Utilities Superintendent

Utilities SuperintendentAs a utilities superintendent, you serve as Kiewit's on-site representative and primary point of contact for construction activities. You are responsible for managing communication between the client's on-site representatives, inspectors, subcontractors, craft employees, and Kiewit personnel. Your role includes planning, coordinating, and supervising onsite functions such as scheduling, material control, and the day-to-day direction of field personnel to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality grading operations. This position supports major infrastructure initiatives across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, where our teams are advancing projects that enable AI data centers, improve energy reliability, and strengthen community resilience. These efforts are driven by close collaboration between our infrastructure and power groups, with a shared focus on utility infrastructure development. Your leadership ensures that grading operations are executed with precision and coordination, contributing to the successful delivery of reliable, future-ready infrastructure across the south central region.Kiewit's south central district is one of Kiewit's leading infrastructure districts specializing in heavy civil, transportation, and water resource markets. Projects you could be working on could include mass grading, drainage, paving, utility, and more. Although most of our work is regionally based in the south-central region of the United States, we also pursue various projects stretching across the United States. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about infrastructure and committed to the construction industry as opposed to design.Kiewit's south central district has a home office in Westlake, Texas but leads work all over Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. However, one of the many things that makes Kiewit's culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets, and career goals of each team member. This means your Kiewit adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs.ResponsibilitiesAssists the project team by providing input to identify key success factors, timing of design and procurement deliverables, and establishing common work breakdown.Provides leadership to cause the creation of organizational structure and processes required to fully execute the requirements of services and is responsible for the execution of the work, quality, subcontractor performance, and construction cost.Evaluates execution for compliance to contract, design data, schedule, cost budgets, and quality, advising the project team of status, issues, impacts, risk, and cost influence factors on "to go" scope.Monitors the implementation of safety orientations, safety indoctrinations, provides coaching for improvement.Monitors crews for organizational structure, sizing, crew mix ratios, and wage compliance.Reviews and monitors cost and man-hour budget for installation process and develops a staff, facilities, equipment, and tool requirement plan.Direct knowledge in the areas of roads, highways, and bridges along with maintenance of traffic, erosion control, and safety training required.Bilingual proficiency a plus.QualificationsKnowledge of local materials5+ years' work experience in the construction industry, with at least 3+ years in a supervisory role managing multiple grading crews at a time.A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred.Must be able to understand work directions and communicate effectively with management and fellow employees.Other requirements include regular, reliable attendance, the ability to work productively and meet deadlines timely, effective communication and interaction with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment, performing work safely and effectively, understanding and following oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies, working during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines, and working overtime and weekends as required.We offer our full-time 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.