Project Field Representative

Audubon Companies; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies seeks an experienced Project Field Representative to oversee valve repair and pipeline integrity activities across Long Beach, CA. You will coordinate contractors and stakeholders to ensure safe, efficient work per plans and client requirements.

The role requires at least five years in pipeline/terminal projects, strong field coordination, and the ability to read drawings, with a focus on safety and documentation. Travel between project locations is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in pipeline, terminal, construction, or pipeline integrity projects.
• Experience overseeing valve repairs, pipeline maintenance, integrity digs, or related field activities.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and repair procedures.
• Strong understanding of field coordination, construction sequencing, and quality documentation.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate multiple activities across project locations.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to pass required site-specific safety and client training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee valve repair and pipeline integrity activities at terminals and pipeline facilities.
• Coordinate daily field activities with contractors, operations personnel, and the project management team.
• Monitor construction progress, schedule, quality, and workforce performance.
• Review work plans, drawings, specifications, inspection reports, and repair documentation.
• Confirm that repairs are performed in accordance with approved procedures and applicable requirements.
• Coordinate excavation, valve replacement or repair, welding, testing, coating, backfill, and restoration activities.
• Support pipeline integrity digs and related repair work.
• Track field changes, delays, materials, manpower, equipment, and outstanding issues.
• Prepare daily field reports, progress updates, photographs, and other project documentation.
• Identify safety, quality, and schedule concerns and communicate them promptly.
• Participate in jobsite meetings, pre-task planning, and coordination meetings.
• Verify completion of punch-list items and support final turnover documentation.
• Travel between project locations as required.

Skills

Field coordination

Read drawings

Communication

Independent work

Driver's license

Safety training

Education

Relevant certifications

Job description

Audubon Companies is seeking an experienced Project Field Representative to oversee terminal and pipeline integrity valve repair activities throughout Long Beach, California. The representative will serve as the primary field contact, coordinating contractors and project stakeholders to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved plans, specifications, and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee valve repair and pipeline integrity activities at terminals and pipeline facilities.
• Coordinate daily field activities with contractors, operations personnel, and the project management team.
• Monitor construction progress, schedule, quality, and workforce performance.
• Review work plans, drawings, specifications, inspection reports, and repair documentation.
• Confirm that repairs are performed in accordance with approved procedures and applicable requirements.
• Coordinate excavation, valve replacement or repair, welding, testing, coating, backfill, and restoration activities.
• Support pipeline integrity digs and related repair work.
• Track field changes, delays, materials, manpower, equipment, and outstanding issues.
• Prepare daily field reports, progress updates, photographs, and other project documentation.
• Identify safety, quality, and schedule concerns and communicate them promptly.
• Participate in jobsite meetings, pre-task planning, and coordination meetings.
• Verify completion of punch-list items and support final turnover documentation.
• Travel between project locations as required.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in pipeline, terminal, construction, or pipeline integrity projects.
• Experience overseeing valve repairs, pipeline maintenance, integrity digs, or related field activities.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and repair procedures.
• Strong understanding of field coordination, construction sequencing, and quality documentation.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate multiple activities across project locations.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to pass required site-specific safety and client training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with oil and gas terminals, transmission pipelines, or pipeline integrity programs.
• Previous experience as a project field representative, field coordinator, construction manager, or inspector.
• Familiarity with valve replacement, hot taps, excavation, welding, NDE, pressure testing, coating, and backfill activities.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 training.
• Relevant pipeline, welding, mechanical, or inspection certifications.

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

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.