Owners Field Representative

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Sanborn Head is an engineering and technical consulting firm serving a broad array of private, public, and institutional clients in the development, energy, industrial, and solid waste markets. Our multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists specializes in integrating our core expertise in earth, energy, and environment to deliver innovative, yet practical solutions to our clients. We foster a collaborative, growth-oriented culture where people work together to solve complex challenges.

We are seeking a collaborative and motivated Owner’s Field Representative to join our team in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The Field Representative serves as the project owner's on-site representative during construction, providing field review/observation, construction progress documentation, and site liaison for the owner to ensure successful project delivery. This role works closely with contractors, architects, engineers, consultants, and internal stakeholders to monitor project progress, maintain quality standards, communicate project status, and provide input to support informed Ownership decisions.

• Maintain a full-time presence on-site to observe and document construction progress.
• Verify work is being performed in accordance with project plans, specifications, and quality standards.
• Identify and document construction issues, deficiencies, and potential risks.
• Assist in tracking construction progress, schedules, and contractor performance.
• Monitor safety compliance and report concerns to the project owner.
• Serve as on-site liaison between ownership, contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants.
• Attend weekly owner/contractor meetings.
• Assist with RFI (Request for Information), submittal, and change order tracking.
• Coordinate site access associated with owner inspections and stakeholder visits.
• Maintain daily construction reports and project logs.
• Document field observations with photos and written reports.
• Track project schedules, budget updates, and pending action items.
• Maintain organized project files and records.
• Assist in reviewing workmanship and material installations.
• Assist in reviewing contractor’s third-party quality inspection/testing results.
• Track and verify corrective actions are completed for identified deficiencies.
• Monitor compliance with contract documents, codes, and owner standards.
• Support development of solutions to resolve identified discrepancies, field conflicts, or change in conditions.
• Participate in punch list development and project closeout activities.
• Support project acceptance testing, commissioning, and turnover activities, providing input and recommendations to the Owner’s project team as necessary throughout the process.

• Experience working on industrial, commercial, healthcare, education, or mixed-use projects preferred.
• Sufficient understanding of civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation/controls disciplines to confirm alignment of field construction/installations with design documents.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Familiarity with owner-side project management is a plus.
• Understanding of industrial construction methods and sequencing.
• Knowledge of RFIs, submittals, change orders, and project documentation.
• Experience with Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, or similar platforms.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify and elevate project risks proactively.
• Comfortable working in active construction environments.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Engineering Technology, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent commercial construction experience considered.
• Minimum 2-5 years of commercial/industrial construction experience as a Field Technician, Field Engineer, Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, Construction Inspector, or similar role.

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