Talascend is currently seeking a Storage Tank Construction Review Lead for a contract opportunity with our client in Sulphur, Louisiana.

Overview

The storage tank construction review lead will provide an independent assessment of project planning, readiness, and execution associated with a tank roof air raise. This role will verify field conditions, identify gaps, challenge assumptions, and provide timely feedback to support safe and successful execution.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of experienced personnel in reviewing air raise handbooks, procedures, work plans, checklists, and supporting documentation.
Develop and coordinate the independent review approach, assigning responsibilities based on team members’ experience and expertise.
Verify compliance with applicable procedures, checklists, and project requirements.
Review completion of the air raise checklist and confirm that required inspections, verifications, testing, and readiness activities are completed accurately.
Perform or direct independent spot verifications of checklist items and field conditions.
Identify gaps, discrepancies, incomplete items, or conditions that may affect safe and successful execution, and communicate them promptly to the project management team.
Attend planning, coordination, readiness, and execution meetings during the weeks leading up to the planned air raise.
Provide independent feedback regarding readiness, sequencing, execution planning, schedule, interfaces, contingency planning, and safety.
Provide real-time feedback regarding air raise activities, overall readiness, schedule risks, emerging issues, and safety concerns.
Monitor the closure of significant review items and verify that conditions affecting readiness have been adequately addressed before execution.
Maintain awareness of field activities and identify changes in field conditions or execution plans that require additional review or verification.
Attend the tank roof air raise and monitor execution to confirm activities follow the approved procedure, established sequence, and defined responsibilities.
Provide experienced input and problem-solving support for unplanned conditions or issues encountered during air raise activities.
Immediately communicate conditions that may compromise personnel safety, equipment integrity, tank integrity, or successful execution.
Participate in final readiness reviews and provide an independent assessment based on review observations and verification activities.
Qualifications

Extensive construction experience associated with field-erected storage tanks, preferably including large-diameter tank construction.
Previous direct experience with tank roof air raises, including preparation, readiness verification, or execution.
Strong working knowledge of air raise planning, temporary systems, field verification, execution sequencing, and related safety considerations.
Demonstrated ability to review construction procedures, work plans, checklists, and field conditions and identify potential gaps or execution risks.
Strong construction judgment and the ability to recognize conditions that may not be adequately addressed by procedures or checklists.
Ability to provide independent and objective feedback, including challenging established plans or assumptions when field conditions or experience warrant additional review.
Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with construction, tank management, field engineering, environmental, safety, health, quality, rigging, craft supervision, and other supporting functions.
Ability to communicate concerns clearly and promptly while maintaining a collaborative working relationship with the project execution team.
Physical ability to conduct field inspections, including extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders and scaffolding, working on elevated platforms and uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces.
Ability to perform some lifting and walk into and out of the project site.
Ability to use standard personal protective equipment required for assigned tasks, including a harness, life vest, and lift bucket.