Technical shutdown management

Every scheduled shutdown is a challenge: keeping your facilities in top condition without compromising safety, deadlines, or the budget. Our proven methodology turns this constraint into an opportunity for continuous improvement of your industrial assets.

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We support our clients in the operational maintenance of their industrial facilities throughout their entire lifecycle. This inevitably includes managing shutdowns of regulated units, commonly referred to as “scheduled shutdowns.”​

Thanks to our experience and expertise, we have established a comprehensive support system and methodology to better assist our clients in this process. This approach is based on three major strategic phases, always adhering to the fundamental pillars: safety, timelines, and budgets.

Preparation

  • Service audit and shutdown preparation

  • DT assessments (reports)

  • Development of the LUT with a fluctuation margin of +/- 30%

  • Definition of risk classification

  • Preparation of bidding documents, with a budget margin of +/- 10% (catalogs, documents, technical specifications, bid documents, resource development plans, etc.)

  • Technical and commercial adjustments to the EE.

Planning

  • Development of Level 1 to 4 planning

  • Identification of critical paths

  • Optimization of schedules and resources, etc.

  • Concurrency management

Management - Progress monitoring

  • Coordination and supervision of on-site work

  • Cost control

  • Reviews and analysis of experiences… ​

  • Facilitation of progress monitoring meetings

Group presence

The Snef Group operates across four continents—the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Oceania—in 30 countries and 80 cities, with a network spanning more than 100 international locations.