[Hiring] Site Manager @Kwest Group

Role Description

The site manager position is responsible for on-site management of an assigned Industrial/Petrochemical project and crew. The site manager will be responsible for providing jobsite leadership to a crew and liaising with the clients to ensure the successful completion of the project. They will receive an iPad, laptop, and a cell phone and receive a company vehicle allowance. The site manager position is an exempt status (salary).

Salary range: $100,000 - $130,000

Responsibilities

• Ensures adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
• Ensures all crew members familiarize themselves with safety procedures and perform thorough reviews of the operator/user manuals prior to operating any power tools or equipment.
• Ensures all assigned crews complete daily job reports, tracking production, tracking/reporting crew hours and equipment hours via HCSS Heavy Job software on company provided iPads.
• Ensures all assigned crews complete SLAM books, Task Hazard Analysis Forms, daily safety briefing, and pre-work stretching program.
• Develops, coordinates, and executes future tasks for multiple crews to ensure project completion.
• Ensures the assigned crew members are operating heavy construction equipment safely and efficiently.
• Ensures the assigned crew members can install water, storm sewer, and sewer pipe and associated structures safely and efficiently.
• Ensures the assigned crew members can form, pour, and finish horizontal and vertical concrete structures safely and efficiently.
• Ensures assigned crew members complete and record daily inspections on all equipment.
• Manages and directs the work of at least two assigned crew members at once.
• Liaising with clients and reporting on progress to staff and the public.
• Buying materials for each phase of the project.
• Monitoring build costs and project progress.
• Checking and preparing site reports, designs, and drawings.
• Maintaining quality control checks.
• Day to day problem solving and dealing with any issues that arise.
• Using specialist project management computer programs.
• Working on-site in all weathers, at clients’ businesses or in a site office.
• Travels to and from various job sites as needed.
• Conduct interviews and make hiring recommendations based on reasonable judgement to be given particular weight in final decisions.
• Provides promotion and/or termination recommendations for crew members to be given particular weight in final decisions.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma, GED, or trade school certificate is preferred.
• Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License.
• Clean driving record.
• Working knowledge of construction site safety, truck maintenance, and road safety regulations.
• Will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening, and if offered a position, any random drug screening if randomly selected.
• Must attend all mandatory safety meetings and participate in discussions with the work crew and any safety personnel on site.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule averaging 45–60 hours per week, typically five 10-hour days, including evenings and weekends as project needs require; travel for extended periods to out-of-town and out-of-state job sites is also required.
• Must be able to work out of town, sometimes out of state, and for lengths of time, such as the job would dictate.

Requirements

• Frequently required to sit; talk or hear; and use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls.
• Regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the team member may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders.
• Travel from site to site will be required.
• Work environment will normally be an active construction site. Exposure to dust, noise, high heat, extreme cold, and rain should be expected.
• Team member must be physically able to perform repetitive motion and heavy lifting.
• Must be able to maintain effective audio and visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must wear all employer-mandated personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, safety vests, and safety-toed work boots.
• Must be able to hear with or without the use of a hearing device and clearly see at least 30 feet with or without the use of corrective vision lens.
• The team member must be able to differentiate and/or identify colors.
• Must be able to work while wearing a respirator if necessary.
• Alternate standing and walking on uneven terrain surfaces, such as hillsides, muddy and icy soils, and other working surfaces.
• Continual lifting of up to 50 lbs. for distances of 30 feet or more.
• Constant pushing and pulling of certain tools and materials will be required over a day’s work.
• Must have knowledge of occupational hazards in construction field and standard safety practices.
• Must be able to pass the 30 Hour OSHA testing and First Aid/CPR requirements before starting work.
• Must complete and meet requirements under the physical demands of this job description through a pre-employment physical examination.

Company Description

At Kwest Group, we are driven by a clear mission: to lead the civil construction industry through an unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and customer service. As a 100% employee-owned company (ESOP), we empower our team members to take ownership of every project, fostering innovation and excellence from concept to completion.

Founded in 2003, Kwest Group has grown from its roots in Port Clinton, Ohio, to become a trusted partner across the United States and the Caribbean.

• Core Values: Safety, Quality, and Customer Service.
• Core Focus: Enriching the lives of our team members by fostering strategic growth and profitability.
• Our Niche: Excelling in performing complex civil construction projects safely.
• Target Market: Energy, industrial, public, federal, and rail clients across the United States.
• Four Uniques: Safety Priority, Agile Team, Collaborative Construction Services, Team Integrity Focus.