Requisition ID: 179871
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Constructors District
Department: Field Operations
Market: Power
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Construction Manager, you will oversee the overall direction, execution, and financial performance of the project. You will lead project administrators, superintendents, and engineers, set operational priorities, and maintain strong relationships with owners and subcontractors.
At Kiewit, we build impactful projects-from tunnels and energy infrastructure to bridges that connect communities. We rely on skilled, safety focused professionals to deliver quality work. You bring dedication and big ideas; we offer significant career growth, travel opportunities, and the satisfaction of building major projects from the ground up.
District Overview
Kiewit Power Constructors (KPC) provides direct-hire construction services for Power Generation utilizing a union craft force. Kiewit Power Constructors builds major EPC power plant and solar projects throughout North America.
Location
The position is based out of Homer City, PA.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring the project meets or exceeds its financial objectives, by overseeing and monitoring each stage of the development.
- Coordinates daily/weekly meeting with all the area superintendents, project engineers, and field engineers to develop means and methods, schedule contracting needs and long lead delivery times.
- Manage all field operations and work sequence in conjunction with the Project Director.
- Review project estimate or plan to determine estimated job cost, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
- Oversee and approve the monthly job cost updates and quarterly cash flow projections. Also, review, approve and negotiate change orders.
- Anticipate project needs with sufficient lead-time to avoid delay of production Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project, work closely with Project Manager and HR team to manage relationship with staff and craft.
- Form and lead an effective project management team, define and delegate management responsibilities and set goals.
- Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties, and other problems that may arise.
- Be an effective leader, communicate with department leads regarding work scopes.
- Ensure project superintendents understand and execute the work as required.
- Ensure safety, quality and production is maintained.
- Responsible for project closeout. Secure loose ends by finishing paperwork, obtaining retainages, supporting supervisors and expediting claim.
Qualifications
- Interpersonal - able to work well and persuade people at all organization levels
- Compliance- Follows applicable laws, codes, regulations, or zoning for required work
- Demonstrated clear logical written, verbal, and communication and presentation skills. Excellent Interpersonal skills to cooperate and work as a team
- Leader that seek and accepts responsibility and leads by example
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Safety & Compliance- Comprehends safety rules and procedures before beginning assignments, prioritizes safety and ensures compliance prior to start, completes construction according to Kiewit or Project standards, mitigates hazards, champions safety all the time
- Planning and Scheduling- Understands resources, requirements, time constraints and cost, logically sequence work and estimate time to completion, populates schedule with resource and cost, sets goals, adjusts for unexpected events or conditions, tracks and updates
- Management- Manages multiple priorities and teams to accomplish project and company goals. Tracks project scope, schedule, and budgets, and resolves critical issues
- Team Management- Labor relation+ staff
- Knowledge of tools and technology- Identifies tools, equipment, or technology to complete a job and understands the cost and potential hazards with their use. Continually seeks the best alternatives
- High degree of integrity and understanding of ethical industry standards. Exercises judgment and uses sound principals to make decisions
- The position requires someone with the ability to quickly learn and understand various processes regarding Kiewit policies, procedures and software programs
- Ability to travel and relocate as business requires
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Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.