Electrical Construction Coordinator: Projects & Field

Bechtel; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking an Electrical Construction Coordinator to lead electrical construction execution across multiple projects within Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology. You will provide technical guidance, planning support, and field leadership to project teams, ensuring safety and adherence to codes, standards, and turnover plans.

The role requires strong knowledge of power distribution, substations, switchyards, and coordination of multidisciplinary activities with subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
• Equivalent electrical construction experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• 8-10 years of electrical construction experience on large industrial, infrastructure, energy, semiconductor, mining, manufacturing, or EPC projects.
• Demonstrated experience in field engineering, electrical construction supervision, commissioning support, or construction management.
• Experience managing electrical subcontractors and coordinating multidisciplinary construction activities.
• Proven ability to resolve complex electrical construction issues in active project environments.
• Experience supporting turnover, energization, and startup activities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for electrical construction execution within the organization.
• Provide expert consultation to project teams regarding installation methods, specifications, codes, standards, and industry best practices.
• Support resolution of complex technical issues involving power distribution systems, raceways, grounding systems, equipment installation, cable systems, switchgear, substations, MCCs, UPS systems, and electrical testing.
• Participate in constructability reviews, risk assessments, lessons learned evaluations, and work process improvement initiatives.
• Support development and maintenance of electrical construction procedures, standards, and execution strategies.
• Mentor field engineers, construction coordinators, superintendents, and electrical supervisors.
• Participate in peer reviews, readiness assessments, and project health checks.
• Support development of corporate electrical construction best practices and training materials.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, digital construction tools, and innovative execution methods.
• Support workface planning, Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), material readiness reviews, and constraint management.
• Coordinate resolution of field technical inquiries, design clarifications, and construction deviations.
• Support turnover planning and systems completion activities.
• Assist with development and implementation of electrical execution strategies from early works through commissioning.
• Champion safe work practices and compliance with company and customer safety requirements.
• Support electrical quality surveillance and verification activities.
• Assist in development and execution of testing, pre-commissioning, energization, and turnover plans.
• Verify compliance with applicable electrical codes, standards, construction specifications, and customer requirements.
• Provide functional leadership and technical direction to project electrical teams.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer between projects and business units.
• Support development of electrical construction talent pipelines and succession planning.
• Promote consistency in electrical construction execution across projects.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Manager of Construction on electrical execution matters.

Skills

Electrical distribution

Substations

Switchgear installation

Field leadership

Construction planning

Turnover support

Education

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

NEC/NFPA standards

Turnover procedures

Job description

Bechtel is seeking an Electrical Construction Coordinator to lead electrical construction execution across multiple projects within Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology. You will provide technical guidance, planning support, and field leadership to project teams, ensuring safety and adherence to codes, standards, and turnover plans.

The role requires strong knowledge of power distribution, substations, switchyards, and coordination of multidisciplinary activities with subcontractors.