E&I OPERATIONS MANAGER (Houston, TX) - Austin Industrial

Description

Core Responsibilities

Safety & Compliance — Enforce OSHA, NFPA 70E, NEC, ISA, and client-specific safety standards for electrical and instrumentation work.

E&I Project Leadership — Direct all electrical, instrumentation, and controls work across multiple industrial projects, from design review through commissioning.

Estimating Oversight – review and approve all estimates including E&I scopes of work, work with estimating team to ensure all estimates are technically and commercially sound.

Technical Governance — Establish standards, specifications, and quality requirements for E&I engineering and construction.

Licensure – maintain and obtain all licenses as required by state rules and regulations.

Team Management — Lead E&I supervisors, and technicians; build capability and ensure consistent performance.

Cost & Schedule Control — Ensure E&I scopes are delivered on budget, on schedule, and with full technical compliance.

Commissioning & Startup — Oversee testing, calibration, loop checks, energization, and system turnover.

Client & Stakeholder Coordination — Serve as the senior technical interface for owners, engineers, and operations teams.

Risk Management — Identify and mitigate risks related to electrical systems, instrumentation accuracy, and control system integration.

Detailed Duties

Engineering Review — Review electrical single-line diagrams, cable schedules, instrument indexes, P&IDs, control narratives, and I/O lists.

Construction Planning — Develop installation plans, manpower forecasts, material takeoffs, and sequencing strategies.

Quality Assurance — Implement inspection and test plans (ITPs), FAT/SAT procedures, and calibration standards.

Electrical Construction Oversight — Manage installation of all E&I projects working closely with all project managers, superintendents, Safety and quality personnel.

Instrumentation & Controls — Oversee installation and testing of transmitters, analyzers, PLCs, DCS systems, and control panels.

Commissioning Leadership — Direct loop checks, functional testing, energization protocols, and turnover documentation.

Change Management — Evaluate scope changes, technical impacts, and cost/schedule implications for E&I work.

Documentation & Reporting — Maintain progress reports, redlines, as-built documentation, and commissioning records.

Training & Development — Build internal capability through training on electrical Safety, electrical construction instrumentation calibration and control system troubleshooting.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.