Semiconductor Tool Install Construction Coordinator

Job Description

At Springtide, a division of IPS (a Berkshire Hathaway company), we listen, understand, and lean into complex challenges to unlock new solutions and realize opportunities with our partners. Distinguished by our agility, creativity, expertise, and owner’s perspective, we deliver faster time-to-market and longer-lasting value, enabling you to do more. We are seeking a Semiconductor Tool Install Construction Coordinatorto work full-time on site with our client located near Santa Clara, California.

Position Responsibilities

Construction & Field Coordination

• Coordinate onsite construction and installation activities for semiconductor manufacturing tools and supporting infrastructure.
• Serve as primary field contact between construction contractors, facilities teams, equipment owners, and operations personnel.
• Support execution of tool hook-up activities, demolition and retrofit work, cleanroom modifications, utility and piping installations, electrical and controls work, structural and seismic installations, and subfab and chase construction activities.

Schedule & Execution Management

• Support detailed installation schedules and construction sequencing plans.
• Coordinate outage windows, utility shutdowns, and tie-ins with manufacturing and facilities operations.
• Identify schedule risks and execution conflicts and escalate appropriately.
• Track milestone completion and provide regular status updates to project leadership.
• Assist with installation readiness reviews and turnover planning.

Safety & Compliance

• Enforce site safety requirements and semiconductor fab construction protocols.
• Ensure contractor compliance with lockout/tagout procedures, cleanroom gowning and contamination control requirements, hazardous material handling procedures, permit-to-work systems, and confined space and hot work requirements.
• Participate in daily safety walks, pre-task planning, and incident investigations as needed.
• Support compliance with OSHA, NFPA, building code, and site-specific standards.

Technical & Facilities Coordination

• Coordinate installation activities involving process gases and chemical systems, HVAC and exhaust systems, electrical distribution, CDA, vacuum, chilled water, and process cooling systems, fire protection systems, structural supports, and seismic bracing.
• Review construction packages, drawings, and work permits for field execution readiness.
• Verify field conditions and support issue resolution during installation activities.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain daily construction logs and installation status reports.
• Track RFIs, field changes, permits, and action items.
• Support as-built documentation and turnover package completion.

The salary offered for this role is between $88,000 and $136,000, but the actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set, and education.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in construction, semiconductor facilities, tool installation, or manufacturing project coordination.
• Experience working in cleanroom or high-tech manufacturing environments.
• Working knowledge of construction sequencing, MEP systems, semiconductor facility infrastructure, contractor management, and industrial safety practices.
• Ability to read construction drawings, P&IDs, and installation packages.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project tracking tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Semiconductor fab construction or tool install experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple contractors in active manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with CSA and hook-up processes, subfab infrastructure, tool move-in logistics, cleanroom protocols, and semiconductor equipment installation.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification.
• Experience with scheduling software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

About Us

Springtide Project Services is a full-service technical consultancy providing Architectural, Engineering, Construction, Project and Program Management, and Commissioning services to advanced technology industries, including the semiconductor, mission-critical data center, renewable energy, electric vehicle, and display sectors. We bring deep subject matter expertise as well as proven, reliable execution experience to bear on complex projects. The name Springtide represents our culture and values as an agile organization providing fresh, dynamic, and innovative solutions to help our clients optimize their project outcomes. We are energetic, driven, and curious, and take a sophisticated approach to every client project, enabling a critical scope to be executed; we walk in our clients’ shoes, we listen, we are curious, and we excel in a thriving collaborative culture, proactively leaning into challenges with a solutions mindset. We focus on collaborative engagement, alignment, and optimized execution, enabling our clients to do more and to achieve their business success. Springtide is a division of IPS-Integrated Project Services, LLC.

Specialties

Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Program Management, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCM, and augmented resourcing services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Springtide without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. Springtide is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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