LOTO Coordinator

Spencer Ogden; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Ogden seeks an experienced LOTO Coordinator to support commissioning and startup activities on a brownfield power-generation project. The role will manage hazardous-energy isolation as equipment transitions from construction through commissioning, testing, energization, startup, and operations.

This field-based, multidiscipline position supports both electrical and mechanical systems, coordinating LOTO activities across Construction, Commissioning, Startup, and Operations while ensuring

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial and/or power-generation experience.
• Power-generation commissioning/startup experience required.
• Strong hands-on LOTO and hazardous-energy-control experience.
• Experience coordinating both electrical and mechanical LOTO.
• Brownfield plant experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to work around energized and operational plant systems.
• Experience with eLOTO, PTW, or similar energy-isolation software.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate LOTO and hazardous-energy-control activities during commissioning and startup.
• Identify and verify hazardous-energy sources, isolation points, and system boundaries.
• Coordinate electrical and mechanical equipment isolation, including motor testing, bump tests, energization, and startup.
• Manage multidiscipline/group LOTO activities across Construction, Commissioning, Startup, and Operations.
• Perform field verification of equipment isolation and zero-energy conditions.
• Review P&IDs, electrical one-lines, schematics, and system drawings to identify isolation points.
• Maintain LOTO permits, isolation logs, lock/tag records, and equipment status.
• Utilize eLOTO, Permit-to-Work (PTW), or equivalent energy-isolation software.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 and project/client LOTO procedures.

Skills

Strong communication

Coordination

eLOTO

PTW

P&ID reading

Tools

eLOTO

PTW

Job description

We are seeking an experienced LOTO Coordinator to support commissioning and startup activities on a brownfield power-generation project.

The LOTO Coordinator will manage hazardous-energy isolation as equipment transitions from construction through commissioning, testing, energization, startup, and operations. This is a field-based, multidiscipline role supporting both electrical and mechanical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate LOTO and hazardous-energy-control activities during commissioning and startup.
• Identify and verify hazardous-energy sources, isolation points, and system boundaries.
• Coordinate electrical and mechanical equipment isolation, including motor testing, bump tests, energization, and startup.
• Manage multidiscipline/group LOTO activities across Construction, Commissioning, Startup, and Operations.
• Perform field verification of equipment isolation and zero-energy conditions.
• Review P&IDs, electrical one-lines, schematics, and system drawings to identify isolation points.
• Maintain LOTO permits, isolation logs, lock/tag records, and equipment status.
• Utilize eLOTO, Permit-to-Work (PTW), or equivalent energy-isolation software.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 and project/client LOTO procedures.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial and/or power-generation experience.
• Power-generation commissioning/startup experience required.
• Strong hands-on LOTO and hazardous-energy-control experience.
• Experience coordinating both electrical and mechanical LOTO.
• Brownfield plant experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to work around energized and operational plant systems.
• Experience with eLOTO, PTW, or similar energy-isolation software.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industrial electrical background strongly preferred.
• Electrical commissioning, startup, or industrial electrician experience.
• Experience with brownfield power-plant projects.
• Experience reading P&IDs, electrical one-lines, and schematics.
• OSHA 30 and/or NFPA 70E training.
• Experience as an Authorized Employee/Person, LOTO Coordinator, or Isolation Coordinator.

Note: A college degree is not required. Candidates do not need to have held the exact title of LOTO Coordinator, provided they have significant LOTO responsibilities within a power-generation commissioning/startup environment.