Senior Utility Construction Lead: Field Execution

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is seeking a Senior Construction Manager 3 to lead field execution on complex utility and infrastructure projects in the United States.

The role oversees multiple field leaders and coordinates with project managers to deliver safe, high-quality, and cost-effective outcomes. You will drive planning, resource coordination, and performance coaching across diverse scopes, ensuring alignment with schedules, budgets, and client expectations while maintaining a

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of progressive experience in utility or infrastructure construction.
• Proven transition from field supervision to integrated project craft leadership.
• Strong understanding of project execution, craft planning, subcontractor integration, and field resource management.
• Advanced experience with project tools such as Procore, SAP, Primavera or MS Project, and field documentation systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across all assigned construction scopes, including direct oversight of CM-level personnel, superintendents, subcontractors, and internal crews.
• Own strategic daily/weekly execution deliverables and ensure task alignment with broader project targets.
• Proactively address field-level risks, roadblocks, and resource gaps to protect delivery outcomes.
• Lead project craft planning across multiple teams and scopes, ensuring optimized labor deployment and site logistics.
• Monitor crew utilization and workface planning to align with productivity and earned value targets.
• Champion safety leadership by embedding SQP expectations across crews and foremen.
• Oversee site audits, incident response, hazard mitigation, and safety stand-downs where required.
• Translate project schedule into actionable field lookaheads and milestone tracking frameworks.
• Represent construction performance in client meetings, walkthroughs, and milestone updates.
• Lead daily and weekly field coordination meetings and contribute to recovery strategies as needed.
• Build client trust through visibility, execution integrity, and clear communication.
• Provide performance coaching and mentorship to construction managers, general foremen, and other site-level leaders.
• Foster accountability, planning discipline, and skill development across the broader field delivery team.
• Ensure alignment across multiple field teams and support leadership growth in emerging talent.
• Foster a culture of planning discipline, execution accountability, and safety-first thinking.

Skills

Field leadership

Construction management

Resource management

Safety leadership

Earned value tracking

Education

Diploma or degree in construction

Tools

Procore

SAP

Primavera

MS Project

Job description

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is seeking a Senior Construction Manager 3 to lead field execution on complex utility and infrastructure projects in the United States.

The role oversees multiple field leaders and coordinates with project managers to deliver safe, high-quality, and cost-effective outcomes. You will drive planning, resource coordination, and performance coaching across diverse scopes, ensuring alignment with schedules, budgets, and client expectations while maintaining a