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Yard Manager - Weeks Marine, Dredging

Yard Manager - Weeks Marine, Dredging

Kiewit Corporation

Wilmington, NC • On-site

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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 3 days ago

Kiewit Corporation rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 135 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

23rd of 79 rated construction

Job description

Requisition ID: 181084 

Job Level: Mid Level 

Home District/Group: Weeks Marine - Dredging 

Department: Field Supervision 

Market: Marine 

Employment Type: Full Time 

Position Overview

The Yard Manager is responsible for the overall operation, compliance, and financial performance of the Wilmington, NC support yard. The yard serves as a critical logistics and material hub supporting dredging projects along the Central Atlantic Coast and is strategically located to stage materials and avoid transit challenges associated with Diamond Shoals.

This role oversees daily yard operations, supervises two employees (one crane operator and one laborer), ensures compliance with safety, environmental, MAP, and U.S. Coast Guard requirements, manages yard tenants, and drives revenue generation through third-party use of the yard. The position also carries responsibility for cost tracking, project bill-outs, and maintaining an accurate yard P&L.

District Overview

Weeks, a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, is an industry leader in dredging, providing turnkey services throughout North America. Dredging is vital to maintain our waterways, which keep our way of life moving, and to fortify our infrastructure and coastlines. Weeks provides a cohesive dredging services lifecycle, specializing in capital and maintenance dredging for deep or shallow draft navigation in addition to coastal restoration and protection. 

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day operations of the Wilmington support yard, including receipt, storage, staging, and shipment of dredging materials, equipment, and supplies.
Control and track all materials, supplies, and equipment moving into and out of the yard.
Supervise two yard employees and assign daily work activities.
Maintain a safe, organized, and operationally ready yard.
Serve as the primary safety lead and ensure compliance with company safety programs, OSHA standards, and applicable marine regulations.
Ensure adherence to Kiewit environmental requirements and all Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) obligations.
Conduct and submit weekly Vessel General Permit (VGP) inspections for all vessels and barges at the yard.
Ensure subline rafts are inspected and properly lighted in accordance with internal standards and U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
Manage tenant relationships, including Moran Tugs and short-term construction tenants.
Pursue revenue opportunities through third-party use of yard, dock, and storage space.
Track yard costs and revenues and maintain an accurate Profit & Loss (P&L) statement.
Ensure proper bill-out of labor and equipment so yard costs are recovered through project estimates.
Coordinate with project and accounting teams to ensure accurate cost allocation and billing.
Oversee safe operation and basic maintenance of yard equipment.
Act as the primary point of contact between projects, tenants, environmental staff, and accounting.

Qualifications

Required
Experience in yard operations, dredging, marine construction, or heavy civil construction.
Prior supervisory experience.
Knowledge of safety and environmental compliance in industrial or marine environments.
Strong organizational and communication skills.

Preferred
Experience with crane operations and marine logistics.
Experience managing tenants or third-party industrial yard users.
Experience with cost tracking, billing, or P&L responsibility.

Working Conditions

Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
Ability to work around heavy equipment and marine assets.
Flexibility to support project and tenant needs as required.

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.
 

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Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design-Build team is driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects. Through our integrated design and construction approach, our multi-disciplinary team works together to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk. Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. Clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and best practices for all projects that we support.

Industry

Construction materials wholesalers

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Omaha, NE, US

Year founded

1884

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