Field Construction- Electrical

About the Role

We are seeking a field-focused electrical, automation, or construction engineering professional to join the Owner's Team supporting the WAL6 project in Wallula, Washington. This role involves on-site construction oversight to ensure industrial electrical and automation installations are completed safely, correctly, and in accordance with project requirements. The successful candidate will verify installations against approved drawings, coordinate with contractors, and resolve field issues. This is a full-time, site-based position requiring regular construction site presence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, construction management, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in electrical field engineering, construction management, industrial project execution, or site-based electrical construction coordination.
• Experience serving as part of an Owner's Team, client representative team, GC organization, or construction management organization.
• Strong interest in active field construction work and oversight of electrical and automation contractor installations.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply IFC drawings, single-line diagrams, schematics, instrumentation diagrams, cable schedules, specifications, approved submittals, and technical documentation.
• Sound understanding of electrical installation practices, construction sequencing, QA/QC inspections, contractor coordination, and turnover processes.
• Working knowledge of U.S. construction practices and applicable electrical codes and standards, including NEC, NFPA, OSHA, and ISA where applicable.
• Familiarity with construction management and document control tools such as Procore, Aconex, Bluebeam, Navisworks, AutoCAD, or similar platforms.
• Ability to coordinate field interfaces across electrical, automation, mechanical, civil, structural, fire protection, process, and commissioning disciplines.
• Strong communication, documentation, coordination, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced field environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a field representative for the Owner's Team, observing electrical and automation construction activities and confirming installations align with approved drawings, specifications, submittals, quality expectations, applicable codes, client requirements, and HSE procedures.
• Support field execution of electrical and automation systems, including LV/MV/HV installations, power distribution, switchgear, transformers, cable tray, cabling, lighting, grounding, instrumentation, and controls.
• Coordinate daily with the General Contractor and their Subcontractors, construction supervisors, QA/QC, HSE, engineering, commissioning teams, and the onsite Electrical Engineer.
• Review and apply IFC drawings, single-line diagrams, schematics, instrumentation diagrams, cable schedules, specifications, approved submittals, and installation details to verify field work and resolve issues.
• Support resolution of RFIs, technical questions, design discrepancies, constructability concerns, field changes, and installation coordination issues.
• Monitor construction progress and communicate completed work, delays, constraints, deviations, risks, and potential schedule impacts.
• Support energization, testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning, turnover, punch list closure, and close-out documentation.
• Promote electrical safety by reinforcing HSE requirements, including LOTO, energized work protocols, permitting requirements, and applicable electrical safety standards.

This position is a 1-1/2 year contract role based in Wallula, Washington.