Senior Arctic Field Construction Coordinator

Doyon, Limited; Alaska; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage: FEHB plans

401(k) with company match

Disability and life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Fairweather, a Doyon company, is hiring a Willow Construction Coordinator to lead field activities on Alaska’s North Slope, coordinating with the Willow Pipeline Construction Supervisor and contractor teams. The role emphasizes safety, schedule adherence, and interface management across disciplines in a remote Arctic environment.

The successful candidate will bring 10+ years in pipeline/construction, strong leadership, and proven ability to drive projects from planning through completion while

Qualifications

• Basic / Required: 10+ years of Pipeline construction or related construction experience.
• Proven ability to manage interfaces involving multiple field construction contractors.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications (Word/Excel).
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Construction, or relevant field experience.
• 5+ years of construction in Arctic conditions.
• 5+ years of construction supervision/construction management.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated performance in large projects and interfacing with project leadership.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to manage multiple ongoing activities.
• Collaborative across disciplines and organizational boundaries.
• Active listening and ability to influence and drive performance.
• Builds relationships with trust and collaboration.
• Shows adaptability and continuous improvement mindset.
• Adheres to SPIRIT values.

Responsibilities

• Review construction permits and stipulations, engineering drawings, identify execution constraints, hazards, and review the contractor field work plans for each year’s work scope.
• Participate in the constructability process and provide feedback to the planning team members and supervisor.
• Provide input to the construction support strategies and processes (camps, aviation, ground transportation, construction equipment, fuel forecast, material delivery, and laydown requirements).
• Actively promote Company knowledge sharing; apply best practices, synergies, and lessons learned from other projects and operations.
• Support a smooth transition of the Construction Plan to the field.
• Provide oversight and supervise all assigned construction resources to ensure key project milestones are achieved and all company execution standards are met for scope, cost, quality, and HSE.
• Monitor Contractor performance of work and provide feedback to the construction supervisor on performance improvement opportunities.
• Support interface management between field construction contractors and company operating entities.
• Manage day-to-day activities for all construction contracts to deliver requirements of contracts.
• Provide input to overall project execution including SIMOP’s activities with Drilling, Completions and Operations.
• Support implementation of the agreed upon execution strategy with respect to key priorities and milestones.
• Coordinate with Construction Supervisor, Contractor, COPA Logistics and Materials teams to ensure timely delivery of all required materials to the contractor.
• Proactively lead HSE performance by communicating, fostering, supporting, and enforcing HSE policies, procedures, guidelines, requirements, and objectives.
• Perform jobsite walk-downs, review contractor THA/JHA, provide recognition for safe work execution and task planning.
• Participate in onsite Contractor toolbox and safety meetings, reinforce COPA safety processes.
• Validate adherence with permit stipulations issued by regulatory agencies.
• Participate in safety engagement meetings with Company and Contractor field leadership teams.
• Participate in COPA Site Safety Audits, MBWAs and LSRVs.
• Participate in COPA Incident Free Culture program with contractors through workshops and field engagements.

Skills

Pipeline construction experience

Interface management

US work authorization

Driver's license

Microsoft Office (Word/Excel)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering/Construction

Tools

Arctic construction experience

Job description

Fairweather, a Doyon company, is hiring a Willow Construction Coordinator to lead field activities on Alaska’s North Slope, coordinating with the Willow Pipeline Construction Supervisor and contractor teams. The role emphasizes safety, schedule adherence, and interface management across disciplines in a remote Arctic environment.

The successful candidate will bring 10+ years in pipeline/construction, strong leadership, and proven ability to drive projects from planning through completion while