Assistant Project Manager - South Central

Kiewit; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

Retirement plan with employer match

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Project Manager for field-based construction leadership in the South Central District. The role focuses on directing project teams, scheduling, budget control, and ensuring quality while maintaining strong client relationships.

80–90% in the field with responsibilities spanning coordination with clients, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors to execute projects per drawings and specs. Mobility across TX, LA, MS, AR as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ related experience in construction.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Knowledge of safety regulations, scheduling, and cost control.
• Ability to lead teams and work with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct project teams to meet project goals, scope, schedule and budget.
• Establish project procedures and oversee all project controls, schedules and budgets.
• Serve as project representative with client, contractors, subcontractors, and vendors at key meetings.
• Coordinate training and compliance measures for project procedures.
• Identify and secure approvals for changes in scope, budget, or schedule.
• Maintain ongoing client communication and adjust deliverables as needed.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and legal requirements.
• Provide training and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Track and budget progress against milestones.

Skills

Project leadership

Scheduling

Budget control

Client relations

Engineering drawings

Safety regulations

Team mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

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Location:

Westlake, TX, US Little Rock, AR, US New Orleans, LA, US Jackson, MS, US Houston, TX, US Beaumont, TX, US El Paso, TX, US Oklahoma City, OK, US Abilene, TX, US Port Arthur, TX, US Baton Rouge, LA, US Fort Worth, TX, US Brownsville, TX, US Monroe, LA, US

Requisition ID:178795

Job Level:Senior Level

Home District/Group:South Central District

Department:Field Operations

Market:Transportation

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for a construction project's overall direction, completion, and financial outcome. 80% - 90% of the time will be spent working in the field on the construction project. You will be responsible for the organization, work methods, scheduling, cost control, conformity with drawings and specification, workmanship, and assignment of work to accomplish the execution of the work through the project team. You will also work to maintain positive working relationships with clients, architect/engineer, suppliers, subcontractors, and jobsite staff.

District Overview

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.

Location

All roles are project-based and will require mobility for the duration of assignments within the South-CentralDistrict, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct project 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.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ related experience and/or training, specifically in the construction industry
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• Advanced knowledge of various construction disciplines, union agreements and jurisdictional issues, safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, engineering drawings and other documents
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand various processes regarding Kiewit’s policies, procedures and software programs.
• Ability to identify and resolve any problems that may arise.
• Excellent organizational, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong experience in Leadership, safety, negotiations, planning, and contract administration
• Ability to access all areas on a construction project site

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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.

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.

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.