Kiewit
Kiewit·3 days ago

Sr program manager

Apply now

Location

onsite, LaVista, NE, United States

Commitment

Full Time

Level

Senior (5+ years)

Required skills

Program managementStrategic planningCross-functional leadershipStakeholder managementChange managementBudget managementVendor managementAgile deliveryProduct managementRisk managementCommunication skillsExecutive presenceResource planningDependency managementData analysis

Job Description

Position Overview

The position is responsible for leading strategic technology programs from planning through delivery across Kiewit business functions. This role ensures program outcomes, roadmaps, and delivery plans support the company's overall strategy and measurable business goals. This position will coordinate teams across Kiewit Technology Group and external stakeholders. The role requires a strategic mindset, executive-level relationship and communication skills, strong delivery discipline, and demonstrated leadership behaviors. The ability to effectively communicate and operate in a dynamic, matrixed environment is key. This position is responsible for leading cross-functional program teams, aligning stakeholders, managing dependencies, and driving execution across product, business, and technology groups.

District Overview

Kiewit Technology Group builds solutions to enable and support our company's expansive operations. Our mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team utilizes systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit's business and the project lifecycle to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field. We give our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions.

Location

This is a full time in office role located on our LaVista, NE campus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead program planning and execution with business stakeholders and technology teams to align priorities, timelines, and outcomes with strategic objectives.
  • Provide leadership to cross-functional teams, enabling success in a dynamic and evolving technology environment.
  • Develop and maintain integrated program plans, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and decision logs.
  • Communicate program status, progress, risks, decisions, and changes to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Establish and communicate the vision and execution strategy for assigned programs.
  • Oversee program roadmaps and delivery plans, ensuring alignment with business and technology strategies.
  • Engage stakeholders to understand priorities, gather feedback, drive adoption, and measure value realization.
  • Coordinate business, product, and technology workstreams to ensure resources and delivery approaches support program objectives.
  • Collaborate across technology teams to manage dependencies, align efforts, and improve delivery effectiveness.
  • Advocate for business needs by representing stakeholder priorities to technology teams.
  • Partner with vendors, external partners, and internal teams to remove obstacles and maintain program momentum.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Information Technology, product delivery, or program management.
  • Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional programs with the ability to align stakeholders, manage dependencies, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
  • Strong executive presence with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead change, create urgency, and guide teams through ambiguity.
  • Experience working effectively across all levels of a matrixed organization.
  • Self-motivated and accountable, with a track record of delivering results and following through on commitments.
  • Strong relationship-building and influencing skills across business and technology teams.
  • Ability to drive alignment and decision-making among stakeholders with competing priorities.
  • Experience with budget management, forecasting, resource planning, or program financials preferred.
  • Experience with vendor management, contract negotiation, Agile delivery, product management, or change management is a plus.

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Ready to join the team?

Apply now