Superintendent - Heavy Civil Construction - Northwest District

Kiewit; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit in San Diego, CA seeks a qualified Superintendent with a strong background in heavy civil construction, including earthwork, utilities, roadways, and traffic control. You will oversee safety, schedules, and coordination across trades, while mentoring staff and maintaining client relations; travel across the Northwest District may be required.

The role requires reading drawings, managing cost updates, evaluating change orders, and planning turnover.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in construction with 3+ years in supervision on heavy civil projects.
• Experience in heavy civil construction setting required.
• Read and interpret drawings/plans/specifications for railroad/transit construction and maintenance.
• Willing to relocate temporarily for training or permanently as needed; valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, and engineering drawings.
• Strong leadership, initiative, and ethics with a focus on safety.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and help grow fellow Kiewit staff.
• Review and approve workforce labor rates and compositions.
• Manage contract administration and field-management meetings.
• Develop a program to maintain good client relations on site.
• Initiate and attend meetings with client for problem resolution and planning.
• Oversee monthly job cost updates and quarterly cash flow projections.
• Review, approve and negotiate change orders.
• Plan project completion and turnover.
• Maintain daily diary for record keeping.
• Ensure timely performance evaluations for direct reports.
• Recommend organizational or procedural changes where appropriate.
• Review and approve promotions up to General Foremen.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Project management

Communication

Team mentoring

Job description

Position Overview

We are currently seeking a qualified Superintendent with a strong background in construction management, specifically in heavy equipment, earthwork, utilities, traffic control, paving, and signage. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience overseeing construction projects, ensuring adherence to safety regulations, managing project timelines, and coordinating various aspects of the construction process.

District Overview

Kiewit’s Northwest District is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. We primarily perform heavy civil projects specializing in earth moving, transportation, roadways, water resources, and underground utilities. We are looking for hard working individuals with a passion for construction who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty!

Location

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.

Our Northwest District currently builds projects in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Travel is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and help to grow fellow Kiewit staff

• Review and approve the balance of Foremen, journeymen and laborer’s composite labor rates

• Manage contract administration (subcontractor/field management meeting for communication)

• Develop a program to maintain good client relations involving staff on site

• Initiate and attend supplementary and regular meeting with client for problem resolution and planning

• Oversee and approve the monthly job cost updates and quarterly cash flow projections

• Review, approve and negotiate change orders

• Develop and implement a plan for project completion and turnover

• Maintain daily diary for record keeping purposes

• Ensure that all performance evaluations and completed in a timely fashion for direct reports

• Recommend, where appropriate, organizational, policy and procedural or staff changes

• Review and approve or reject promotions up to General Foremen.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ work experience in the construction industry, with at least 3+ years in a supervisory role overseeing projects such as roads, bridges, dams, water/wastewater treatment plants etc

• Previous knowledge/experience in heavy civil construction setting required

• Advanced knowledge of various construction disciplines, union agreements and jurisdictional issues, safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, engineering drawings and other documents

• Experience with heavy equipment, earthwork, utilities, traffic control, paving and signage

• Demonstrated ability to efficiently supervise and evaluate craft performance

• A valid driver’s license

• Must be willing to relocate temporarily for training or permanently on an as-needed basis

• Must be able to read and interpret drawings, plans and specifications for railroad / transit construction and maintenance requirements

• 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

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance
• 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.

Base Compensation: $115,000/yr - $120,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 08/05/2026 -

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.

Company: Kiewit