Construction Coordinator

Job Description

E&I Construction Coordinator - Job Description

Our client is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Construction Coordinator for a major brownfield project at an oil sands facility. This role provides visible, disciplined field coordination and execution assurance for assigned work areas, turning approved plans into safe, constructible, high-quality execution. The Coordinator reports to the Construction Manager and acts as the link between Engineering, Contractors, Operations, Maintenance, Turnaround, Commissioning and project stakeholders.

E&I Construction Coordinator - Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily E&I construction activities between Contractors, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Commissioning, RFO, Turnover and Turnaround teams
• Confirm workfront readiness, including engineering, materials, equipment, cable, access, scaffolding, permits, isolations and testing requirements
• Identify and drive resolution of constraints affecting safety, quality, productivity, cost, schedule or workfront availability
• Verify field work is executed in accordance with approved drawings, work packages, specifications, procedures, permits and standards
• Support Integrated Readiness, Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), CWP/IWP, Path of Construction and constraint management processes
• Participate in constructability reviews, model reviews, design reviews and field walkdowns
• Coordinate electrical installation, including equipment, cable tray, conduit, cable, grounding, lighting, heat tracing and power distribution
• Coordinate instrumentation and controls installation, including field instruments, junction boxes, tubing, instrument cable and DCS/SIS/PLC interfaces
• Coordinate brownfield tie-ins, electrical outages, isolations, energization and control-system cutovers within active operating facilities
• Support testing, inspection, instrument calibration, loop checks, turnover, commissioning, start-up and handover to Operations and Maintenance
• Monitor contractor readiness and performance, and escalate risks, delays and technical issues
• Identify E&I work requiring outages or Turnaround windows, and maximize work completed ahead of shutdown
• Proactively advance future high-risk, long-lead and TA-critical E&I scopes

E&I Construction Coordinator - Mandatory Skills

• 15+ years of construction experience in oil and gas, oil sands, mining, petrochemical, refinery or heavy industrial facilities
• 10+ years of E&I construction or construction coordination experience within active brownfield operating facilities
• Strong knowledge of electrical, instrumentation and controls construction practices
• Experience supporting major Turnaround (TA) planning and execution
• Experience with brownfield E&I tie-ins, electrical outages, isolations, energization, control-system cutovers, testing and commissioning
• Experience with AWP, Integrated Readiness, CWP/IWP development, Path of Construction and constraint management
• Experience coordinating Construction, Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Commissioning, Turnover and TA interfaces
• Experience on large brownfield capital projects, facility modifications, equipment replacements and operating-plant tie-ins

E&I Construction Coordinator - Nice-to-Have Skills

• Previous experience on major oil sands operator projects (strongly preferred)
• Experience within operating oil sands facilities (strongly preferred)
• Experience with digital construction and readiness platforms such as O3 Solutions
• Electrical or Instrumentation trade certification, technical diploma, engineering technology background or equivalent field experience

Assignment Length: Approximately 16 months

Start Date: ASAP

Assignment Location: Fort McMurray, AB (onsite)