Capital-Projects Standards Specialist

Ellaway Blues Consulting; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting seeks a Technical Standards Specialist to establish and improve procedures, work instructions, and documentation for complex capital projects. The role collaborates with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, project controls, maintenance, and operations teams to translate technical knowledge into practical standards.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical writing with practical understanding of project lifecycles from design through turnover,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or equivalent directly relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience supporting industrial manufacturing, engineering, construction, operations, or capital-project environments.
• Experience developing technical procedures, SOPs, work instructions, process documentation, or operational standards.
• Practical understanding of capital-project execution, including engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover activities.
• Ability to understand complex technical processes and communicate them in concise, user-friendly language.
• Strong interviewing and information-gathering skills, with the ability to draw accurate process details from subject-matter experts.
• Experience coordinating input, reviews, and approvals across multiple functions and levels of an organization.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and document quality.
• Ability to manage multiple documentation priorities while maintaining consistency and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Develop, revise, and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, process guides, and other controlled technical documents.
• Create documentation that supports the full capital-project lifecycle, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, turnover, and closeout.
• Interview engineers, construction leaders, commissioning personnel, project controls professionals, maintenance teams, and other subject-matter experts to accurately capture technical processes.
• Translate complex workflows and technical information into clear, structured, and actionable content for a range of users.
• Establish consistent document templates, formatting conventions, approval workflows, governance practices, and revision-control requirements.
• Review existing documentation to identify gaps, conflicting information, outdated content, and opportunities for standardization.
• Confirm that procedures align with internal expectations, applicable safety requirements, regulatory obligations, and accepted industry practices.
• Incorporate lessons learned, field observations, project reviews, and performance data into updated procedures and standards.
• Coordinate document reviews and approvals with stakeholders across multiple departments.
• Conduct periodic audits to ensure documentation remains accurate, current, accessible, and properly controlled.
• Assist with the development of onboarding resources and training materials based on approved procedures.
• Promote consistent project-execution practices across multiple teams, facilities, and large-scale initiatives.
• Support continuous-improvement efforts by refining standards as project and operational needs evolve.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Interviewing

Process understanding

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Document-management platforms

Job description

Ellaway Blues Consulting seeks a Technical Standards Specialist to establish and improve procedures, work instructions, and documentation for complex capital projects. The role collaborates with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, project controls, maintenance, and operations teams to translate technical knowledge into practical standards.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical writing with practical understanding of project lifecycles from design through turnover,