Carpenter Foreman

Kiewit

The Role

Overview

Lead crew, coordinate construction tasks, ensure safety, quality, and schedule compliance.

Key Responsibilities

  • equipment ops
  • safety management
  • toolbox meetings
  • project planning
  • reporting
  • cost control

Tasks

-Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required -Ensure that construction equipment is correctly operated and maintained. -Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required -Monitor compliance by all employees under his/her supervision with all Company policies -Responsible for the safety of those on the crew and will conduct all operations according to all applicable company and government safety rules. -Will develop and maintain a proper crew attitude by conducting toolbox meetings and communicating safety concerns, work scope, plans and schedules to leadmen and crews. -Plan, coordinate and organize people, equipment, tools and materials to promote the safe, efficient and timely construction of the project. -Maintain accurate reporting records including job quantities, productivity rates, time sheets and daily management reports. -Responsible for timely completion of work assignments within the estimated costs while maintaining the company’s reputation for quality workmanship/product. -May assist in developing a weekly schedule and in carrying out sequence of activities for assigned crew.

Requirements

  • driver's license
  • high school
  • estimating
  • task planning
  • team player
  • communication

What You Bring

-Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with craft workers under his/her supervision and management/supervision. -Ability to perform task planning to safely and efficiently carry out all aspects of work assigned, train/ teach safety practices, policies and procedures. -Ability to demonstrate thorough knowledge and skill to perform all essential functions of craft workers under his/her supervision. -May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds -Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions -May require U.S. driver license -May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area. -The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl -Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing -Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment -Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces -May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site -Have a working knowledge of the scheduling, material control and unit manhour performance, estimating fundamentals and job cost management systems. -Must be a good communicator, motivator, and team player.

The Company

About Kiewit

-It evolved into a massive employee‑owned network operating across North America, delivering projects valued in the billions. -Today it specializes in transportation, water/wastewater, power, oil, gas & chemicals, building, industrial, marine and mining sectors. -Signature projects include New York’s 63rd Street Tunnel, Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Tunnel, T‑Mobile Park in Seattle, and major renewable energy sites. -Its marine division undertakes dredging, coastal resiliency and naval base work, while energy teams deliver gas, power delivery and renewables. -With deep roots in engineering‑led construction, it is known for tackling the kind of ‘impossible’ projects that reshape cities and industries.

Sector Specialisms

Mine Management

Production

Infrastructure Construction

Maintenance

Contract Mining

Power Industry

Gas-fired Generation

Power Delivery

Renewable Energy

Transportation

Interstates

Highways and Bridges

Rail Lines and Rail Yards

Urban Mass Transit Systems

Airport Runways and Taxiways

Arts and Culture

Aviation

Commercial/Mixed-use

Federal

Healthcare

Higher Education

Hospitality

Sports/Entertainment

Transportation/Industrial Construction

Water Treatment and Supply

Desalination

Wastewater and Biosolids

Conveyance, Dams and Storage

Industrial Energy

Waste to Energy

Renewable Natural Gas

Food and Beverage

Pulp and Paper

Metals

Advanced Manufacturing

Industrial Water

Data Center / Mission Critical

Education

Government

Manufacturing / Industrial

Mixed Use / Retail

Transit Facilities

Offshore

Oil Sands

Gas Processing

Pipeline Facilities

Tanks and Terminals

LNG

Refining and Renewable Fuels

Petrochemical

Energy Storage

Gas and Hydrogen-fired Generation

Nuclear

Coal Retrofit

Security Clearance

-must pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing