Electrical Superintendent - Kiewit Power Delivery

Requisition ID: 182799

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Delivery

Department: Field Supervision

Market: Power

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Join Kiewit as an Electrical Superintendent and take a leadership role pivotal to project success within our dynamic construction environment. In this role, you will oversee multiple teams including general foremen, foremen, and skilled craft workers, ensuring that all electrical work meets stringent industry standards and project specifications. Your expertise will guide planning, execution, scheduling, and cost management activities, promoting compliance with regulatory codes such as NEC and IEEE. This position demands a proactive leader capable of fostering strong collaborations with clients, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors, driving quality outcomes and operational excellence across fossil fuel generation projects.

At Kiewit, we are committed to building the future through innovation and dedication. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge infrastructure projects, enhancing your professional journey within a company recognized as a leading contracting organization worldwide.

District Overview

Kiewit Power Delivery is a full-service engineering and construction solutions provider, completing projects of all sizes and complexity. Across North America, our experience spans all transmission and distribution market aspects from high-voltage overhead and underground transmission to distribution design, automation design and construction capabilities. With these broad capabilities, we operate in the electric utility, renewable energy, industrial, and oil and gas markets.

Location

The position is based out of Lenexa, KS.

Responsibilities

• Providing mentorship and professional development opportunities for junior superintendents, general foremen, foremen, and field engineers to foster a high-performance team culture.

• Carefully reviewing and approving labor rates to maintain budget integrity while ensuring fair compensation for all team members.

• Supporting project management with contract administration tasks, including leading subcontractor coordination meetings to streamline communication and address issues proactively.

• Building and sustaining positive working relationships with clients and onsite staff to promote a collaborative and respectful project environment.

• Leading planning sessions and problem-solving meetings involving clients, engineers, and project stakeholders to ensure smooth operations and timely resolution of challenges.

• Contributing to monthly progress reports and cost updates to provide accurate project financial insights.

• Assisting in the review, approval, and negotiation of change orders to manage scope and schedule adjustments effectively.

• Driving the development and implementation of project completion protocols and turnover processes to guarantee successful project closeout and client satisfaction.

• Maintaining comprehensive daily records and documentation to support accurate reporting and compliance requirements.

• Ensuring timely and thorough performance evaluations for direct reports, and overseeing promotion decisions up to General Foreman roles to maintain leadership quality.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years of construction experience, with at least 3 years in a superintendent or leadership role overseeing electrical installation projects within power generation or industrial environments.

• A proactive, self-motivated individual capable of managing complex tasks with minimal supervision, demonstrating strong initiative and effective decision-making.

• Competence in quickly mastering Kiewit's policies, procedures, and software platforms essential for project management and administration.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve challenges promptly and effectively to maintain project progress and team morale.

• Outstanding organizational and communication abilities, including interpersonal skills that foster collaboration and consensus-building among diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Robust experience in leadership, safety management, negotiation, project planning, and contract administration aligned with industry best practices.

• Hands-on electrical installation expertise, ideally validated by current or previous state journeyman electrician licensure, with direct experience in power generation or industrial electrical work. A degree in electrical engineering or electrical technology from an accredited institution may be considered in lieu of extensive hands-on experience when accompanied by relevant supervisory experience.

• Thorough knowledge of NEC, IEEE, and NFPA standards governing electrical installation and safety to ensure compliance and best practices on-site.

• Familiarity with OSHA regulations and industry safety protocols, committed to fostering a safe work environment for all personnel.

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Working Conditions

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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.

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