Site Manager - Industrial

Kwest Group; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kwest Group is seeking a Site Manager in Wisconsin to oversee on-site management of Industrial/Petrochemical projects. This role involves leadership, effective client communication, and resource management to ensure project success.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in construction site safety and hold a valid Class B CDL. Responsibilities include managing crew operations, ensuring safety compliance, and maintaining quality control on projects.

Qualifications

• Must pass pre-employment drug screening.
• Must work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Must have a solid working knowledge of construction site safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site management of assigned projects and crew.
• Ensure adherence to safety practices and procedures.
• Liaise with clients to ensure successful project completion.

Skills

Construction site safety knowledge

Leadership

Project management software

Heavy equipment operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License

Job description

Site Manager (Industrial/Petrochemical)

Position: Site Manager

Report to: General Superintendent

Salary range: $100,000 - $130,000

Job Description Overview

The site manager is responsible for on‑site management of an assigned Industrial/Petrochemical project and crew. The role includes providing job site leadership, liaising with clients to ensure successful project completion, managing crew resources, overseeing safety, and reporting on progress. The position is exempt status (salary).

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
• Ensure all crew members familiarize themselves with safety procedures and review operator/user manuals before operating any power tools or equipment.
• Ensure all assigned crews complete daily job reports, track production, and record crew and equipment hours via HCSS Heavy Job software on company‑provided iPads.
• Ensure all assigned crews complete SLAM books, Task Hazard Analysis Forms, daily safety briefings, and pre‑work stretching programs.
• Develop, coordinate, and execute future tasks for multiple crews to ensure project completion.
• Ensure the assigned crew members operate heavy construction equipment safely and efficiently.
• Ensure the assigned crew members install water, storm sewer, and sewer pipe and associated structures safely and efficiently.
• Ensure the assigned crew members form, pour, and finish horizontal and vertical concrete structures safely and efficiently.
• Ensure assigned crew members complete and record daily inspections on all equipment.
• Manage and direct the work of at least two assigned crew members at once.
• Liaise with clients and report on progress to staff and the public.
• Buy materials for each phase of the project.
• Monitor build costs and project progress.
• Check and prepare site reports, designs, and drawings.
• Maintain quality control checks.
• Handle day‑to‑day problem solving and address any issues that arise.
• Use specialist project‑management computer programs.
• Work on‑site in all weathers, at client businesses or in a site office.
• Travel to and from various job sites as needed, conduct interviews, and make hiring recommendations based on reasonable judgment to be given particular weight in final decisions.
• Provide promotion and/or termination recommendations for crew members to be given particular weight in final decisions.

Education and Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or trade school certificate preferred.
• Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License.
• Working knowledge of construction site safety, truck maintenance, and road safety regulations.
• Must pass a pre‑employment drug screening and any random drug screening if randomly selected.
• Must attend all mandatory safety meetings and participate in discussions with the work crew and any safety personnel on site.
• Must work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as required; the average work week may consist of five ten‑hour days, with schedule dictated by project needs.
• Must work out of town, sometimes out of state, and for lengths of time as the job requires.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit; talk or hear; and use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls.
• Regularly required to stand and walk; may occasionally stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders.
• Travel from site to site will be required.
• Work environment will normally be an active construction site; exposure to dust, noise, high heat, extreme cold, and rain is expected.
• Must perform repetitive motion and heavy lifting as described below.
• Must maintain effective audio and visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must wear all employer‑mandated personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, safety vests, and safety‑toed work boots; all PPE will be provided by the company at no cost except for safety boots.
• Must be able to hear with or without a hearing device and see at least 30 feet with or without corrective vision lenses; specific vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to differentiate and identify colors.
• Must work while wearing a respirator if necessary.
• Alternate standing and walking on uneven terrain surfaces such as hillsides, muddy and icy soils, and other working surfaces; safe negotiation of all types of surface conditions will always be required.
• Continual lifting of up to 50 lbs. for distances of 30 feet or more.
• Constant pushing and pulling of certain tools and materials will be required over a day’s work.
• Must have knowledge of occupational hazards in construction and standard safety practices; must pass the 30‑Hour OSHA training and First Aid/CPR requirements before starting work.
• Must complete and meet requirements under the physical demands of this job description through a pre‑employment physical examination.

EEO

Kwest Group maintains a non‑discrimination policy for all team members and applicants in every facet of the company’s operations. In compliance with federal and state laws, Kwest Group recruits, hires, trains, and promotes all qualified team members, in all job titles, without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, citizenship, national origin, disability, veteran status or genetic information.