Civil Superintendent-Southwest

Kiewit; Cascade (ID); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Superintendent to lead field activities across projects in Idaho and surrounding states. You will supervise craft workers, manage safety, quality, and schedule adherence, and coordinate with field engineers and subcontractors while traveling to project sites nationwide.

The role requires 5+ years in construction with 3+ years in supervision, strong knowledge of safety regulations, scheduling, and communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ work experience in the construction industry.
• At least 3+ years in a supervisory role overseeing heavy civil activities.
• Advanced knowledge of safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, and engineering drawings.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently supervise and evaluate craft performance.
• Strong work ethic, with ethics and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervisory direction of craft workers through the foreman, managing productivity, safety, quality and schedule adherence.
• Liaison between field engineering and craft to ensure compliance of construction drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate and interface with other superintendents and subcontractors, as well as Kiewit staff 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 safety, attendance, and workplace behavior standards.

Job description

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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

Qualifications

5+ years’ work experience in the construction industry, with at least 3+ years in a supervisory role overseeing heavy civil activities.
Previous knowledge/experience in heavy civil construction required.
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:

• 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.