Southeast Power Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Requisition ID: 178624
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: Southeast District
Department: Field Supervision
Market: Power
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
This position emphasizes key field leadership, requiring you to oversee daily operations involving Underground utility construction activities. You will lead a dedicated team of Superintendents, Foremen and craft labor, ensuring that all activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project specifications and company standards.
Your expertise will be essential in organizing work methods, managing project timelines, controlling financial expenditures, and maintaining high-quality workmanship. You will also play a vital role in promoting adherence to designs and specifications, delegating responsibilities, and enhancing productivity on the job site. Your ability to build strong relationships with clients, engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal project teams will foster a collaborative, solution-oriented work atmosphere that drives successful outcomes. At Kiewit, we pride ourselves on delivering bespoke construction solutions for power projects, supported by our skilled workforce and robust resources, allowing us to manage projects of varying scales without compromising safety and quality.
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
Primary location: Southeast region -Kiewit fosters a culture centered on flexibility and adaptability, allowing our teams to relocate based on project needs. This strategic mobility enhances the diversity of your professional experiences, shaping your career path according to the projects available and aligning with your skills and ambitions. Your journey with Kiewit promises to be customized, providing ample opportunities for personal and professional growth as you navigate a wide variety of work environments in our dynamic industry.
Responsibilities
Project Execution
• Oversee all on-site construction activities for designated projects, ensuring that they align with overall project goals and timeframes.
• Manage material logistics, EPC coordination, and site management efforts for seamless project execution.
• Collaborate effectively with EPC/Design-Build and logistics teams to enable flawless integration across various components of the project.
Construction Planning and Coordination
• Formulate, review, and enforce detailed construction plans that meet operational objectives.
• Organize and oversee outage schedules to ensure minimal impact on project timelines and deliverables.
• Coordinate commissioning activities to ensure projects are transitioned successfully to operational status.
• Uphold strict adherence to safety regulations and operational protocols to protect all site personnel.
Client Interaction
• Act as the primary point of contact on-site for clients, providing timely updates on project progress, financials, timelines, and potential risks.
• Proactively address client questions and concerns to facilitate ongoing trust and collaboration.
• Provide regular, transparent project status reports to keep all stakeholders informed and engaged.
Team Collaboration
• Engage closely with Project Managers, schedulers, project controllers, and engineers to align field operations with strategic project goals.
• Supervise and encourage general and logistics contractors in their scope of work executions.
• Lead on-site meetings for construction management briefings to ensure everyone is aligned on objectives.
Communication and Reporting
• Prepare comprehensive reports detailing project status, timelines, and risk assessments for stakeholders.
• Ensure robust communication across all program areas, including clients and internal teams.
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Qualifications

• 20+ years of construction experience, including a minimum of 10 years in a Superintendent or Leadership role, preferably within the power generation industry.
• Combined Cycle Power Plant Experience or demonstrate similar preferred
• Must possess a proactive mindset; highly motivated, with demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Capable of rapidly learning and understanding various processes related to Kiewit's operational policies, procedures, and software applications.
• Proficient in identifying and mitigating potential problems that may arise during the course of a project.
• Excellent organizational, administrative, communication, and interpersonal skills are essential for this role.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership, safety compliance, negotiations, planning, and contract administration.

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.