Kiewit Corporation

Superintendent - Heavy Civil Construction / Transportation

Kiewit Corporation$120K — $145K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years' construction experience
  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Expertise in safety management and quality assurance
  • Ability to efficiently plan and schedule operations
  • Proficient in contract administration and negotiations
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Self-starter with minimal supervision needed

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and mentor field crews and engineers
  • Review and approve work crew compositions
  • Manage contract administration meetings
  • Foster and maintain good client relations
  • Conduct regular meetings for problem resolution
  • Oversee job cost updates on a weekly and monthly basis
  • Implement comprehensive project completion and turnover plans
  • Maintain required project records
  • Ensure timely performance evaluations for direct reports
  • Evaluate recommendations for staff changes and promotions

Benefits

  • Top-tier medical, dental and vision plans
  • Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plans with matching contributions
  • Generous paid time off
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 180664

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Northern California District

Department: Field Supervision

Market: Water/Wastewater

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As a Superintendent you will play a significant part in the success of Kiewit. You will function as a field supervisor and may have responsibility for multiple Foremen, and craft workers. You will be responsible for the organization, work methods, scheduling, cost control, conformity with drawings and specification, workmanship, and assignment of work to accomplish the execution of the work, either directly or through General Foreman or Foremen. You will also work to maintain positive working relationships with clients, architect/engineer, suppliers, subcontractors, and jobsite staff.

We are adding Superintendents to work on a major upgrade to I-80 with the construction of a new Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility that will increase inspection capacity while reducing traffic congestion. This is a $152M project with an estimated completion date of 2/2029.

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Location

Location: This role will be based on-site at the project in Fairfield, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Supervises field crews and mentors Field Engineers.
  • Review and approve the composition of work crews.
  • Manage contract administration (subcontractor/field management meeting for communication).
  • Maintain good client relations
  • Initiate and attend supplementary and regular meetings with clients for problem resolution and planning.
  • Oversee and approve the weekly and monthly job cost updates
  • Develop and implement a plan for project completion and turnover.
  • Maintain project records as required.
  • Ensure that all performance evaluations and completed in a timely fashion for direct reports.
  • Recommend, where appropriate, organizational, policy and procedural or staff changes.
  • Review and approve or reject promotions up to General Foremen.


Qualifications

  • 6+ years' construction experience
  • Ability to manage safe operations
  • Ensure quality work
  • Must be a self-starter, highly motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to quickly learn and understand various processes regarding Kiewit's policies, procedures and software programs.
  • Must be able to plan and schedule operations
  • Ability to identify and resolve any problems that may arise.
  • Excellent organizational, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong experience in Leadership, safety, negotiations, planning, and contract administration.

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

Base Compensation: $120,000/yr - $145,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

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.

About Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation is an employee-owned Fortune 500 contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska. Privately held, it is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with significant mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.

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