Horizontal Directional Drilling Manager

Overview

Manage HDD projects, crews, safety, schedule, and business development across North America.

Key Responsibilities

• safety compliance
• hdd installation
• rig set‑up
• drill monitoring
• cost analysis
• schedule management

Tasks

-Lead and be responsible for field safety, quality, and environmental compliance. -Manage the planning and field execution of large diameter, long run HDD installations. -Advise senior level superintendents and/or project management of potential problems, safety issues, schedule difficulties, etc. Assist in resolving such problems as required. -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. -Assist in identifying target future HDD projects and opportunities. -Oversee proper rig set-up, bore planning, mud mixing, and execution of the work. -Provide input on HDD project estimates and cost analysis. -Ensure all equipment is properly maintained and ready to work. -Supervise all crew members including drill operators, mud crew, and support crew. -Monitor drill rig operations, trouble-shoot and provide solutions if issues arise. -Responsible to maintain project schedule and deliverables. -Train and mentor crew members on safe and productive drilling operations. -Coordinate with project managers, engineers, and clients to ensure the alignment with project goals. -Fully participate in early planning stages of project procurement, design, and constructability.

Requirements

• hdd
• drill rigs
• 10+ years
• cost estimating
• client relations
• travel

What You Bring

-Ability and desire to travel and relocate as business requires around North America and work varied shifts, which could include evenings and weekends -Regular, reliable attendance -Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative; a passion for safety, with the ability to ensure that nobody gets hurt. -Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment. -Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity and strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills -Experience operating or supervising drilling operations utilizing drill rigs ranging in pull back force of 200,000lb to 1,000,000 lbs. -The physical ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environmental conditions and move objects up to 30 pounds -Must have 10+ years of experience in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) as a field supervisor type of role, leading crews & working to defined contract plans, specifications, applicable codes and jurisdictional requirements. -Understanding of cost management processes, planning, scheduling and logistics to execute a project. -Work productively and meet deadlines timely -Experience in client relations, business development and cost estimating.

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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.

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