JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Scheduler Specialist to join its Singapore business unit focusing on planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance activities to ensure asset reliability and minimal downtime for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 4x4 rotation.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Scheduler Specialist to join its Singapore business unit focusing on planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance activities to ensure asset reliability and minimal downtime for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 4x4 rotation.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Scheduler Specialist to join our Singapore Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Key Objectives

The Maintenance Scheduler Specialist plays a key role in the planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance activities to ensure asset reliability and minimal downtime. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining detailed maintenance schedules, aligning necessary resources, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and tracking work execution progress.

The role also supports overall maintenance efficiency and compliance by ensuring the timely preparation of work orders, availability of materials, alignment with contracts, and coordination with PR/PO processes and budget resources.

Activities:

1. PM/CM/Shutdown Work Program Management

• Develop and maintain annual and monthly maintenance work plans, covering PM, CM, and planned shutdowns.
• Track execution progress and analyze deviations or variances, recommending corrective actions as needed to stay within budget and timeline.

2. Planning, Cost Control & Risk Management

• Support the planning and execution of maintenance activities through cost estimation, benchmarking, and risk analysis.
• Apply project control tools and techniques to support schedule optimization, resource allocation, and forecasting of cost/schedule risks.
• Leverage automation tools and data analytics to improve planning accuracy, execution efficiency, and reporting quality.

3. Contract Management, Spare Parts & PR/PO Coordination

• Monitor and report on small-scale maintenance projects and shutdown activities, ensuring consistency with contracts, available spare parts, and inventory strategies.
• Analyze material usage trends and forecast future needs to ensure inventory stability and operational continuity.

4. Reporting, Analytics & Inventory Performance

• Prepare and maintain dashboard reports, KPIs, and performance summaries for internal and management-level reviews.
• Provide data-driven insights to support decision-making, budget planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support audit and compliance activities related to maintenance costs, execution quality, spare parts usage, and asset performance.
• Monitor critical inventory levels and support optimization of stock levels to avoid overstocking or stockouts.

QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• More than 10 years' experience in the Up-stream or Mid-Stream of the Oil and Gas maintenance planning, budgeting, or business support roles.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions; prepare clear and concise records, reports and other written materials.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with those encountered in the course of work.
• Read and understand blueprints, manuals, drawing, specifications and processes diagrams pertaining to oil and gas industry.
• Utilize data extraction abilities and process knowledge to participate in continuous process and data quality improvement initiatives.

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field and experience in oil & gas industry.
• Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) principles.
• Proven supervisory experience with excellent behaviors and the ability to plan and measure as well as being hands-on
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written briefs and skilled in report writing and compilation

Systems:

• CMMS (Maximo / Aconex)
• Microsoft Offices
• MS Projects / Primavera (Project Management System)

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.