Electrical Coordinator

We are recruiting for an Electrical Coordinator to join a team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, supporting the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U) Storage Ring Installation and Seismic Retrofit Project. ALS-U is a major upgrade to the Advanced Light Source, a 1.9 GeV storage ring that will be rebuilt around a multibend achromat lattice to deliver a soft x-ray source 100 to 1,000 times brighter than the existing facility. In this role you will plan, coordinate, and document electrical construction activities tied to equipment relocation, cable management, temporary power, construction work execution, testing, commissioning, and project closeout. The work calls for extensive coordination across engineering, construction management, operations, facilities, environmental health and safety, subcontractors, and project stakeholders, while maintaining compliance with laboratory work planning, electrical safety, and Integrated Safety Management requirements. This is a hands-on field position. You should expect frequent work inside active accelerator facilities, regular job walks, and direct daily contact with the crews and engineers executing the installation.

Responsibilities

Develop the electrical scope associated with temporary and permanent relocation of electrical and electronic systems; Coordinate electrical work across engineering, construction, operations, facilities, safety organizations, and subcontractors; Lead electrical planning and coordination meetings, and maintain agendas, action-item logs, and decision records; Coordinate temporary construction power, and coordinate testing and commissioning activities; Perform field verification of existing electrical infrastructure, including wireway cataloging, cable identification and labeling, cable database support, existing drawing verification, and underground conduit investigations; Prepare cable entry documentation supporting ALS-U Cable Plant activities; Conduct job walks and constructability reviews, identify hazards, coordinate lockout/tagout, deliver pre-job briefings, and drive field issue resolution; Prepare and maintain work-planning documentation including lockout/tagout plans, job safety plans, job instructions, work orders, cable lists, cable entry forms, penetration permits, and construction work packages; Produce field verification reports, as-built documentation, and construction records, and support project closeout; Support all activities using Integrated Safety Management principles, including work planning, hazard analysis, job safety planning, construction coordination, field oversight, and safety documentation; Issue periodic status reports summarizing work performed, upcoming activities, open issues, schedule concerns, and safety matters

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) certification; Ability to obtain and maintain Responsible Individual (RI) qualification; Experience coordinating electrical construction activities; Experience supporting industrial, laboratory, institutional, or utility electrical systems; Strong understanding of electrical work planning and execution; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Strong organizational and coordination skills; Ability to independently coordinate multiple stakeholders; Ability to perform routine field work including walking construction sites, climbing ladders, and accessing congested equipment areas; Demonstrated commitment to safe work execution

Nice to have

Existing Berkeley Lab experience; Familiarity with Advanced Light Source facilities; Existing Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) qualification; Existing Responsible Individual (RI) qualification; Experience supporting accelerator facilities or comparable research facilities; Experience coordinating electrical construction subcontractors; Experience developing lockout/tagout documentation, job safety plans, and construction work packages; Experience coordinating cable management, cable documentation, and electrical infrastructure modifications

Benefits

Competitive compensation; Collaborative culture; Chance to make a real difference for national security and beyond