Kiewit Corporation

Traveling Electrical Construction Manager - Kiewit Energy District - Oil, Gas and Chemical

Kiewit Corporation • $120K — $150K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
5 days ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent Project Management experience
  • 10+ years' experience in the energy industry
  • 10+ years' direct oversight on construction projects
  • Proficient with project control software (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook)
  • Professional Engineer License (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Manage project teams to achieve goals, keeping scope, schedule, and budget clear
  • Oversee output from engineering and construction teams from design to startup
  • Establish project procedures per contractual and quality plans
  • Act as project representative in client and vendor meetings
  • Coordinate training to ensure compliance with project procedures
  • Secure necessary approvals for scope, budget, and schedule changes
  • Maintain communication with clients and adjust deliverables accordingly
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and legal codes
  • Provide mentoring to junior engineers
  • Utilize engineering knowledge to track project milestones

Benefits

  • Comprehensive 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: 181429

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Energy District

Department: Field Operations

Market: OGC

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As an Electrical Construction Manager, you will be responsible for job site management and oversee the engineering, constructability, procurement, administrative, and technical aspects of Oil, Gas, & Chemical construction projects.

Location

This position will have home location based in Houston, TX with extensive travel requirements leading large OGC projects. One of the many things that makes Kiewit's culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets and career goals of each team member. This means your Kiewit adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and direct project teams by providing communication, coordination and follow-up to meet project goals and objectives; ensure project scope or work, schedule and budget are clearly defined and understood.
  • Manage and oversee the output from the engineering, constructability, procurement, construction and commissioning teams from detail design through commission and start up.
  • Establish project procedures consistent with contractual documents and quality plans for all engineering work; determine and oversee all project controls, schedules and budgets
  • Serve as project representative with client, constructor, subcontractors, and vendors at kick-off meetings, job walks, project review, and other meetings and correspondence.
  • Coordinate training and compliance measures to ensure project procedures are followed.
  • Identify and secure necessary approvals for all changes in project scope, budget and/or schedule.
  • Maintain ongoing communication with client, making adjustments as necessary to comply with client needs within contractual obligations, or adjust project deliverables to meet client and Kiewit needs.
  • Ensure all work products are consistent with industry standards and in accordance with good engineering practice and applicable codes, and in compliance with all pertinent legal codes and requirements.
  • Provide ongoing training and mentoring to entry and midlevel engineers to promote employee development.
  • Utilize extensive knowledge of basic engineering fundamentals and practices to track and budget progress with project milestones.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (any discipline) or equivalent Project Management experience.
  • At least 10+ years' related experience and/or training, specifically in the energy industry
  • At least 10+ years' experience with direct project oversight on construction related projects where the work was self-performed by your current employer at the time.
  • Competent in the use of computer software applications used for project control and administration, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Outlook
  • Professional Engineer License (desirable)


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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.

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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Learn more about Kiewit Corporation
Size
22,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1884
* Ladders Estimates

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