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

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.