Underground Pipe Superintendent-Traveling

Requisition

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group:
Southwest District

Department:
Field Supervision

Market:
Transportation

Employment Type:

Full Time

Position Overview

As a Kiewit Superintendent, you will be responsible for a variety of field activities in order to execute the construction work on our projects. During your first few years you can expect to spend time learning and working on work plans, shop drawings, submittals, 5 week schedules, craft supervision, and project documentation. While learning & executing these things you will have the opportunity to travel the country building complex projects that make a profound impact on communities.

We are looking for people committed to the construction industry and being in the field on projects building work.

Our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations. Whether we're developing or treating water sources, building power generations projects, or building bridges and rail lines that connect communities, 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 the ground up. There's a reason Kiewit attracts the best: we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won't find anywhere else.

District Overview

Kiewit Southwest District specializes in heavy civil, transportation and water projects. We operate primarily in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Southwest's projects include a wide range of infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges, runways, terminals, transit systems, power plants, water treatment facilities, dams, canals, wastewater treatment plants and tunnels.

Location

Home base for this position can be in Pheonix, Arizona, but this position will be traveling and working on projects in Idaho Falls, and/or Cascade, Idaho. Must be willing to travel where the work is located. You could be assigned to a project in Utah, TX, New Mexico and additional states as our projects begin to unfold in 2026.

Responsibilities

* Provide supervisory direction of craft workers through the foreman, managing the performance of productivity, safety, quality and schedule adherence

* Liaison between field engineering and craft to ensure compliance of construction drawings and specifications

* Coordinate and interface effectively with other superintendents and subcontractors, as well as Kiewit staff personnel and leadership to ensure smooth workflow and schedule adherence

* Resolve employee conflicts, grievances, and scheduling difficulties, informing project management as appropriate

* Assist in schedule planning, determining craft labor levels, material quantities, and equipment requirements

* Ensure project rules, procedures and programs are followed consistently, including those involving safety, attendance, and workplace behavior standards as reflected in Company's non-harassment and nondiscrimination policies

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Qualifications

* 5+ years' work experience overseeing self-perform underground pipe work in a heavy civil construction environment.

* Advanced knowledge of various construction disciplines, union agreements and jurisdictional issues, safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, engineering drawings and other documents

* Demonstrated ability to efficiently supervise and evaluate craft performance

* Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative

* Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time

* Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity

* Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt

* Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

* Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives

* Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail

* Ability to travel as needed

Other Requirements:

* Regular, reliable attendance

* Work productively and meet deadlines timely

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