Preconstruction Manager

Kiewit; Oakville; On-site; CAD 129,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager in Oakville, Ontario, to lead planning activities and enable successful project delivery. The role partners with engineering, project management, and operations to drive execution readiness and risk-mitigated strategies.

The position emphasizes leadership, constructability reviews, and a strong background in estimating and scheduling for major infrastructure projects, with a focus on safety and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in pre-construction planning, estimating, and scheduling.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead constructability reviews and translate engineering input into practical construction execution strategies.
• Strong understanding of project schedules, cost drivers, procurement planning, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and collaborative planning in a fast-paced project environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-construction planning from early development through execution handoff.
• Coordinate constructability reviews with engineering and operations teams.
• Support estimating, scheduling, procurement planning, and execution strategies.
• Identify project risks and develop practical mitigation plans.
• Review engineering deliverables for construction readiness.
• Prepare pre-construction reports, updates, and executive presentations.

Skills

Pre-construction planning

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Constructability reviews

Estimating

Scheduling

Risk mitigation

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline

Job description

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Department:Field Operations

Market:Transportation

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

The Pre-Construction Manager will lead pre-construction planning activities for the project, supporting estimating, constructability, scheduling, andexecutionreadiness. This role works closely with engineering, project management, and operations teams to help set the project up for successful delivery.

District Overview

Eastern Canada District's projects include highways, bridges, mass transit, mine site development & open pit operations, hydroelectric powerhouses, wind-power plants, dams & industrial. They serve the construction and mining industries and operates in Eastern Canada.

Location

This role is based in Oakville, Ontario.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-construction planning from early development through execution handoff.
• Coordinate constructability reviews with engineering and operations teams.
• Support estimating, scheduling, procurement planning, and execution strategies.
• Identifyproject risks and develop practical mitigation plans.
• Review engineering deliverables for construction readiness.
• Prepare pre-construction reports, updates, and executive presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, ora relateddiscipline.
• 10+ years of experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in pre-construction planning, estimating, and scheduling.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead constructability reviews and translate engineering input into practical construction execution strategies.
• Strong understanding of project schedules, cost drivers, procurement planning, and risk mitigation during early project development.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and collaborative planning in a fast-paced project environment. #LI-DG

Other Requirements:

• 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
• Openings are to fill both existing vacancies and newly created positions

Base Compensation:$129,000/yr -$155,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

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.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discriminationand complywith all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.