Turnaround Engineer - Maintenance Projects
Posted date [2026-07-29]
(ID: 48802)
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Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a leading diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Our network of fully integrated businesses operates across the energy value chain, helping us to responsibly meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market.
Already in the top tier of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producers in the world, we are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow, strengthening our position as a reliable and responsible global energy provider. We are allocating an initial $23 billion to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to enable our net zero by 2045 ambition and our commitment to zero methane emissions by 2030. ... |
Job Description and Requirements
Turnaround Engineer - Maintenance ProjectsJob Snapshot
Role: Turnaround Engineer - Maintenance Projects
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Project Management
Experience: Minimum 5 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Turnaround Engineer - Maintenance Projects role in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, is an Oil and Energy hiring opportunity responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring plant turnaround activities from initiation through execution and close-out.
The position will establish technical scopes, budgets, contract requirements, milestones, KPIs, and execution criteria. It will also coordinate internal teams, contractors, vendors, and OEM representatives to deliver each turnaround safely and efficiently.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Project Management
Salary: 18000-30000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role
Context
Plant turnarounds require detailed preparation because large volumes of inspection, maintenance, repair, and contractor work must be completed within a tightly controlled shutdown period. Incomplete scopes or poor coordination can affect safety, schedule, cost, and future plant reliability.
The Turnaround Engineer will connect technical stakeholders, maintenance teams, procurement, engineering, contractors, vendors, and OEM specialists. Strong planning and execution monitoring will help ensure that equipment objectives are achieved before the facility returns to service.
Key Responsibilities
The role will coordinate turnaround preparation, technical contracting, field-execution monitoring, close-out, and continuous improvement.
* Review work scopes for equipment identified for turnaround maintenance.
* Coordinate OEM and vendor input needed to establish technical requirements.
* Evaluate alternative maintenance approaches with responsible equipment specialists.
* Recommend solutions that reduce technical, schedule, and execution risk.
* Contribute to turnaround-budget preparation for the assigned area.
* Monitor planned expenditure and support effective cost control.
* Prepare technical objectives for each equipment item included in the turnaround.
* Establish monitoring requirements that demonstrate achievement of corporate objectives.
* Develop the process path and activity sequence for turnaround execution.
* Coordinate quality and HSE criteria with relevant functional focal points.
* Ensure execution requirements are communicated to vendors before field activities begin.
* Prepare the technical sections of turnaround-contracting documents.
* Develop complete service scopes for turnaround contracts.
* Coordinate with procurement and technical teams during contractor selection.
* Participate in the assessment and screening of technically capable bidders.
* Confirm that proposed contractors meet plant and bidding requirements.
* Supervise contractor activities during turnaround execution.
* Track progress against technical specifications, milestones, and approved plans.
* Report execution status, emerging risks, and areas requiring corrective action.
* Coordinate the project close-out process with engineering and contracting teams.
* Support contract closure, reconciliation, and final documentation.
* Monitor the implementation of actions arising from internal and external audits.
* Share relevant turnaround experience from other operating companies and the wider industry.
* Identify proven technologies and working practices that improve efficiency or quality.
* Initiate post-turnaround lessons-learned reviews.
* Track approved lessons-learned actions for inclusion in future turnaround plans.
Ideal Profile
Applicants should hold a degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant technical qualification.
A minimum of five years of professional experience is required, including at least two to three years working in technical projects or maintenance.
The successful candidate should understand plant turnaround preparation, equipment maintenance scopes, technical contracting, contractor evaluation, field-execution monitoring, HSE requirements, and project close-out. Strong planning, stakeholder coordination, risk awareness, reporting, and follow-up capabilities are essential. Applicable professional certifications will provide an advantage.
Skills Set
* Plant turnaround planning
* Maintenance-project coordination
* Equipment work-scope review
* OEM coordination
* Vendor management
* Technical risk assessment
* Turnaround budgeting
* Cost monitoring
* Technical-objective development
* Turnaround milestone control
* KPI monitoring
* Execution-path planning
* HSE execution criteria
* Quality requirements
* Technical contracting
* Scope-of-service preparation
* Bidder technical assessment
* Contractor screening
* Field-execution supervision
* Progress reporting
* Contract close-out
* Project reconciliation
* Audit-action tracking
* Post-turnaround review
* Lessons-learned management
Why Join Us
This position offers end-to-end exposure to one of the most important maintenance events in plant operations. The successful candidate will influence equipment reliability, shutdown efficiency, contractor performance, HSE compliance, cost control, and the timely return of facilities to service.
ADNOC Group provides a structured environment for developing expertise in turnaround strategy, technical contracting, project coordination, and maintenance execution. Each completed turnaround also creates practical learning that can improve future plant performance.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is an integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its operations span exploration, production, processing, refining, distribution, infrastructure, and advanced energy development. ADNOC combines engineering capability, operational discipline, and technology investment to support reliable energy production and sustainable business performance.
Plant turnarounds require detailed preparation because large volumes of inspection, maintenance, repair, and contractor work must be completed within a tightly controlled shutdown period. Incomplete scopes or poor coordination can affect safety, schedule, cost, and future plant reliability.
The Turnaround Engineer will connect technical stakeholders, maintenance teams, procurement, engineering, contractors, vendors, and OEM specialists. Strong planning and execution monitoring will help ensure that equipment objectives are achieved before the facility returns to service.
Key Responsibilities
The role will coordinate turnaround preparation, technical contracting, field-execution monitoring, close-out, and continuous improvement.
* Review work scopes for equipment identified for turnaround maintenance.
* Coordinate OEM and vendor input needed to establish technical requirements.
* Evaluate alternative maintenance approaches with responsible equipment specialists.
* Recommend solutions that reduce technical, schedule, and execution risk.
* Contribute to turnaround-budget preparation for the assigned area.
* Monitor planned expenditure and support effective cost control.
* Prepare technical objectives for each equipment item included in the turnaround.
* Establish monitoring requirements that demonstrate achievement of corporate objectives.
* Develop the process path and activity sequence for turnaround execution.
* Coordinate quality and HSE criteria with relevant functional focal points.
* Ensure execution requirements are communicated to vendors before field activities begin.
* Prepare the technical sections of turnaround-contracting documents.
* Develop complete service scopes for turnaround contracts.
* Coordinate with procurement and technical teams during contractor selection.
* Participate in the assessment and screening of technically capable bidders.
* Confirm that proposed contractors meet plant and bidding requirements.
* Supervise contractor activities during turnaround execution.
* Track progress against technical specifications, milestones, and approved plans.
* Report execution status, emerging risks, and areas requiring corrective action.
* Coordinate the project close-out process with engineering and contracting teams.
* Support contract closure, reconciliation, and final documentation.
* Monitor the implementation of actions arising from internal and external audits.
* Share relevant turnaround experience from other operating companies and the wider industry.
* Identify proven technologies and working practices that improve efficiency or quality.
* Initiate post-turnaround lessons-learned reviews.
* Track approved lessons-learned actions for inclusion in future turnaround plans.
Ideal Profile
Applicants should hold a degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant technical qualification.
A minimum of five years of professional experience is required, including at least two to three years working in technical projects or maintenance.
The successful candidate should understand plant turnaround preparation, equipment maintenance scopes, technical contracting, contractor evaluation, field-execution monitoring, HSE requirements, and project close-out. Strong planning, stakeholder coordination, risk awareness, reporting, and follow-up capabilities are essential. Applicable professional certifications will provide an advantage.
Skills Set
* Plant turnaround planning
* Maintenance-project coordination
* Equipment work-scope review
* OEM coordination
* Vendor management
* Technical risk assessment
* Turnaround budgeting
* Cost monitoring
* Technical-objective development
* Turnaround milestone control
* KPI monitoring
* Execution-path planning
* HSE execution criteria
* Quality requirements
* Technical contracting
* Scope-of-service preparation
* Bidder technical assessment
* Contractor screening
* Field-execution supervision
* Progress reporting
* Contract close-out
* Project reconciliation
* Audit-action tracking
* Post-turnaround review
* Lessons-learned management
Why Join Us
This position offers end-to-end exposure to one of the most important maintenance events in plant operations. The successful candidate will influence equipment reliability, shutdown efficiency, contractor performance, HSE compliance, cost control, and the timely return of facilities to service.
ADNOC Group provides a structured environment for developing expertise in turnaround strategy, technical contracting, project coordination, and maintenance execution. Each completed turnaround also creates practical learning that can improve future plant performance.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is an integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its operations span exploration, production, processing, refining, distribution, infrastructure, and advanced energy development. ADNOC combines engineering capability, operational discipline, and technology investment to support reliable energy production and sustainable business performance.
