Field Project Supervisor

Audubon Companies; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies seeks a Field Project Supervisor to lead day-to-day delivery of NDE, API inspection, rope access, and advanced NDE services at a large refinery. You will coordinate field crews, manage priorities, safety, quality, schedule, and project costs to deliver work safely, on time, and in line with contract requirements.

The supervisor serves as the primary field contact for the client, coordinating with project management and operations, and overseeing rope access and inspection teams

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years in NDE, API inspection, rope access, or industrial inspection services with field leadership experience.
• Experience supervising refinery, petrochemical, offshore, or heavy industrial work preferred.
• Working knowledge of UT/MT/PT/RT/VT and API inspection; relevant certifications preferred.
• Strong client communication, field coordination, and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads daily field execution of NDE, API inspection, rope access, and advanced NDE work at the refinery.
• Coordinates crew assignments, work fronts, priorities, access, permits, equipment, and interfaces with refinery operations and other contractors.
• Oversees rope access teams and NDE crews performing UT, MT, PT, RT, VT, and advanced NDE methods; ensures qualified personnel.
• Coordinates API inspection activities and interfaces with inspectors, client representatives, and engineering/reliability personnel.
• Serves as primary field contact for the client; communicates progress, constraints, safety, quality, and needs.
• Leads planning, toolbox talks, job safety analyses, and pre-job briefings; verifies hazards, controls, permits, and stop-work expectations.
• Maintains field safety presence; reports incidents and corrective actions.
• Ensures compliance with safety requirements, procedures, and codes; monitors quality and data traceability.
• Plans and monitors labor, equipment, and costs; manages gross margin and cost-to-complete actions.
• Documents scope changes and escalation for review and authorization.

Skills

NDE

API inspection

Rope access

Field leadership

Project supervision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

UT

MT

PT

RT

VT

Advanced NDE

Job description

The Field Project Supervisor leads day-to-day delivery of nondestructive examination (NDE), API inspection, rope access, and advanced NDE services at a large refinery. The position coordinates field crews, work priorities, client communication, safety, quality, schedule, and project costs to deliver work safely, on time, and in line with contract requirements.

The supervisor serves as the primary field contact for the client, coordinates with project management and operations, and oversees rope access and inspection teams performing UT, MT, PT, RT, VT, API inspection, and advanced NDE work. The role manages project gross margin through labor, equipment, productivity, change management, and timely escalation of cost or scope issues. The supervisor also tracks and reports project KPIs and maintains complete, accurate field documentation.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads daily field execution of NDE, API inspection, rope access, and advanced NDE work at the refinery.
• Coordinates crew assignments, work fronts, priorities, access, permits, equipment, and interfaces with refinery operations and other contractors.
• Oversees rope access teams and NDE crews performing UT, MT, PT, RT, VT, and advanced NDE methods, confirming work is assigned to qualified personnel.
• Coordinates API inspection activities and interfaces with inspectors, client representatives, and engineering or reliability personnel as required by project scope.
• Serves as the primary day-to-day field contact for the client; communicates progress, constraints, schedule changes, safety concerns, quality issues, and emerging needs.
• Leads daily planning, toolbox talks, job safety analyses, and pre-job briefings; verifies personnel understand hazards, controls, permits, and stop-work expectations.
• Maintains a visible field safety presence, intervenes when conditions or behaviors create risk, and promptly reports incidents, near misses, and corrective actions.
• Ensures work follows company and refinery safety requirements, approved procedures, inspection plans, quality requirements, and applicable codes and standards.
• Monitors inspection quality, report completeness, data traceability, equipment readiness, calibration status, and timely closeout of deficiencies.
• Plans and monitors labor, equipment, subcontractor, travel, and other project costs against the approved estimate and forecast.
• Manages project gross margin by monitoring productivity, utilization, overtime, equipment usage, rework, and cost-to-complete; develops and communicates corrective actions.
• Identifies scope growth, delays, access limitations, standby, extra work, and other commercial impacts; documents and elevates them promptly for review and authorization.
• Reviews time, equipment, production, and field tickets for accuracy and timely submission to support payroll, billing, and cost reporting.
• Tracks, analyzes, and reports project KPIs such as safety observations, hours worked, productivity, utilization, schedule progress, inspection quantities, report turnaround, rework, and cost or margin performance.
• Prepares daily and periodic client and internal reports, including manpower and equipment status, work completed, look-ahead plans, constraints, incidents, and KPI results.
• Coordinates mobilization, demobilization, shift handovers, crew rotations, equipment logistics, and continuity of work across multiple crews or work fronts.
• Provides direction, coaching, and performance feedback to field personnel; supports development of supervisors, technicians, rope access personnel, and inspectors.
• Works with project management, operations, safety, quality, and commercial teams to resolve issues and maintain consistent project delivery.
• Maintains accurate project records and protects confidential employee, client, commercial, and facility information.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required
• Experience: Five or more years of progressive experience in NDE, API inspection, rope access, or industrial inspection services, including field leadership or project supervision.
• Experience supervising work in a refinery, petrochemical, offshore, or other heavy industrial environment strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of UT, MT, PT, RT, VT, API inspection, rope access operations, and advanced NDE service delivery; certifications appropriate to the assigned scope are preferred.
• Knowledge of refinery work controls, permit-to-work systems, job safety analysis, quality plans, inspection procedures, and applicable industry codes and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to manage labor, equipment, productivity, forecasts, project costs, and gross margin.
• Ability to understand estimates, schedules, work orders, time records, cost reports, and project financial information.
• Strong client communication, field coordination, leadership, conflict resolution, and written reporting skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project reporting, timekeeping, scheduling, or cost-tracking systems.
• Ability to analyze KPIs, identify trends and variances, and communicate corrective actions clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple crews and work fronts in a changing, deadline-driven environment.
• Commitment to safe work, quality execution, accurate documentation, and consistent use of stop-work authority.
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship; must meet site access, background, and drug-screening requirements as applicable.

Health, Safety, and Environmental Responsibilities:

• All employees are responsible for supporting Audubon Companies' Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies and procedures. This includes:
• Performing duties in a manner that protects personal and team health and safety
• Participating in required HSE training, meetings, and reporting activities
• Identifying and reporting hazards, near misses, and unsafe conditions
• Following safe work practices and complying with applicable regulatory requirements

Audubon Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Working at Audubon

The Audubon Family of Companies provides professional consulting solutions to the energy industry. For over 25 years, our proven reputation for operational excellence and dedication to client satisfaction has helped us become a leading service provider to some of the biggest names in oil and gas. Our team of over 1,000 of the country's top professionals can deliver a full range of consulting services, from EPCM to field solutions and operational support.

At Audubon we are always growing, though we never lose sight of our commitment to excellence. Our focus on flexibility and our demand for unsurpassed quality control over continue to guide our growth as they have since our inception. We realize that service goes beyond plugging in a professional skill set. Service means flexibility. Service means understanding and solving project challenges in dynamic environments. Service means communication. We pride ourselves on providing the service of the quality which allows us to implement efficient solutions that deliver immediate value and long-term returns.

Our dedication to people requires an equal dedication to safety. Our rigorous safety program helps us maintain a safe and incident-free work environment from the desktop to the pipeline trench. Our people drive the quality and efficiency that have established Audubon as a leader in the oil and gas industry - their growth and safety are at the core of our business.

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