Field Construction Lead & Contractor Liaison

Chevron Corporation; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Corporation in Richmond, CA seeks a seasoned Construction Company Representative to lead field construction activities across maintenance, capital, and facility upgrade projects. You will coordinate contractors, ensure safety and quality, and drive efficient execution on site.

The role requires strong field leadership, risk management, and the ability to interface with Operations, Engineering, Inspection, Scheduling, and Project Controls to deliver mechanical completion and turnover

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, or related field experience.
• Knowledge of construction execution, work planning, constructability reviews, and safe work practices.
• Experience coordinating multiple scopes, contractors, and stakeholders in field execution.
• Ability to read construction drawings, P&IDs, isometrics, and work packages.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day field leadership and oversight of construction activities across maintenance, capital, and facility upgrade projects.
• Serve as the primary company representative for contractors during field execution.
• Verify work readiness, constructability, permit requirements, isolation plans, workforce readiness, materials availability, and equipment readiness prior to execution.
• Coordinate activities between contractors and Operations, Engineering, Inspection, Planning, Scheduling, and Project Controls organizations.
• Monitor contractor safety performance and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and safe work practices.
• Support quality assurance activities by verifying compliance with work packages, specifications, inspection requirements, and hold points.
• Review and coordinate RFIs, construction changes, field execution issues, and change management activities.
• Monitor construction progress, schedule performance, manpower utilization, productivity, and cost performance.
• Validate contractor manpower, timesheets, Service Orders, and execution progress.
• Identify execution risks and barriers and develop mitigation or recovery plans when needed.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders to support safe and efficient project execution.
• Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, mechanical completion, turnover, and closeout activities.
• Provide clear and timely reporting of project status, risks, execution issues, and recommended actions.
• Participate in planning activities and support development of execution strategies for upcoming work.
• Reinforce Chevron Way behaviors and contribute to a culture of Operational Excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

Field leadership

Contractor coordination

Safety compliance

Work planning

Read drawings

Tools

Maximo

Scheduling tools

Office 365

Contractor management systems

Project reporting tools

Job description

Chevron Corporation in Richmond, CA seeks a seasoned Construction Company Representative to lead field construction activities across maintenance, capital, and facility upgrade projects. You will coordinate contractors, ensure safety and quality, and drive efficient execution on site.

The role requires strong field leadership, risk management, and the ability to interface with Operations, Engineering, Inspection, Scheduling, and Project Controls to deliver mechanical completion and turnover