensure work packagesidentifyrequired calibration, loop checks, functional testing, insulation resistance testing, continuity checks, relay testing, rotation checks, cause-and-effect verification, interlock testing, and other pre-commissioning or commissioning activities appropriate to the work.

  • Identifyand include applicable technical documents such as P&IDs, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, one-line diagrams, logic narratives, cause-and-effect documents, data sheets, hazardous-area requirements, equipment manuals, and manufacturer instructions.

  • Coordinate with Engineering to resolve technical questions, drawing discrepancies, design changes, obsolescence concerns, and Management of Change requirements before execution.

  • Ensure job plans incorporateappropriate electricalsafety, arc-flash, hazardous-energy control, grounding, testing, instrument isolation, electrical isolation, permit, and risk-mitigation requirements.

  • Identify, specify, reserve, and coordinate stock and non-stock materials, spare parts, cables, glands, fittings, tubing, instruments, electrical components, consumables, and job-specific kitsrequiredfor execution.

  • Work with Procurement, Warehouse, Engineering, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers to verify specifications, acceptable alternates, lead times, delivery dates, preservation requirements, and material status.

  • Identifyand coordinate specialized test instruments, calibration equipment, temporary power, lifts, scaffolding, rental equipment, vendor representatives, and specialty servicesrequiredfor the work.

  • Develop contractor bid packages and planning information that clearly define scope boundaries, labor assumptions,requiredqualifications, deliverables, testing responsibilities, documentation expectations, and site interfaces.

  • Coordinate with Contractors and contract planners tovalidatejob plans, resource loading, tools, material availability, training, site access, and work prerequisites before mobilization.

  • Coordinate with the Maintenance Scheduler and Turnaround Scheduler to support schedule development, resource loading, work prioritization, sequencing, and integration of I&E activities with mechanical, operations, engineering, and project work.

  • Maintain an active field presence during the turnaround to answer plan questions, resolve planning deficiencies, coordinate emergent planning needs, and support safe and efficient execution within established change-control processes.

  • Coordinate planning impacts associated with discovered conditions, approvedscopechanges, material substitutions, engineering revisions, and schedule changes. Ensure changes are documented and communicated to affected stakeholders.

  • Support system completion, punch-list management, testing, commissioning, turnover, and return-to-service activities by ensuring responsibilities, prerequisites, and acceptance requirements are clearly defined.

  • Collect completed test forms, calibration records, redlines, inspection results, vendor reports, as-found and as-left data, and other required records for equipment history and turnover documentation.

  • Close work orders and update equipment records, Bills of Material, task lists, job plans, material references, and maintenance history in WMIS based on actual execution feedback.

  • Participate in post-turnaround reviews, capture lessons learned, andidentifyopportunities to improve scope quality, work-package quality, material readiness, schedule integration, contractor coordination, execution performance, and future turnaround planning effectiveness.

  • Understand andcomply withdepartmental processes and procedures supporting internal controls andidentifyopportunities for process improvement.

  • Support site EHS initiatives through active participation in environmental, health, and safety programs and compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.

  • Support continuous improvement of standard job plans, estimating norms, planning templates, package quality expectations, and turnaround planning practices.

  • Monitor industry practices and emerging technologies that can improve I&E maintenance effectiveness, testing quality, cost control, work execution, and plant reliability.

  • Respond to plant and turnaround needs outside normal working hours as necessary to support outage execution and return-to-service objectives.

Position Requirements:

1.Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation or Controls Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field with two years of relevant industry experience; or Certified Journeyman Electrician, Instrumentation Technician, Fully Qualified I&E Maintenance Technician, or equivalent trade professional with a minimum of five years of industrial I&E maintenance experience.Previousplanning, turnaround, or supervisory experience preferred.

2.Experience planning shutdown, outage, or turnaround work in an industrial, chemical, refinery, fertilizer, power generation, or manufacturing environment preferred.

3.Strong communicationskills including the ability to effectively communicate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Warehouse, Contractors, and Leadership.

4.Demonstratedability to coordinate work across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Contractors, and other stakeholders to achieve safe and efficient execution of turnaround activities.

5.Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and decision-making skills.

6.Strong working knowledge of industrial instrumentation, controls, analyzers, electrical distribution equipment, motors, protective devices, calibration, testing, commissioning, and safe work practices.

7.Ability to read and apply P&IDs, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, one-line diagrams, logic narratives, cause-and-effect documents, data sheets, equipment manuals, and technical specifications.

8.Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and capable of effectively utilizing WMIS, SAP, or equivalent maintenance management systems to develop work plans,maintainplanning data, and support turnaround execution.

9.Ability to perform field walk-downs, evaluate work execution constraints, gather planning information, and develop practical I&E execution strategies.

10.Working knowledge of labor estimating, contractor coordination, resource planning, material management, schedule logic, system turnover, testing, commissioning, and work execution sequencing for turnaround activities.

11.Results oriented with strong initiative and ownership.

12.Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.

13.Must be able to climb towers, enter confined spaces, and lift up to 50 pounds.

14.Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities simultaneously, andmaintainstrong attention to detail and organizational skills.

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Notice Regarding Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process

As part of our recruitment process, CF Industries may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning technologies, to assist recruiters in identifying and prioritizing candidates whose qualifications align with job-related criteria, including information provided during the application process such as resumes, work history, education, qualifications, and responses to application questions. These tools support but do not replace human decision-making, and all final employment decisions are made by our Talent Acquisition team and/or hiring managers exercising independent judgment.

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