Overview

Construction Coordinator- Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Construction Coordinator to join our team in our Baton Rouge, Louisiana office. The Construction Coordinator is responsible for the safe, timely, and on-budget delivery of moderate civil projects while meeting all quality expectations. This role requires progressive experience in construction, management, and the effective use of project controls to oversee cost, schedules, and quality. The position involves minimal supervision and offers an opportunity to lead & oversee civil construction projects, manage contractors, and maintain strong client relationships.

This position reports to a Program Construction Manager. You will serve as a central point of coordination between project teams, contractors, suppliers, engineers, clients, and regulatory authorities — ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality and safety standards.Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide overall administrative and technical direction for projects.
• Provide day-to-day civil construction oversight of construction contractors, subcontractors, equipment, and materials
• Monitor project progress against the baseline schedule, identify potential delays or deviations, and implement corrective actions in collaboration with the project team
• Prepare, track, and manage documentation including RFIs (Requests for Information), submittals, change orders, daily reports, meeting minutes, and progress logs
• Maintains daily report of construction inspection activities.
• Utilize and ensure adherence to company standards.
• Develop familiarity with project scope, specifications, and design criteria at the onset of a task.
• Oversee and enforce construction safety requirements, with a strong commitment to achieving a zero-accident work environment.
• Manage contractor activities to ensure safety-first planning and execution.
• Collaborate with design leaders to ensure efficient project progress and quality execution of technical and contractual activities across one or more projects.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while promoting continued partnerships.
• Participate in all project phases, including field construction, design services, subcontracting, and key technical, cost, schedule, and performance decisions.
• Proactively recognize and communicate scope and design changes to project leadership.
• Provide on-site support during project startup to ensure successful execution.
• Coordinate with staff members, discipline leads, and contractors to facilitate smooth project flow and timely completion.
• Review and ensure vendor drawings, fabrication drawings, and construction submittals align with engineering drawings and specifications.
• Monitor contractor resource allocations to ensure appropriate staffing levels.
• Advise senior engineers on scope or design changes as they arise.
• Coordinate activities to minimize lost time due to problem resolution or lack of direction.

Required Skills

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for extended periods.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions (hot or cold climates).
• Capability to perform duties while wearing personal protective equipment (e.g., fire-retardant jumpsuit, safety glasses, earplugs, and hard hat).

Required Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant Civil Engineering construction management or project-related experience.

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Construction Science, Building Science, or a related field from an accredited university is highly preferred.

Compensation Range Minimum

Compensation Range Maximum

About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)

Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood) was established in 1972 and has since become a leader in many of the markets it serves. Westwood is a full-service, multidiscipline professional engineering firm and serves wind, solar, power delivery, residential and commercial development, and public infrastructure clients and their projects from multiple offices across the U.S.

In 2023, Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30 respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023. The firm consistently ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement on award-wining projects nationwide.

Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.