Senior Manager, Foundation Data Management - Kiewit Data Services

Position Overview

Kiewit is seeking a highly skilled professional and strategic Senior Data Manager to take a leadership role in our emerging Foundational Data Management services. This position will be pivotal in advancing the maturity of Kiewit’s data ecosystem and building scalable services that enable consistent, trusted, and well-governed data across all domains.

 
You will play a critical role in establishing and scaling foundational capabilities including metadata management, enterprise data cataloging, data lineage, data quality, and data governance. You will partner closely with data strategy and data architecture leadership, domain-aligned data managers, IT, and business stakeholders to design and implement a modern data management foundation that unlocks enterprise value. This role requires someone who thrives in complexity, can drive clarity and influence without authority, and can balance hands-on execution with long-term vision. We seek a leader who thrives in complexity, inspires alignment, influences without authority, and balances hands-on execution with bold, strategic vision that drives cultural change.
 

This is a high-visibility, high impact role with direct exposure to senior leadership. Ideal candidates bring a proven record of standing up or maturing foundational data service within large, complex organizations and aspire to continue growing into executive-level data leadership. This role offers a clear path for professional development, eventually evolving into a deputy position to the Data Architecture Director.
 

District Overview

At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is vast. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative. We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals from Kiewit Data Services (KDS) to be the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. KDS’ mission is to make Kiewit the premier data-driven company in our industry. Our districts rely on us to deliver the correct data of the right quality, with the right level of analysis, and to make it available to them at the right time. We are a cross-functional organization with employees who have expertise in data, technology, support and operations. Our core functions are data Quality, Governance, Enablement, Analytics and Data Science. 

Location

This position is based out of Omaha, NE or Lenexa, KS.

Responsibilities

Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and maintain a strategy for foundational data management services aligned with enterprise goals and industry best practices.
• Advise data leaders, architects, and business stakeholders on enterprise data management capabilities.
• Define, measure, and communicate progress through roadmaps and KPIs.

Core Data Management Services

• Oversee the delivery and evaluation of key foundational data services: Data Governance, Metadata Management and Cataloging, Data Lineage and Impact Analysis, Master Data Management Standards, Data Quality Monitoring and Remediation, and Foundational Data Management Principles.
• Partner with data and platform teams to design scalable services for multiple data domains.

Execution and Change Management

• Drive adoption of data governance and quality practices across teams.
• Lead pilots and proof-of-concepts for metadata management tooling and workflows.
• Translate and simplify complex concepts for adoption and business support.
• Promote data stewardship and literacy.

Collaboration and Influence

• Collaborate with foundational data management team, domain managers, business leaders, and engineering teams to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Ensure alignment between foundational services and technical implementation.
• Build coalitions and momentum across diverse teams.

People Leadership

• Mentor and oversee a small, yet rapidly growing team of data management specialists.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on execution, continuous improvement, and business impact.
   

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in data science, information systems, computer science, or related field preferred.
• 8–12 years of progressive experience in data management roles within large organizations in North America (ideally $5B+ in revenue).
• Proven success in implementing data governance, data quality, metadata, or MDM programs.
• Experience working in or closely with data architecture teams and enterprise IT.
• Strong understanding of modern data stack components (data lakes, catalogs, lineage tools, ETL pipelines, reporting and analytic technologies, etc.).
• Experience with tools like Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Atlan, or similar is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive presence.
• Adept at balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution.
• Experience in industries like construction, engineering, energy, or manufacturing is a plus.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP is advantageous. #LI-MD1