Instrumentation and Controls Coordinator

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Instrumentation & Controls Coordinator

Reports To: Project Executive

Location: San Jose, California | 20-40% travel is required within the Bay Area

Salary Range: $135,000-$178,000

* This position is eligible for the annual performance bonus plan.

The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements. The pay will vary based on market location and may change depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs.

For nearly 70 years, Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) has been powered by people who've built a reputation for delivering high‑profile, complex projects. Real, tangible things that alter the landscape and improve lives. But even more than that, we've built a reputation for integrity. We're problem solvers and innovation seekers. We're team players and safety fanatics. And we always do the right thing.

Our strong project management teams, dedicated in‑house engineering resources and skilled union field staff work together seamlessly to deliver commercial projects that are as innovative and unique as the clients who build them.

The Instrumentation and Controls Coordinator plays a pivotal role in overseeing the planning, coordination, and implementation of instrumentation and control systems for water and wastewater facilities. This role involves working closely with project teams, technicians, and electricians to ensure that control systems are designed, installed, calibrated, and tested to meet project requirements. The coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the day‑to‑day operations related to instrumentation and controls, ensuring that project timelines, quality standards, and safety protocols are adhered to.

• Develop, update, and maintain procedures for instrumentation and control system checkout, integrated system test, calibration, and operation.
• Provide technical direction to site teams in the installation, checkout, calibration, troubleshooting, and operation of the respective systems.
• Review design and construction documents for I&C and create and maintain consolidated and fully coordinated block diagrams and interconnect diagrams for all projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, process system vendors, project managers, and technicians to ensure that control systems meet all functional, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and update controls schematics related to instrumentation and control systems.
• Provide technical direction and support to field technicians and electricians during the installation and commissioning phases of the project.
• Review and evaluate vendor proposals for control systems & instruments, ensuring compliance with project specifications.
• Coordinate and manage the procurement, installation, and maintenance of instrumentation and control hardware/software.
• Ensure that all control systems are documented, and that training materials are developed for operations and maintenance staff.
• Provide ongoing support for system troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades.

Visual and physical contact of test system hardware and installed test articles. Multiple workstation assignments (office, test facility, control room, laboratory, shops, etc.). Transportation of notebooks, drawings, forms, etc. required. Work is accomplished in an office, control room, and in and around project facilities. Some work areas are high in noise. Work assignments are usually during normal work hours, but overtime is frequently necessary to support meetings, test schedules, and test operations.

Testing may occur any day or time of day, depending on the schedule and test requirements. Regular daily attendance to a CEI Office is required to maintain team effectiveness. Travel to the different project sites will be required.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience in…