operations and maintenance

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Construction Company Representative located in Richmond, CA through November 3rd at 11:59 PM (Local Time).

The Construction Company Representative provides field leadership and coordination to ensure construction work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company requirements. This role serves as the primary field interface between contractors and Chevron stakeholders, including Operations, Engineering, Inspection, Planning, Scheduling, and Project Controls.

The position is responsible for verifying work readiness, managing execution risks, coordinating field activities, supporting quality and productivity objectives, and ensuring successful mechanical completion, turnover, and project closeout. The role maintains a strong field presence and promotes Chevron Way behaviors while holding contractors accountable for safety, quality, schedule, and cost performance.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• 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 Requests for Information (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.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, project execution, or related field experience in refinery, petrochemical, upstream, downstream, manufacturing, or similar industrial environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of construction execution, work planning, constructability reviews, contractor coordination, and safe work practices.
• Experience coordinating multiple work scopes, contractors, and stakeholders simultaneously in a field execution environment.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings, P&IDs, isometrics, work packages, and field execution documents.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 or more years of industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, or project execution experience.
• Experience supporting brownfield construction projects in refinery, petrochemical, or energy industry facilities.
• Experience with piping, mechanical, structural, civil, and electrical construction scopes.
• Experience supporting commissioning, mechanical completion, turnover, PSSR, startup, and closeout activities.
• Experience utilizing Maximo, scheduling tools, Office 365 applications, contractor management systems, and project reporting tools.

Relocation Options

Relocation will not be considered. Only local candidates will be considered.

International Considerations

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.

Special Considerations:

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• The compensation and reference to benefits for this role is listed on this posting in compliance with applicable law. The selected candidate’s compensation will be determined based on his or her skills, experience, and qualifications. Please note that the compensation and benefits listed below are only applicable to successful candidates who are hired onto local United States payroll.

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,300 – $206,400.

• Chevron offers competitive compensation and benefits programs which includes, but is not limited to, variable pay, health care coverage, retirement plan, protection coverage, time off and leave programs, training and development opportunities and a range of allowances connected to specific work situations. Details are available at http://hr2.chevron.com/.

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