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  • ID
    #4778632
  • Salary
    TBD
  • Source
    Kiewit
  • Date
    2020-09-01
  • Deadline
    2020-10-31

Vacancy expired!

Position Overview

Kiewit Foundations Co. is seeking project managers responsible for the successful acquisition and execution of our projects.

The primary duties of a project manager will focus on leadership, estimating, contract negotiation, scheduling, cost management and forecasting, client relations, design coordination, planning, and change management.

A strong technical and practical background in specialty foundations and geotechnical construction is required. Also, excellent communication and an ability to work well in a team environment are considered critical to this position.

The project manager will work with senior managers, estimators, schedulers and other construction professionals across Kiewit’s divisions and other construction and engineering firms.

The project manager is responsible for on-site project operations and management. Larger and / or complex projects may require full-time on-site management while smaller, less complex projects allow for project manager to travel to / from the project as needed.

Frequent travel is expected. #LI-GF1

District Overview

Kiewit Foundations Co. is a full-service geotechnical foundation contractor operating across North America. Our experience and expertise cover a wide range of specialty foundation construction for both structural and ground improvement solutions.

We operate in the transportation, power, water / wastewater, mining, building, industrial, and oil, gas, and chemical markets.

As part of Kiewit we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering experience that provides wholistic solutions to the industry that are unmatched.

Our rapidly growing foundations business, which includes drilled shafts, micro pile, driven pile, augercast-in-place pile, full displacement pile, soil mixing, support of excavation, anchors, tie-backs, stone columns, and other geotechnical solutions is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit focused on delivering differentiated solutions.

We are an innovative team that works on both Kiewit projects and with other general contractors across all our markets. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit’s engineering group comprised of more than 60 geotechnical engineers as well as premier external geotechnical engineering firms to deliver safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

Our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations.

Whether we’re supporting Kiewit or other general contractors to bore tunnels through mountains, turn rivers into energy, build bridges that connect communities, or develop facilities that power and fuel our world, we depend on our passionate, skilled, and safety-obsessed construction professionals to get it done right.

You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities and the satisfaction of building the next big thing from below ground up.

There’s a reason Kiewit attracts the best : we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find anywhere else.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect.

Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America.

With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

Kiewit Foundations Co. has its headquarters in Omaha, NE and operates across North America via regional locations in Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, Chicago, IL, and Lenexa, KS.

This position is will be assigned to the Midwest region and focus on projects in the following states Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, Colorado, Rhode Island, and Alabama.

We require our employees to be open to relocation or temporary job assignments throughout this region.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct estimating teams through tendering and proposal stage

Manage and direct project construction teams by providing communication, coordination and follow-up to meet project goals and objectives;

ensure project scope or work, schedule and budget are clearly defined and understood

Establish project procedures consistent with contractual documents and quality plans for all engineering work; determine and oversee all project controls, schedules and budgets

Serve as project representative with client, constructor, subcontractors, and vendors at kick-off meetings, job walks, project review, and other meetings and correspondence

Coordinate training and compliance measures to ensure project procedures are followed

Identify and secure necessary approvals for all changes in project scope, budget and / or schedule

Maintain ongoing communication with client, making adjustments as necessary to comply with client needs within contractual obligations, or adjust project deliverables to meet client and Kiewit needs

Ensure all work products are consistent with industry standards and in accordance with good engineering practice and applicable codes, and in compliance with all pertinent legal codes and requirements

Provide ongoing training and mentoring to entry and midlevel engineers to promote employee development

Utilize extensive knowledge of basic engineering fundamentals and practices to track and budget progress with project milestones

Strong on-site presence and leadership will be required as each project demands require

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Construction Management from a four-year college or university

At least 6 years of related experience and / or training, specifically in the specialty foundation and / or geotechnical construction industry

Experience working in a team setting and directing / reviewing the work of others

Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)

The physical ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environmental conditions

Ability and desire to travel to project sites.

Professional Engineer License preferred but not essential

Strong all-around knowledge of geotechnical engineering, ground improvement techniques, structural deep foundation methods, and support of excavation (SOE) operations.

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