Specialist, Mechanical & Project Planner

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

The Specialist, Mechanical & Project Planner plans and coordinates mechanical maintenance work and leads small capital and expense projects supporting Facilities & Services, laboratories, pilot plants, and other internal stakeholders. The position develops safe, executable work plans and coordinates engineering, contractors, craft personnel, HSE, procurement, and facility stakeholders from scope development through project completion.

What You'll Do

• Demonstrate a proactive approach to safety and maintain a strong safety record.
• Plan mechanical work involving pressure vessels, piping systems, structural components, machines, pumps, and related facility equipment, including scopes, craft labor, materials, permits, and work sequencing.
• Work with customers and field personnel to define scope, identify constraints, and establish the safest execution strategy.
• Coordinate with engineering and design personnel, planners, craft supervisors, HSE, contractors, and facility stakeholders to execute work.
• Support emergency mechanical repairs and excavation permitting.
• Ensure work complies with applicable codes, standards, Phillips 66 requirements, and site procedures.
• Manage assigned small capital and expense projects, primarily involving mechanical maintenance, reliability, building systems, facility infrastructure, or customer-funded work.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for assigned project scope, cost, schedule, safety, risks, communications, and completion.
• Develop or coordinate estimates, schedules, funding requests, purchase requisitions, bid specifications, and contract-service requirements.
• Coordinate project execution, including contractors, heavy equipment, site access, outages, work permits, materials, and field activities.
• Monitor cost and schedule performance, manage project risks, and communicate status to customers and management.
• Approve project and contract labor invoices when authorized or perform the technical review and recommend approval to the budget owner.
• Maintain suitable project records.

What You'll Bring - Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 3 or more years of experience in an industrial, facilities, or building-maintenance environment
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work occasional off-hours during turnarounds, emergency repairs, or other high-demand periods

What Makes You Stand Out - Preferred

• Experience planning mechanical work, managing projects, or performing a combination of both
• Ability to develop practical work scopes, estimates, schedules, material lists, and execution plans
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment and influence others without direct-line authority
• Field experience on capital, maintenance, reliability, or facilities projects
• Demonstrated mechanical proficiency and practical field judgment
• Knowledge of engineering standards, maintenance practices, safety requirements, and construction execution
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or another project scheduling tool
• Familiarity with OSHA requirements and applicable site safety practices
• Self-starter with strong motivation, initiative, and the ability to learn new skills

Compensation Range


This position has a base salary range of $108,900 - $133, 100.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role's requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

Total Rewards


At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being - physical, emotional, social, and financial - is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results - personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards .

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.


Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered


In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closi ng date of 10/12/2026 .

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Nearest Major Market: Tulsa
Nearest Secondary Market: Oklahoma