Low Voltage Project Manager, West Lafayette, IN - Semiconductor

Worldwide Professional Solutions is seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and motivated Low Voltage Project Manager to join our growing team in West Lafayette, Indiana for a large-scale Advanced Manufacturing / Technology construction project. Low Voltage Project Manager | Semiconductor Construction | Controls, BAS, I&C, SCADA, IT/OT

The Low Voltage Project Manager (Automation / Low Voltage / I&C Project Manager Owner’s Representative) is responsible for representing the owner’s interests in planning, coordination, execution, quality, integration, commissioning, and turnover of automation, low-voltage, and instrumentation/control systems for a semiconductor or advanced manufacturing facility.

This role manages scope, schedule, cost, coordination, risk, and field execution across multiple contractors and vendors to ensure systems are delivered safely, correctly, and in alignment with the owner’s technical, operational, cybersecurity, and reliability requirements.

The position requires strong experience with semiconductor or mission-critical facilities, including building automation systems, process controls, PLC/SCADA systems, instrumentation, controls networks, life safety interfaces, security systems, communications infrastructure, and tool-install integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage owner-side project execution for automation, low-voltage, and I&C scopes from design coordination through construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover.
• Represent the owner in meetings with design teams, general contractors, trade contractors, system integrators, vendors, commissioning agents, and operations stakeholders.
• Review design documents, specifications, control narratives, sequence of operations, network architecture drawings, panel drawings, I/O lists, instrument indexes, cable schedules, submittals, RFIs, change requests, and turnover documentation.
• Coordinate automation and controls scope across mechanical, electrical, process piping, process gas, chemical, life safety, security, IT/OT, and tool-install teams.
• Monitor contractor progress against project schedule, milestones, constraints, procurement status, installation readiness, commissioning windows, and turnover requirements.
• Manage low-voltage and controls field execution, including cable tray, conduit, cabling, panels, instrumentation, control devices, network hardware, terminations, labeling, testing, and integration.
• Track project risks, issues, action items, design gaps, field conflicts, RFIs, change orders, nonconformances, punch list items, and commissioning deficiencies through closure.
• Support development and review of project schedules, look-ahead plans, manpower plans, system turnover plans, startup plans, and commissioning readiness plans.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams to verify installation quality, testing documentation, calibration records, loop checks, point-to-point checks, network testing, and functional performance testing.
• Support controls software and system integration activities, including PLC logic, SCADA graphics, BAS programming, alarm management, historian integration, and vendor package interfaces.
• Facilitate interface coordination between facility automation systems and process tools, including hookups, utilities, monitoring points, permissives, alarms, and data exchange requirements.
• Monitor and support cybersecurity, access control, network segmentation, backup, disaster recovery, and owner IT/OT compliance requirements.
• Review contractor and vendor deliverables for completeness, constructability, maintainability, operability, and compliance with owner standards.
• Support factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, integrated systems testing, commissioning, operational readiness, and handover to facilities operations.
• Verify turnover packages include approved drawings, redlines/as-builts, test reports, calibration certificates, loop folders, network documentation, software backups, licenses, O&M manuals, training records, and warranty information.
• Prepare regular owner-facing status reports covering safety, quality, schedule, cost, risks, constraints, and critical decisions.
• Escalate unresolved technical, commercial, schedule, or quality issues to owner leadership with recommended actions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10–12 years of project management, automation, low-voltage, controls, instrumentation, commissioning, or facilities engineering experience.
• Experience on semiconductor, pharmaceutical, battery, data center, cleanroom, industrial manufacturing, or mission-critical projects strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of building automation systems, industrial controls, PLC/SCADA platforms, instrumentation, low-voltage systems, controls networks, and system integration.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, controls drawings, P&IDs, network diagrams, control panel drawings, I/O lists, cable schedules, sequence of operations, and specifications.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary construction scopes across engineering, construction, commissioning, IT/OT, vendors, and operations teams.
• Knowledge of installation, testing, and commissioning practices for instrumentation, controls, low-voltage cabling, network systems, and automation platforms.
• Familiarity with applicable codes and standards, including NEC, NFPA 70E, ISA standards, IEEE, TIA/EIA, BICSI, UL 508A, IEC standards, NIST/IT cybersecurity guidance, and project-specific owner requirements.
• Experience managing RFIs, submittals, change orders, schedules, budgets, punch lists, risk registers, issue logs, and turnover documentation.
• Strong communication, leadership, documentation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contractors, vendors, priorities, and stakeholders in a fast-paced construction environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Semiconductor fab or cleanroom construction experience.
• Experience with BAS, PLC, SCADA, DCS, EMS, FMS, CMMS, historian, and alarm management systems.
• Experience with platforms such as Siemens, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Schneider, Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Emerson, AVEVA/Wonderware, Ignition, or similar systems.
• Experience with specialty gas, chemical, UPW, HVAC, exhaust, life safety, security, and process tool control interfaces.
• PMP, PE, ISA, CxA, BICSI, RCDD, OSHA 30, or related certification preferred.
• Experience with Procore, BIM 360, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Aconex, Bluebeam, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of cleanroom protocol, contamination control, tool install environments, and operational readiness requirements.

Key Systems Covered

• Building automation systems
• Facility monitoring systems
• Environmental monitoring systems
• PLC and SCADA systems
• Instrumentation and controls
• Control panels and field devices
• I/O cabinets and remote I/O
• Control valves, sensors, transmitters, switches, and analyzers
• Low-voltage cabling and pathways
• Communications and network infrastructure
• Fiber optic and copper cabling systems
• Security and access control systems
• CCTV systems
• Telecommunications systems
• Fire alarm and life safety interfaces
• Gas detection and chemical monitoring interfaces
• Tool install control interfaces
• Process utility monitoring
• Alarm management and historian systems
• IT/OT network integration
• Commissioning and integrated systems testing

Why Join WWPS

This is a full-time, direct employment opportunity with Worldwide Professional Solutions. We offer a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays and paid time off