Construction Manager - Telecommunications & Transmission

Requisition ID: 183173

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Ganotec District

Department: Field Operations

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit is seeking an experienced construction professional to support the pursuit, planning, and delivery of telecommunications, transmission, and critical communications infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will work across proposal development, estimating, procurement, execution planning, and construction to establish practical cost and schedule strategies.

We welcome candidates with a background in construction management, project planning, or estimating. The successful candidate will take the lead in their area of greatest strength while working closely across all three functions.

District Overview

Ganotec is a full service, heavy industrial contractor serving the industrial sector across Canada. Ganotec typically self performs all major disciplines including, civil, structural steel erection, heavy mechanical equipment installation, process piping and electrical / instrumentation and controls. We conduct our business through a variety of commercial contract styles including full turnkey, EPC, design build, T&M and conventional discipline packages. We have always been a strong proponent of “partnering”, working in collaboration with owners, major equipment suppliers and engineers at the early stages of the project development phase to allow for a more cost-effective execution strategy for the project. Ganotec continues to position itself towards the future, constantly seeking growth opportunities yet never losing sight of what has made the company so successful

Location

Travel or relocation to project sites throughout Canada may be required, depending on assignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support construction planning and estimate development for towers, equipment shelters, fiber and copper cabling, pathways, grounding, power interfaces, equipment rooms, testing, and commissioning support.
• Translate engineering, vendor, and client requirements into construction methods, schedule logic, quantity-based estimates, work packages, and procurement strategies.
• Lead or support constructability reviews, execution planning, work packaging, procurement sequencing, logistics, and field mobilization planning.
• Develop or validate project schedules, quantity-based work plans, manpower forecasts, productivity assumptions, and progress measurement methods.
• Prepare or review estimates, including scope definition, quantity takeoffs, labour and equipment assumptions, subcontract packages, indirect costs, risk allowances, and basis-of-estimate documentation.
• Coordinate with client, subcontractors, vendors, and field teams to align cost, schedule, and execution requirements.
• Identify scope gaps, technical interfaces, constructability constraints, schedule risks, and cost exposure, and recommend practical mitigation measures.
• Support bid reviews, estimate reconciliation, schedule reviews, risk workshops, change evaluation, forecasting, and project performance reporting.
• Participate in client, vendor, and internal coordination meetings and clearly communicate construction, planning, and estimating recommendations.
• Support commissioning, turnover, closeout, lessons learned, and the transfer of estimate and schedule assumptions into project execution controls.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Construction Manager, Senior Project Planner, Senior Estimator, or equivalent on telecommunications, transmission, critical communications, industrial, defence, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience with communication towers, equipment shelters, antenna systems, microwave or radio systems, fiber networks, structured cabling, power interfaces, grounding, system integration, testing, or commissioning is strongly preferred.
• Experience with mini-data center environments, including equipment rooms, racks, cooling, power distribution, backup power, connectivity, security, commissioning, or turnover, is considered an asset.
• Strong understanding of constructability, sequencing, productivity, field coordination, procurement, subcontracting, cost control, schedule control, and execution risk management.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, vendor information, installation requirements, contracts, and construction work packages.
• Proficiency with industry-standard estimating, scheduling, and project controls tools is considered an asset.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with clients, engineering teams, field leadership, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Government of Canada Security Clearance. Existing Secret clearance is considered an asset.

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Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary
• Openings are to fill both existing vacancies and newly created positions

Base Compensation: $130,000/yr - $180,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.