Senior Crane Operations Lead—Lift Planning & Safety

Kiewit; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Wellness programs

Life insurance

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit Equipment Services is seeking a Crane Manager to lead crane operations, maintenance readiness, lift planning support, and compliance across active projects. You will ensure cranes are selected, mobilized, inspected, maintained, and operated per procedures, aligning with project needs and schedules.

You will collaborate with project leadership, equipment teams, safety, and vendors, traveling as required to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective crane support across locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in crane operations, heavy construction equipment management, lift planning, equipment maintenance, or a related field; heavy crane experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of crane safety, lift planning, crane setup, inspections, rigging, signaling, operator qualifications, maintenance requirements, and field execution risks.
• Ability to lead, coach, and communicate effectively with project management, equipment teams, safety personnel, field supervision, craft, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Experience using equipment management systems, maintenance tracking tools, inspection records, scheduling tools, and related technology.
• Strong organizational, planning, follow-up, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Willingness to travel within the U.S. and internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead crane operations support for assigned projects, including crane selection, mobilization, utilization, demobilization, maintenance readiness, and operational planning.
• Partner with project teams to support lift planning, site-specific crane management plans, crane coordination meetings, crane move planning, overlap/collision avoidance planning, critical lift review processes, and training.
• Verify crane inspections, documentation, certifications, operator authorization, rigger and signal person qualifications, and required records are current and properly maintained.
• Provide field leadership for safe crane setup, maintenance, repair coordination, daily readiness, equipment reliability, and compliance with company crane and rigging procedures.
• Coordinate with equipment, safety, operations, engineering, vendors, subcontractors, and Crane Services to resolve crane-related risks, technical issues, downtime concerns, and resource needs.
• Use company systems to track equipment status, maintenance history, utilization, inspections, work orders, costs, and readiness for project execution.

Skills

Crane operations

Lift planning

Leadership

Communication

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Tools

Equipment management systems

Maintenance tracking tools

Inspection records software

Job description

Kiewit Equipment Services is seeking a Crane Manager to lead crane operations, maintenance readiness, lift planning support, and compliance across active projects. You will ensure cranes are selected, mobilized, inspected, maintained, and operated per procedures, aligning with project needs and schedules.

You will collaborate with project leadership, equipment teams, safety, and vendors, traveling as required to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective crane support across locations.