Grading Foreman - South Central District

Position Overview

As a Grading Foreman, you play a critical role in advancing strategic infrastructure initiatives across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. These projects support the development of AI data centers, enhance energy reliability, and strengthen community resilience. Working in close coordination with both the Infrastructure and Power groups, your responsibilities include overseeing site preparation, grading operations, and ensuring that foundational work aligns with utility infrastructure requirements.

Your expertise directly contributes to the success of high-impact efforts such as expanding data center capacity, reinforcing flood protection systems, enabling large-scale energy delivery and supporting community-focused infrastructure. Through precise execution and collaboration, you help lay the groundwork for future-ready infrastructure across the South-Central region.

District Overview

Kiewit’s Central District is one of our largest infrastructure districts specializing in heavy civil, structural concrete/bridge, water/wastewater, and transportation projects. We self-perform work such as mass grading, drainage, paving, utility and more - so be ready to get your hands dirty! While headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the majority of our work is concentrated in the Central and South-Central regions of the United States. We are looking for people committed to the construction industry rather than design.

Location

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

•    Direct supervisor grading crew
•    Display mathematical ability to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages
•    Read, understand and enforce company policies and procedures.
•    Plan and execute the assigned work in accordance with those policies and procedures
•    Read, understand and produce work from blueprints and drawings
•    Objectively analyze the work of coworkers and subordinates and effectively communicate improvement objectives.  Initiate disciplinary measures when appropriate
•    Identify areas of improvement and cost-savings and communicate to superintendents
•    Listen to directions and suggestions from employees and management regarding safe and proper work practices  
•    Take necessary corrective action to eliminate or minimize safety hazards
•    Understand and respond to all safety hazards, manage work crews safely
•    Produce quality work meeting company and industry standards
•    Must be able to perform general tasks and required skills such as lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling motions as identified for the position

Qualifications

•    Ten years of experience in construction is preferred, preferably civil infrastructure-related projects
•    Previous experience working as a Grading Foreman
•    Experience leading a crew and skills in trade or craft
•    Must understand verbal and written instructions and safety rules and be able to read safety signs and warnings
•    Knowledgeable in the areas of dirt work, including excavation, grade work, surveying and final excavating work
•    Must be capable of reading and producing work from blueprints and drawings
•    Knowledge of operating various craft tools
•    Knowledge of equipment rigging is essential, and all types of heavy equipment for dirt and site projects

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Working Conditions

•    Must be able to perform general tasks and required skills such as lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling motions as identified for the position.