Lockout/Tagout - Energy Marshal

Saulsbury•Odessa, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The LOTO Energy Marshal is the designated project authority responsible for administering, directing, and governing all hazardous energy control activities for the project. The Energy Marshal serves as the single point of authority for hazardous energy isolation, zero-energy verification, group lockout administration, temporary energization, and system restoration. Saulsbury Industries provides engineering, general construction, electrical & instrumentation, and fabrication services to heavy industrial markets. We manage turnkey, grassroots, engineering, construction, and procurement (EPC), electrical transmission & distribution services, and E&I projects for clients nationwide. Saulsbury has provided services to a diverse energy sector for more than 50 years. Our reputation has been built on honesty and integrity to our clients and employees through the continuous commitments to safety, quality, growth, and mutual profitability. We offer stable employment, career advancement and a commitment to the work/life balance of our employees. Most importantly, we bring our "safety first and foremost" value that has yielded one of the preeminent records for incident-free operations in the construction industry. Saulsbury is capable of handling projects in size from under $100,000 to more than $100 million. We have offices located in Odessa, Dallas, Port Arthur, Henderson, Abilene, and Bismarck ND. Visit our website at www.saulsbury.com Saulsbury is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Designated project authority responsible for administering, directing, and governing all hazardous energy control activities for the project.
Single point of authority for hazardous energy isolation, zero-energy verification, group lockout administration, temporary energization, and system restoration.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, client and project requirements.
Verify all hazardous energy sources are identified before authorizing work.
Perform or directly supervise official Zero Energy Verification.
Ensure every worker attends the LOTO briefing, signs onto the permit, installs a personal lock, and removes their own lock.
Coordinate hazardous energy activities among construction, commissioning, startup, operations, utilities, owners, contractors, and vendors under one approved process.
Conduct routine audits, track corrective actions, verify qualifications, and provide refresher training when required.
Suspend hazardous energy work whenever isolation integrity, verification, documentation, accountability, or safety is compromised.
Approve or reject Energy Isolation Plans, permits, temporary energization, return-to-service, additional isolation requirements, and hazardous energy boundaries.

Nice To Haves

Experience in heavy industrial markets.
Experience with turnkey, grassroots, engineering, construction, and procurement (EPC), electrical transmission & distribution services, and E&I projects.
Experience in the diverse energy sector for more than 50 years.
Commitment to safety, quality, growth, and mutual profitability.
Commitment to the work/life balance of employees.
Experience handling projects in size from under $100,000 to more than $100 million.

Responsibilities

Administer the project Hazardous Energy Control Program.
Maintain ownership of project LOTO execution.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, client and project requirements.
Maintain current LOTO documentation and coordinate implementation across all contractors.
Develop, review, and approve Energy Isolation Plans, LOTO Permits, Switching Plans, Temporary Energization Plans, Commissioning Isolation Plans, Startup Isolation Plans, and Return-to-Service Plans.
Verify all hazardous energy sources are identified before authorizing work.
Identify electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, thermal, gravity, stored, chemical, process, remote-start, temporary power, and backfeed energy sources.
Direct equipment shutdown, isolation sequencing, lock/tag installation, isolation boundaries, lock box setup, and documentation.
Approve changes to active isolation boundaries.
Perform or directly supervise official Zero Energy Verification.
Verify Live-Dead-Live testing, try-start verification, stored energy verification, and electrical, mechanical, battery, UPS, pressure, and valve isolation.
Administer group lock boxes, project isolation locks, key control, lock inventory, sign-on logs, and personal lock accountability.
Ensure every worker attends the LOTO briefing, signs onto the permit, installs a personal lock, and removes their own lock.
Review and approve temporary energization and test release requests and ensure boundaries, PPE, communications, and re-verification are complete.
Coordinate hazardous energy activities among construction, commissioning, startup, operations, utilities, owners, contractors, and vendors under one approved process.
Maintain permits, Energy Isolation Plans, logs, verification forms, shift turnover records, audit records, training records, and incident documentation.
Authorize restoration only after confirming work completion, personnel accountability, documentation, approvals, and system readiness.
Conduct routine audits, track corrective actions, verify qualifications, and provide refresher training when required.
Suspend hazardous energy work whenever isolation integrity, verification, documentation, accountability, or safety is compromised.
Approve or reject Energy Isolation Plans, permits, temporary energization, return-to-service, additional isolation requirements, and hazardous energy boundaries.