Crane and Rigging Coordinator

Crane and Rigging Coordinator

Play an integral role in the safe and successful execution of complex industrial construction projects by coordinating crane, rigging, lifting, and heavy equipment activities in the field. As a Crane and Rigging Coordinator, you will provide hands-on construction leadership, ensuring lifting operations are properly planned, resourced, coordinated, and executed in alignment with project schedules, safety requirements, quality expectations, and construction priorities.

Working directly at the project site, you will coordinate forepersons, rigging personnel, crane operations, and supporting construction disciplines while maintaining close alignment with construction management, engineering, HSE, logistics, and project teams. Your leadership will directly influence lifting safety, workforce productivity, equipment utilization, schedule performance, and successful project delivery.

Purpose of the role

The Crane and Rigging Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and overseeing crane and rigging activities within assigned areas of an industrial construction project. This role provides field leadership for scheduling, workface planning, workforce allocation, lifting activities, productivity, HSE performance, apprentice development, cost awareness, and quality execution.

You will help translate construction priorities into executable field plans, coordinate crane and rigging resources, and ensure work crews have the direction and support required to perform safely and productively. Through strong field leadership and collaboration, you will help maintain efficient construction flow while supporting the safe movement, lifting, positioning, and installation of equipment and materials.

You will be responsible for

• Coordinating crane, rigging, lifting, and related field activities to support construction schedules and project priorities.
• Providing day-to-day work direction to forepersons and trade personnel within assigned areas.
• Planning and coordinating workforce requirements to maintain appropriate manpower levels for scheduled construction activities.
• Supporting workface planning and ensuring crews have the information, equipment, materials, and access required for safe and productive execution.
• Coordinating crane utilization and rigging activities with construction management, field engineering, logistics, HSE, and other construction disciplines.
• Supporting lift planning, pre-lift coordination, constructability reviews, and field readiness activities in accordance with project requirements.
• Monitoring manpower utilization, craft productivity, equipment utilization, and work progress against established project objectives.
• Promoting a proactive HSE culture and reinforcing safe lifting and rigging practices throughout field operations.
• Coordinating complex lifting activities to minimize conflicts between cranes, crews, equipment movements, and adjacent construction operations.
• Providing technical guidance regarding rigging methods, lifting practices, field execution, and work sequencing.
• Monitoring completed work for quality, accuracy, and compliance with project requirements.
• Identifying field constraints, equipment conflicts, productivity barriers, and execution risks and coordinating practical solutions.
• Collaborating with construction leadership to prioritize crane resources and support multiple construction work fronts.
• Supporting apprentice training, craft development, and consistent application of approved work methods.
• Monitoring construction costs, workforce efficiency, and productivity trends within the assigned scope.
• Applying company labor relations policies and supporting a respectful, productive, and collaborative field environment.
• Communicating progress, constraints, resource requirements, and execution priorities to construction management and relevant project stakeholders.
• Supporting continuous improvement in crane utilization, rigging practices, work planning, safety performance, and field productivity.

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

What you’ll bring to the role

You are an experienced crane and rigging construction professional with strong field leadership capabilities and a practical understanding of how lifting operations integrate with broader construction execution. You combine extensive trade knowledge with sound judgment, safety awareness, and the ability to coordinate people, equipment, and competing construction priorities in a dynamic project environment.

Key qualifications include:

• Typically 12+ years of relevant crane, rigging, lifting, heavy industrial construction, or related field experience.
• Journey-level certification or equivalent trade qualification where required.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating crane and rigging activities on industrial construction, energy, chemicals, power generation, LNG, petrochemical, refining, mining, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of crane and rigging operations, lifting practices, construction sequencing, workforce planning, and field execution.
• Experience providing work direction to forepersons, rigging personnel, and trade crews in active construction environments.
• Strong understanding of workface planning and its application to field productivity and construction readiness.
• Proven ability to monitor manpower requirements, equipment utilization, workforce efficiency, and construction productivity.
• Ability to interpret applicable construction drawings, lift-related documentation, schedules, and field execution requirements.
• Advanced understanding of systems, processes, equipment, and tools associated with crane and rigging operations.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities with the ability to identify field constraints and support practical execution solutions.
• Effective communication, stakeholder engagement, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to collaborate across construction management, engineering, HSE, logistics, quality, subcontractors, and other field disciplines.
• Working knowledge of labor relations practices and their application within industrial construction environments.
• Commitment to safety, quality, workforce development, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

Apply today

If you are ready to bring your crane and rigging expertise to complex industrial construction projects and help drive safe, efficient field execution, we encourage you to apply. Join a global organization where your technical knowledge, field leadership, and commitment to safety will directly contribute to successful project delivery.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.