Program Quality Director

Program Quality Director

Location:

Houston, TX, US Lone Tree, CO, US Omaha, NE, US Lenexa, KS, US

Position Overview:

The Quality Director serves as the Program Management Office (PMO) Director for a large, complex utility capital program and is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving program-wide governance, quality management systems, performance reporting, and execution excellence. This role provides strategic leadership across multiple projects, ensuring consistency, accountability, risk management, and adherence to client standards, regulatory requirements, and program objectives. The Quality Director will partner closely with executive leadership, client stakeholders, engineering teams, construction management teams, contractors, and project managers to drive successful program delivery while fostering a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

District Overview:
Kiewit's Quality Group is a shared service that maintains and executes quality standards on projects across the company. Our principal quality objectives are to meet or exceed clients' expectations and to eliminate rework by performing our work "right the first time." We monitor our performance against these objectives and require continual improvement.

Location:

This position will be a field based role and required to travel to projects across the US.

• Program Leadership & Governance
• Quality Management
• PMO Operations
• Stakeholder Management
• Continuous Improvement

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related technical discipline (required). Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible experience in program management, project management, quality management, engineering, construction management, or utility infrastructure delivery. Minimum 10 years of leadership experience managing large multidisciplinary teams and complex capital programs. Demonstrated experience serving in a PMO leadership role on large-scale utility, energy, transmission, distribution, generation, or infrastructure programs.

Proven experience developing and implementing quality management systems and governance frameworks. Experience working directly with utility clients and executive stakeholders. Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Professional Engineer (PE) license. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) or equivalent quality certification. Experience managing programs exceeding $500 million in total capital value. Experience with utility capital improvement programs, grid modernization initiatives, transmission and distribution projects, substation programs, renewable energy programs, or related infrastructure portfolios. Experience implementing enterprise PMO methodologies and quality systems in owner or EPC environments.

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.