Yard Shop Foreman

Location: 

Pacific Junction, IA, US

Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; marine; water/wastewater; industrial; and mining. Kiewit had 2024 revenues of $16.8 billion and employs 31,800 staff and craft employees.

Position Summary

Kiewit Foundations Co. is a full-service geotechnical foundation contractor operating across North America. Our experience and expertise cover a wide range of specialty foundation construction for both structural and ground improvement solutions.

As a Yard/Shop Foreman, you’ll be hands-on in the field overseeing yard laydown and storage, truck unloading and loading, tooling inspections, daily shop operations, supervise fabrication personnel, and ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and to quality standards. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, hands-on fabrication experience, knowledge of deep foundations, the ability to manage workflow, production schedules, and team performance. You’ll work alongside your team to keep jobs moving, solve problems in real time, and deliver high-quality results. You’ll take ownership in the field, build your leadership skills, and play a key role in delivering high-quality projects.

Experience Level

Lead

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of fabrication, construction or welding experience preferred
  • May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
  • Previous supervisory or foreman experience strongly preferred
  • Strong knowledge of deep foundations, construction, and shop equipment
  • Ability to read blueprints and technical drawings
  • Experience with SMAW (Stick), GMAW (Mig) welding preferred
  • Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
  • Forklift and overhead crane experience a plus
  • Knowledge of how to accurately read a measuring tape
  • OSHA/safety knowledge preferred

Requirements

  • The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
  • Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
  • Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
  • May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
  • Regular, reliable attendance
  • Expected to lead, participate and engage in safety discussions
  • Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
  • Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
  • May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
  • Must have required tools
  • May require U.S. Driver License
  • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
  • Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.


 

Few contractors can build what Kiewit builds, the way Kiewit builds it. We only hire the best — and our family mentality will drive you to continue to be the best.

There’s no limit to what you’ll work on at Kiewit. With contracts in different markets and geographic areas, Kiewit careers offer opportunities to tackle new challenges all the time. Whether you’re building a facility that can turn water into power or a safer transportation network, you’re bound to make an impact in new and exciting ways.

 


Nearest Major Market: Omaha
Nearest Secondary Market: Council Bluffs