Commissioning Superintendent - Water Construction

Position Overview

As a Commissioning Manager/Superintendent for Kiewit, you will play a significant part in the supervision and coordination of all activities associated with the startup and commissioning functions of our Portland Water Construction projects including safety, pre-commissioning, check-out and testing, and more. 

District Overview

Kiewit’s Northern California District is one of Kiewit’s leading infrastructure districts specializing in various types of work in the heavy civil, power, transportation, and water resource markets. Although most of our work is regionally based in Northern California, we also pursue various projects across the west coast. Our Northern California district has been extremely successful and have over $600 million dollars of work and plan to grow this region by $200 million in 2022. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about infrastructure and committed to the construction industry and seek a long-term career.  

Location

This role will be based in Portland, Oregon. We have a few project sites the successful candidate will travel to within the region. 

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the SU business plans and project plans are developed for commissioning activities.
• Oversee all required SU activities related to each craft during the precommissioning.
• Oversee and direct SU operations personnel during the commissioning phase.
• Oversee and direct performance testing activities during the SU phase.
• Review commissioning package scope definition.
• Review & implements SU staffing plan.
• Maintain and update commissioning schedule.
• Execute turnover plan with construction.
• Manage and oversee the commissioning budget.
• Ensure all SU personnel are site-specific trained.
• Attend daily/weekly and monthly construction and project meetings.
• Help to prioritize Punch List items (by system).
• Oversight of Sub-contractor services as needed.
• Approves spare part orders.
• Management of all commissioning records including accurate Red-Line/As-Built drawings.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of experience in a similar role, ideally in water construction
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand various processes regarding Kiewit’s policies, procedures, and software programs. 
• Ability to identify and resolve any problems that may arise. 
• Excellent organizational, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong experience in Leadership, safety, negotiations, planning, and contract administration.
• Manage OEM-Technical Field Advisor (TFA) support when applicable.
• Ensure “Job Hazard Analysis” (JHA) is prepared.
• Reviews, approves and directs daily operational plan during hot commissioning including pre-start requirements.
• Ability to identify and resolve any problems that may arise. 
• Prepare action plans to address gaps in commissioning schedule/plan.
• Track, review, & approve-of all Startup Lessons Learned, Condition Reports & Best Practices.