Construction Manager - Oil, Gas and Chemical (OGC)

Kiewit; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Extensive travel opportunities

Job summary

Kiewit Energy District is seeking a Senior Construction Manager based in Houston, TX. You will lead job-site management and oversee engineering, constructability, procurement, and commissioning for Oil, Gas and Chemical construction projects.

Responsibilities include directing project teams, establishing procedures, and coordinating with clients and vendors to ensure project success while maintaining safety and quality. Extensive travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline) or equivalent Project Management experience.
• 10+ years of related energy industry experience.
• 10+ years of direct project oversight on construction projects with self-performed work.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct project teams to meet goals, with defined scope, schedule and budget.
• Oversee engineering, constructability, procurement, construction and commissioning from design through start-up.
• Establish project procedures, controls, schedules and budgets in line with contractual documents and quality plans.
• Represent the project with clients, contractors, subcontractors and vendors in meetings and correspondence.
• Provide training and mentoring to engineers to promote development.
• Ensure work products comply with industry standards, codes, and legal requirements.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Team coordination

Project controls

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Outlook

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Construction Manager - Oil, Gas and Chemical (OGC)

Location: Houston, TX, US

Requisition ID:181429

Job Level:Senior Level

Home District/Group:Kiewit Energy District

Department:Field Operations

Market:OGC

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

As a Construction Manager, you will be responsible for job site management and oversee the engineering, constructability, procurement, administrative, and technical aspects of Oil, Gas, & Chemical construction projects.

Kiewit’s mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations. Whether we are building hospitals to support the community, boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy or building bridges 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 Energy was established to better serve the diverse and expanding energy market. Kiewit Energy provides cohesive engineering, procurement and construction services to the oil, gas, refining, chemicals, petrochemicals, biofuels, and other process industries. Early Contract Involvement presence offering clients long-term relationships, providing integrated schedules, realistic construction estimates, and construction driven execution planning.

Location

This position will have home location based in Houston, TX with extensive travel requirements leading large OGC projects. 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

• 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.
• Manage and oversee the output from the engineering, constructability, procurement, construction and commissioning teams from detail design through commission and start up.
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline) or equivalent Project Management experience.
• At least 10+ years’ related experience and/or training, specifically in the energy industry
• At least 10+ years’ experience with direct project oversight on construction related projects where the work was self-performed by your current employer at the time.
• Competent in the use of computer software applications used for project control and administration, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Outlook
• Professional Engineer License (desirable)

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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.