Project Sponsor - Oil, Gas, & Chemical

Position Overview

As an Project Operations Sponsor, you will work with various Project Management team members from different projects to manage the overall performance for commercial construction projects and have direct client relations responsibility. You will also provide oversight of the estimation and complete project management of multiple project teams.

Our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations. Whether we’re boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy or building bridges that connect communities, we depend on our passionate, skilled, and safety-obsessed construction professionals to get it done right. You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities and the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up. There’s a reason Kiewit attracts the best: we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find anywhere else.

District Overview

Kiewit Energy US, Inc is a full-service EPC firm serving oil, gas, and chemical markets. Our combined staff of engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering, Construction, and Commissioning disciplines to serve the LNG, midstream, refining, and petrochemical markets. Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.
Our rapidly growing oil, gas and chemical team, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPCC delivery model for dynamic process facilities. 

Location

This position will be based at our Energy Corridor office with extensive travel responsibilities for projects. 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.

Responsibilities

•    Leads all aspects of Kiewit’s safety culture and a commitment to Nobody Gets Hurt.
•    Assists and supports Executive leadership with strategy development and business initiatives within the organization.
•    Provides oversight and senior management for multiple construction teams through the preconstruction and construction process. 
•    Provide Strategic plans for new business opportunities and fosters new client relationships.
•    Serves as the primary client relationship manager, who builds long-term relationships with new and existing clients to generate new business opportunities.
•    Oversight and Collaboration during the Preconstruction, Estimating, and proposal development process for new and existing business opportunities. 
•    Leads Contract negotiations, solutions and development 
•    Involvement in the community and industry as an influential leader through participation in organizations and memberships. 
•    Senior Management responsibility for the project performance: financial, schedule, client relations.
•    Ensures that staffing resources are sufficient on projects and assists in employee development, recruiting, retention, 

Qualifications

•    Ability to travel and relocate as needed
•    15+ years’ experience in the commercial construction market
•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Construction Management; Business, OR similar type experience in a related position that provides knowledge and experience required for this position
•    Prior experience serving as Project Manager, Design Manager, Director of Estimating, or Project Director of construction teams, where responsibilities include construction, engineering, estimating, contracts management, and client relations
•    Knowledge of commercial construction standards including scheduling, contracts, coordinating and managing all disciplines and subcontractors
•    Excellent communication and leadership skills
•    Competent in the use of computer software applications used for project control and administration, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Outlook
•    Staff Management
•    Project Management
•    Business Process Management
•    Business Administration
•    Public Speaking and Presentations

Other common names for this role: Project Director, Sponsor, Senior Project Manager