Aggregate Quality Control Jobs in Mobile, AL (NOW HIRING)

Requisition ID: 181597
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Southeast District
Department: Field Supervision
Market: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Kiewit is seeking a skilled Concrete Batch Plant Superintendent to lead and manage concrete batching operations. This role requires deep expertise in concrete production, mix designs, and materials procurement, combined with strong planning and coordination skills. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of supervising batch plant teams, ensuring production quality, schedule compliance, and adherence to safety standards. This position demands a proactive, hands-on leader capable of optimizing plant performance and contributing to the overall success of construction operations.
District Overview
Kiewit's Southeast District specializes in heavy civil, transportation and water resource markets, and has played a significant role in building infrastructure throughout the fast-growing southeastern United States. Since the 1970s, we have built projects from Maryland to Florida and west to Louisiana. Our operations include highways, airports, mass transit, tunnels, water and wastewater facilities, dams and infrastructure work.
Location
This position will be based out Mobile, AL.
Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, maintenance, and production of batch plant operations.
• Serve as organizational expert regarding concrete batching operations, mix designs and trial mixes, and aggregate, cement, fly ash, slag, and concrete admixture procurements.
• Provide supervisory direction of craft workers via the general foreman and foreman, managing the performance of productivity, safety, quality and schedule adherence
• Consider, evaluate, and recommend cost alternatives regarding various materials and batch plant operations.
• Understand market conditions of redi-mix related materials and emerging related technologies.
• Liaison between field engineering and craft to ensure compliance of construction drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate and interface effectively with Kiewit superintendents and subcontractors, as well as other Kiewit staff personnel and leadership to ensure smooth workflow and schedule adherence.
• Resolve employee conflicts, grievances, and scheduling difficulties, informing project and corporate management as appropriate.
• Assist in schedule planning, determining craft labor levels, material quantities, and equipment requirements.
• Ensure concrete supply demand are met without interruption.
• Manage supplier contract administration (subcontractor/field management meeting for communication.)
• Initiate and attend supplementary and regular meetings with end users and suppliers for problem resolution and planning.
• Oversee and approve the monthly job cost and forecast updates.
• Track cost and quantities accurately.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' work experience in the construction industry, with at least 3+ years in a supervisory role overseeing concrete redi-mix batching operations, material procurements and mixer truck drivers.
• Previous knowledge/experience in heavy civil construction setting required.
• Advanced knowledge of various construction disciplines, batch plant maintenance, safety regulations, quality control specifications and procedures, scheduling, cost control, engineering drawings and DOT requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently supervise and evaluate craft performance.
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives.

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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.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
There's no limit to what you'll do at Kiewit. Whether you're building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people's lives for generations to come.
Here you'll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.
We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.
Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.
We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.