Project Field Supervisor

The Project Field Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day supervision, monitoring, and control of all field activities during project execution. The role focuses on ensuring safe, high-quality, and timely execution of works in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and project schedules. The position is primarily field-based and acts as the link between contractors and the Project Manager to ensure effective execution and issue resolution.

1. Main responsibilities:

HSE and Work Control

• Ensure safe execution of all project activities and promote a strong safety culture at site.
• Monitor contractor compliance with company HSE requirements, PTW systems, and risk assessments.
• Participate in toolbox talks, safety observations, and incident investigations.
• Ensure adequate barricading, housekeeping, and safe work practices are always maintained.
• Verify that approved method statements and risk assessments are implemented in the field.

Site Execution and Supervision

• Provide continuous field supervision of all construction activities.
• Monitor, control installation of piping, cabling, instrumentation, equipment, steel structures, platforms, supports etc. to ensure compliance with approved drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate and supervise contractors' manpower, equipment, and resources to maximize productivity.
• Ensure proper alignment, fit-up, leveling, and workmanship during installation.
• Monitor lifting activities and critical jobs to ensure compliance with approved lifting plans and safety requirements.
• Organize hydrotests, pressure tests, flushing, mechanical completion, and loop testing activities.

Daily Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor and develop daily progress reports and identify delays or constraints and communicate issues requiring management intervention
• Ensure work fronts are available and proactively remove execution obstacles.
• Escalate technical, material, manpower, or safety issues affecting progress.
• Coordinate with Project Engineers and other disciplines to resolve site issues promptly.
• Verify material traceability and ensure approved materials are used.
• Identify and rectify construction deficiencies and punch points.
• Witness equipment installation and ensure vendor recommendations are followed.
• Coordinate field activities with civil, electrical, instrumentation, and process teams to avoid conflicts.
• Coordinate with operations and maintenance teams for tie-ins, isolations, and plant interfaces.
• Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up activities.

Material and Resource Management

• Verify material availability prior to execution.
• Monitor consumption of materials and ensure proper handling and storage with record keeping.

Documentation and Completion

• Prepare and verify red-line markups and as-built information generated from field changes.
• Support preparation of dossiers and punch lists.
• Ensure all work packages are completed and handed over properly.
• Assist in close-out activities and final acceptance.

1. Key Challenges:

• Managing multiple contractors and subcontractors simultaneously.
• Maintaining safety and quality standards while achieving schedule commitments.
• Handling site constraints and unforeseen issues during execution.
• Coordination with Operations, Maintenance, HSE, QA/QC, Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Process departments.
• Maintaining effective communication among all stakeholders.
• Working under shutdown and time-critical environments.
• Managing multiple priorities and resolving field issues in real time.
• Ensuring construction quality while maintaining productivity and safety.

Desired Candidate Profile

Scope and Candidate Qualifications

1. Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on field experience in Industrial construction, maintenance, and project execution.
• Experience supervising contractors and field crews.
• Strong knowledge of metallic piping installation, equipment erection, steel structures, platforms, cabling, loop testing, tanks, insulations, and supports.
• Familiarity with mechanical testing, flushing, hydrotesting, alignment, and commissioning activities.
• Working knowledge of civil, electrical, and instrumentation interfaces.
• Good understanding of permit-to-work systems, HSE requirements, and risk assessments methodology.
• Ability to read P&IDs, isometrics, GA drawings, equipment drawings, and vendor documents.

1. Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering.
• Additional certifications in HSE, lifting supervision, and welding QA/QC are advantageous.

1. Organizational Relationship:

The Project field supervisor reports to Site Process Engineering Manager