Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Lead Coordinator
About The Position
The Turnaround Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Lead is responsible for the overall coordination, execution, and completion of all electrical, instrumentation, analyzer, and control systems work during refinery turnarounds. The role provides leadership to E&I coordinators, field coordinators, and contractor supervision to ensure all work is executed safely, on schedule, within scope, and in compliance with refinery standards and regulatory requirements. The E&I Lead serves as the primary interface between Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Scheduling, Safety, and Contractors for all turnaround E&I activities.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of refinery, petrochemical, or heavy industrial electrical and instrumentation experience.
- Previous turnaround leadership or supervisory experience.
- Experience managing contractors and multi-discipline field execution teams.
- Instrumentation and control systems.
- Process analyzers and analyzer shelters.
- Control valves and valve positioners.
- Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
- Electrical distribution systems, MCCs, motors, breakers, and relays.
- Calibration, loop testing, commissioning, and startup activities.
- OSHA, NFPA 70E, and refinery safe work practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership and coordination of all turnaround electrical and instrumentation activities.
- Establish daily priorities and communicate execution expectations to field coordinators and contractor supervision.
- Lead E&I coordination meetings and participate in turnaround planning and execution reviews.
- Support turnaround objectives related to safety, schedule, quality, and cost performance.
- Maintain ownership of the approved E&I turnaround scope.
- Coordinate execution of electrical, instrumentation, analyzer, control valve, motor, MCC, SIS, and control system work.
- Review and manage emergent work requests and scope changes through approved processes.
- Ensure work fronts are ready before crews are assigned to perform work.
- Monitor E&I progress against the daily and overall turnaround schedule.
- Identify schedule risks, resource shortages, and execution constraints.
- Develop mitigation and recovery plans when schedule slippage occurs.
- Coordinate manpower requirements and contractor resource allocation.
- Ensure work is performed in accordance with refinery standards, specifications, and approved procedures.
- Verify completion of calibrations, loop checks, motor testing, relay testing, control valve testing, analyzer verification, and SIS testing.
- Coordinate inspections and quality hold points.
- Support commissioning, startup readiness reviews, and system turnover activities.
- Direct contractor execution activities and ensure alignment with turnaround priorities.
- Monitor contractor productivity, workmanship, and compliance with refinery requirements.
- Address performance issues and escalate concerns as necessary.
- Support completion of punch-list items and turnover documentation.
- Participate in lessons learned reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure redlines, test records, and quality documentation are completed and archived.
Benefits
- Per Diem
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
