Senior Construction Supervisor (Open to Remote)

The job

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Job description

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Construction Supervisor (Open to Remote) will provide owner-side construction leadership across the full build project lifecycle, from front-end loading (FEL)/Project Delivery Process (PDP) phases and design development through construction execution, pre-commissioning, mechanical completion, turnover, commissioning, start-up support and operational handoff. In this role, you will supervise construction activities, coordinate relevant stakeholders and lead teams and third-party resources to promote a safe work environment, reduce waste, support efficient field operations and deliver facilities that meet safety, quality, cost, schedule, regulatory and operational-readiness objectives.

This position is open to remote within the US, 100% travel is required to cover the area of responsibility.

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Key Accountabilities

• Provide owner-side construction leadership and technical expertise throughout the full project lifecycle, including FEL/PDP, scope definition, design, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, mechanical completion, turnover, commissioning and start-up support, performance verification and final closeout.
• During FEL/PDP and design development, establish and challenge construction execution strategies, constructability, path of construction, modularization and prefabrication, site logistics, temporary facilities, early works, work packaging, staffing, contracting, shutdown and tie-in requirements, and construction risk.
• Provide construction input to project estimates, integrated schedules, milestone plans, procurement strategies, long-lead equipment plans, vendor field support, commissioning sequences and resource requirements to improve cost, schedule and operational certainty before project authorization.
• Lead or participate in design and model reviews to confirm constructability, maintainability, operability, code compliance, safe access, lifting and rigging provisions, installation clearances, equipment removal routes, isolation points, testing provisions and commissioning/start-up requirements.
• Oversee field execution against approved plans, project controls and timetables, coordinating engineering, procurement, operations, maintenance, FSQR, EHS, quality, contractors and vendors to deliver work safely, on time, within scope and in compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Promote and enforce a safe work environment through visible field leadership, contractor safety oversight, control-of-work, permit-to-work, lockout/tagout, simultaneous operations, environmental, sanitation and food-safety requirements, including work in active operating facilities.
• Manage contractor and third-party performance through mobilization, daily coordination, look-ahead and workforce planning, productivity monitoring, progress validation, change control, field issue resolution, claims avoidance, corrective actions and demobilization.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum requirement of ten years of relevant work experience in industrial construction management
• Ability to perform tasks that require climbing from heights in varying climate and environment conditions
• Ability to travel up to 100% of the time

• Established skills in continuous improvement
• Previous supervisory or leading experience
• Ten or more years of similar work experience in a construction or project management environment
• Strong working knowledge of building and construction standards, codes and specifications, permitting processes and requirements
• Working knowledge of industry standard construction scheduling software
• Experience leading third-party resources
• Experience being an owner representative
• Experience supporting industrial capital projects from FEL/FEED through construction, commissioning, start-up and operational turnover
• Working knowledge of systemization, AWP - advanced work packaging, QMS - quality management systems, mechanical completion, turnover, pre-commissioning, commissioning, pre-start-up safety review and start-up processes
• Experience executing brownfield work in operating facilities, including shutdowns, tie-ins, lockout/tagout and simultaneous operations
• Experience in agri-food, food processing, chemical, energy, oil and gas, or other continuous-process industrial facilities

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This is a Senior Level role in the Engineering, Construction and Energy field (Construction and field engineering) at Cargill. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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The city

The job is in Bakersfield, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Bakersfield compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, Bakersfield is #9 by population, #5 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #14 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #130 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Kern County, is #29 of 58 counties for average pay ($60,066).

The place in numbers

Bakersfield has 411,986 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 1.0% of the population of California. It covers 150 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 2,742 people per square mile. The median age is 32.1, 15% younger than the state median (32.1 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,472 a month (rent plus utilities), 28% below the state median ($1,472 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.9% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $371,700, which is 4.6 times the median household income ($80,540). 60.6% of households own their home, 8% above the state average (60.6% against 55.9%).

Work and pay

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area has 338,230 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $47,470 a year, 7% below the national median ($47,470 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are farming, fishing, and forestry (35,660 jobs, median $34,620); transportation and material moving (34,650 jobs, median $45,320); office and administrative support (29,410 jobs, median $48,880). The area is most specialised in farming, fishing, and forestry (37.7 times) and community and social service (1.4 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($120,970) and architecture and engineering ($110,040). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Kern County was 7.9%. 62.1% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Kern County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 79.1% drive alone, 0.4% use public transit, 0.8% walk, 8.2% work from home. 9.1% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 53% below the state average (9.1% against 19.4%).

People and education

23.6% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 36% below the state share (23.6% against 37.1%). 20.2% of residents were born outside the United States, 25% below the state share (20.2% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 16.3%, 36% above the state rate (16.3% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 80°F (26.9°C), and the coolest is Dec at 46°F (7.9°C). About 206 mm (8 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (40 mm) and Jun the driest (1 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Lancaster (67 miles, rent 20% higher); Visalia (69 miles, similar rent); Santa Clarita (72 miles, rent 73% higher); Palmdale (75 miles, rent 22% higher). Rent differences are against Bakersfield; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

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Career paths

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Distances

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The employer

Cargill is the employer in this listing. See all its open jobs here →

Company description (from The Muse): We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Today, the need to make our food system more sustainable and resilient is urgent. Sitting at the heart of the global supply chain, we have a unique ability, and responsibility, to help. Through innovations, strategic partnerships, and 159 years of experience, we help businesses grow, and communities and people around the world flourish — today, and for generations to come.

size: Large Size; industries: Food & Beverage, Manufacturing; locations on The Muse: Wayzata, MN.

It is among the 200 largest US-headquartered employers in our list, with about 155,000 employees worldwide (2025). Company page with headquarters, state economy and official links →

Official links for Cargill

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A senior level role in engineering, construction and energy (construction and field engineering) listed 31 days ago. The full description is on this page and on The Muse.

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What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Bakersfield is $1,472 a month and median household income $80,540 (ACS 2020–2024).

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Are there similar jobs?

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• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
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