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Provides overall administrative and technical direction for construction operations, in general construction, asphalt, concrete, or bridge disciplines; maintaining the highest levels of safety and meeting or exceeding company and customer quality standards.

Essential Functions

• Supervision Given: Directly supervises Project Managers, Superintendents, Project Superintendents; provides indirect supervision to field employees
• Oversees multiple construction projects to meet design, budget and scheduling specifications
• Plans and directs personnel on assigned projects, directly or indirectly
• Collaborates with the equipment manager and others for effective equipment utilization
• Interfaces with client representatives Interfaces with customers, suppliers, vendors, union officials
• Authorizes and approves project personnel transactions, purchase requisitions, field design change requests
• Facilitates collaboration between Estimating, Project Control, scheduling and other internal departments to keep project on track
• Provides strategic and technical direction as needed
• Manages financials
• Assists with development of bids
• Develops, monitors, and reports on operating costs within functional areas.
• Makes recommendations and implements solutions to problems related to same
• Develops employees
• Coaches and mentors field staff
• Supports direct reports developmental activities
• Ensures direct reports meet personal and professional developmental goals
• Motivates employees and work groups to achieve productivity, performance, safety and quality goals
• Communicates effectively
• Represents company as project/company spokesperson
• Shares information about project status with senior management; makes presentations to small and large groups
• Collaborates with project control, estimating, scheduling and equipment to keep project on schedule
• Facilitates collaboration among work groups
• Resolves conflicts and labor relations issues; understands contract agreements about scheduling and assigning work
• Promotes and maintains safe work environment.
• Exhibits safe work behaviors; evaluates work area for hazards; eliminates or controls hazards
• Wears all prescribed PPE
• Ensures subordinate employees are following safety policies and exhibiting safe behaviors

• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

Education Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Technology or other related field; OR equivalent work experience or

Experience Qualifications

• Required 10+ years Experience in a construction management position in heavy highway industry
• Preferred Experience in heavy highway construction

Skills and Abilities

• Accountability
• Communication
• Decision Making/Decision Quality
• Ethics/Integrity
• Instills Trust
• Developing Others
• Drives Results
• Resourcefulness

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Drivers License required

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Regular exposure to job sites; outdoor conditions that include inclement weather, precipitation, heat, humidity, dust, asphalt and/or concrete, dirt, noise, including horns, mechanical equipment, heavy equipment, jackhammers, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes and airborne particles
• Indoor work environment includes normal office environment, private or semi-private, including computer equipment, phones, mobile phones and tablets
• Sitting at a desk, using a computer keyboard, and looking at a screen for hours at a time; reading paperwork or job specs
• Uses good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi-limb coordination, with the ability to quickly move arms and legs to visit job sites
• Possess excellent stamina to work between 8-12 hours per day
• Travel is primarily local during business day; some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required.

About Milestone Contractors

Milestone Contractors is a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis. Milestone Contractors is a fully integrated heavy construction company specializing in highway, bridge, asphalt and concrete paving and site development. Over its 30-year history, Milestone has built a reputation for prioritizing safety, quality, people and innovation. Milestone Contractors is a part of The Heritage Group's family of companies. Learn more at