LOTO Coordinator

CEC is one of the top specialty subcontractors in the country and as a quickly growing company, we are always looking for passionate, talented, and creative people to join our team's roster. If you are looking for a challenge that will lead you to the next level of your career, you have found the right place.

The LOTO Coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) program to ensure the safe control of hazardous energy during construction, commissioning, maintenance, and operational activities. This role plays a critical function in protecting personnel, equipment, and facility operations—particularly in complex environments such as data centers, mission critical facilities, and advanced manufacturing plants. The LOTO Coordinator ensures compliance with OSHA regulations, company safety policies, and client-specific energy control procedures.

This is a safety sensitive position.

• Maintain the site‑specific Lockout/Tagout program.
• Create and review energy control procedures (ECPs) for mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Ensure all hazardous energy sources are properly identified, documented, and controlled.
• Coordinate and supervise LOTO activities for construction, commissioning, maintenance, and start‑up operations.
• Verify proper application and removal of locks and tags.
• Maintain real‑time LOTO logs and system status boards.
• Conduct routine audits to ensure compliance with established procedures.
• Train and certify authorized and affected employees in LOTO procedures.
• Conduct refresher training and toolbox talks as needed.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA 29 CFR  and applicable client safety standards.
• Support internal and external safety audits.
• Serve as the central point of contact for all LOTO‑related activities onsite.
• Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, commissioning teams, subcontractors, and facility operators.
• Facilitate daily coordination meetings to review active LOTO scopes and impacts.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all lockouts, tags, and system isolations.
• Prepare reports for leadership regarding LOTO compliance and safety performance.
• Assist in incident investigations involving hazardous energy control.
• Perform other duties as needed to support projects, operations, and the department.

• 5+ years of construction, industrial, manufacturing, or mission critical experience.
• Demonstrated experience administering Lockout/Tagout programs.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA hazardous energy control standards.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical one‑lines, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings.
• OSHA 30 certification required; additional safety certifications preferred.
• Experience in data centers, semiconductor facilities, power generation, or other mission critical environments preferred.

• Strong attention to detail and procedural discipline.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage high‑risk activities under schedule pressure.
• Leadership presence in the field.
• High level of accountability and integrity.

May work inside or outside. Possible exposure to hot and cold temperatures, in all‑weather elements such as rain, heat, cold and snow. This position also requires work at extreme heights, in areas that are under construction, or in restricted areas such as a switch gear room, manhole, utility tunnel, crawl space, or attic, in confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces;

works on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, in ditches and excavations; works in and around single and multi‑story buildings with all exposures typical of a heavy construction site, including portable sanitary facilities.

• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull and reach overhead.
• Lift 51 pounds, routinely. Constantly move about on the feet.
• Climb ladders of all types.
• Complete full day assignments involving overhead work.
• Must be able to make transition from employee parking area or street into construction work areas and to access all levels of the building, even if the only means of access is by…