Electrical & Instrumentation Construction Coordinator

About the role

The Electrical & Instrumentation Construction Coordinator reports directly to the Construction Manager for all fieldwork in the assigned discipline. The role covers electrical and instrumentation contractors' construction activities on the project and acts as the key person for the team's quality assurance program in this area. It is based in St. Gabriel, Louisiana.

Key responsibilities

• Lead HSSE programs on site: enforce permit-to-work, JSA/JHA, LOTO, confined space, hot work, energized/electrical safe work and lifting/rigging controls, and support toolbox talks, safety meetings, observations and near-miss reporting.
• Help establish the construction path, temporary power, communications, cable tray, conduit, wiring, E&I device and instrument testing, commissioning and turnover.
• Maintain daily reports for electrical and instrumentation construction and related quality assurance.
• Monitor contractor work against industry standards and project specifications, and resolve inspection issues with vendors, engineering and contractor QC representatives.
• Ensure work conforms to approved engineering drawings and contract documents, and initiate action to stop or correct quality defects.
• Coordinate electrical and instrumentation RFIs and field changes with Field Engineers and the Contracts Administrator, and review field change estimates with management.
• Work with multiple lump-sum and T&M contractors and vendors to meet safety, quality and schedule targets, and complete documentation before system walkdowns.
• Travel to Gulf Coast module yards occasionally to oversee electrical and instrumentation scope.

Required profile

• At least 15 years of industrial project construction management in chemical, petrochemical or other heavy industries, including at least 10 years leading the owner's team for electrical and instrumentation E&C field execution.
• Deep hands-on experience in electrical power distribution, instrumentation installation, control systems, cable tray/conduit, cable pulling and terminations, testing and commissioning; experience with process modules is desired.
• Demonstrated HSSE leadership and OSHA-30 (or equivalent) preferred.
• Fluent English; onsite presence in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, with willingness to work extended hours and weekends during critical path activities.

Required skills

• AWP/workface planning, systemization/MC/turnover, electrical and instrumentation quantity tracking, loop checks, testing documentation and earned value.
• Knowledge of electrical and instrumentation codes such as NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE, ISA, NEMA/UL and IEC, and quality systems (ITPs, inspection/test records, calibration records).
• Experience in constructability during design and in modular construction/setting.

What we offer

• Compensation typically ranging from $89,000 to $164,500, depending on experience, skills and location.
• Possible short- and long-term incentives.
• Healthcare, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation and sick time, parental leave, disability leave and an employee assistance program.