Director- E&I Construction

Audubon Companies•Houston, TX

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Audubon is seeking a Director of E&I Construction to join its team in the Houston Energy Corridor Office. Reporting directly to the Vice President, Construction, the Director will build, lead, and continuously improve the company’s E&I construction program. The role includes developing a team of E&I specialists who support project teams and oversee E&I scopes performed by qualified subcontractors across company projects. Because E&I work is currently subcontracted, the Director will establish and administer consistent processes for evaluating, qualifying, selecting, and monitoring subcontractors, ensuring their work meets project requirements for safety, quality, cost, schedule, and turnover. The Director will set program standards and provide functional leadership from estimating and planning through field execution, commissioning, and closeout. The role will also assess the people, procedures, systems, equipment, and controls needed if the company chooses to develop in-house E&I construction capabilities in the future. The position requires at least 10 years of experience in E&I construction, project execution, or a closely related industrial EPC environment, including at least five years in a leadership role. A bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field is preferred; relevant industry experience may be considered in place of a degree. Travel to project sites may be required as business needs dictate.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in E&I construction, project execution, or a closely related industrial EPC environment.
At least five years in a leadership role with responsibility for teams, subcontractors, or multi-project delivery.
Experience building teams, setting performance expectations, coaching project or functional leaders, and establishing consistent processes across multiple projects.
Ability to review estimates, schedules, cost forecasts, change requests, risk registers, quality records, safety performance, and subcontractor progress reports and use them to drive decisions.
Knowledge of applicable electrical and instrumentation codes, standards, and regulatory requirements, including ability to identify when specialist engineering or code interpretation is required.
Strong communication, negotiation, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including ability to work effectively with executives, project teams, clients, and subcontractors.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common project management, scheduling, estimating, cost-control, document-control, and collaboration systems.
Ability to travel to project sites as business needs require.
Support company HSE policies and procedures, participate in required HSE activities, identify and report hazards, and follow safe work practices and applicable regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field; equivalent relevant industry experience may be considered in place of a degree.

Responsibilities

Build, lead, and manage the company’s E&I construction program, including its organization, governance, processes, procedures, tools, performance measures, and accountability expectations; report program status, needs, risks, and results to the Vice President, Construction.
Develop and lead a team of E&I specialists who support project managers and project teams, oversee subcontracted E&I execution, and help resolve technical, commercial, schedule, quality, and field issues.
Establish and administer a documented E&I subcontractor qualification and approval process; evaluate subcontractors and maintain and periodically review an approved roster.
Lead E&I subcontracting strategy and procurement support, including scope development, bid packages, requests for quotation, evaluations, bid leveling, risk identification, and award recommendations.
Review project contract requirements, estimates, execution plans, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, design basis, procurement needs, and risks; help project teams establish executable E&I plans.
Monitor subcontractor performance through project reviews, field engagement, reporting, quality records, safety performance, progress measurement, and deliverable tracking; require recovery plans and corrective actions when needed.
Coordinate E&I engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, quality, HSE, project controls, and operations interfaces; support reviews, equipment and material selection, RFIs, submittals, field changes, sequencing, and conflict resolution.
Establish and maintain E&I requirements for safety, quality, inspection and test plans, code and regulatory compliance, material traceability, testing, documentation, commissioning, punch-list completion, turnover, as-builts, training, warranties, and final acceptance.
Review E&I estimates, budgets, forecasts, commitments, payment applications, change requests, claims, and cost-to-complete projections; support change management and commercial recommendations within company approval limits.
Develop standard E&I execution practices and lessons learned; track program performance and use project results, subcontractor feedback, and field experience to improve performance.
Assess the future business case and implementation requirements for self-performing selected E&I work; if authorized, develop a phased readiness plan covering scope, workforce, training, tools, procedures, standards, controls, and financial measures.
Build working relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders; communicate E&I status and recommendations and represent the company in project and program reviews.
Support Audubon Companies’ HSE policies and procedures by working safely, participating in required HSE activities, reporting hazards and unsafe conditions, and complying with applicable regulations.