Superintendent - Eastern District

Kiewit

The Role

Overview

Field supervisor overseeing construction ops, managing staff, contracts, cost, client relations.

Key Responsibilities

  • change orders
  • contract admin
  • field supervision
  • project turnover
  • cost updates
  • daily reports

Tasks

-Review, approve, and negotiate change orders. -Manage contract administration (subcontractor/field management meeting for communication). -Review, approve, and/or reject promotions up to General Foremen. -Develop a program to maintain good client relations involving staff on site. -Act as a field supervisor overseeing construction operations on the project. -Develop and implement a plan for project completion and turnover. -Review and approve the balance of foremen, journeymen, and laborer’s composite labor rates. -Initiate and attend supplementary and regular meetings with client for problem resolution and planning. -Oversee and approve monthly job cost updates and quarterly cash flow projections. -Mentor and help to grow junior superintendents and other direct reports. -Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies. -Ensure that all performance evaluations are completed and documented in a timely fashion for direct reports. -Create, update, review, and maintain daily reports and logs for record keeping purposes. -Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required. -Recommend organizational, policy, procedural, and/or staff changes as needed.

Requirements

  • water/wastewater
  • construction
  • leadership
  • problem solving
  • 5+ years
  • self-starter

What You Bring

-Ability to quickly learn and understand various processes regarding Kiewit’s policies, procedures, and software programs. -Regular, reliable attendance -Ability to identify and resolve any problems that may arise. -Experience working on water and wastewater treatment and/or process plant construction projects. -Ability to travel as needed. -Must be a self-starter, highly motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision. -Work productively and meet deadlines timely -Strong experience in leadership, safety, negotiations, planning, and contract administration. -Excellent organizational, administrative, communication, and interpersonal skills. -5+ years of construction experience with at least 2 years being in a superintendent/leadership capacity supporting construction operations. -Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment

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