Construction Manager – Industrial Boiler Construction

About the role

The Senior Construction Manager – Industrial Boiler Construction role is a full-time opportunity with a leading industrial construction organization specializing in heavy industrial and power generation projects. This hands-on, builder-focused role is for an experienced construction leader who thrives in high-pressure, technically challenging environments.

Responsibilities

- Lead teams on industrial boiler projects, including erection, replacement, and outage work. - Drive safety, quality, and schedule excellence. - Mentor future leaders and shape project delivery and team capability.

Requirements

- 10–20+ years of construction experience in industrial or power generation environments. - 5+ years in a Construction Manager, Superintendent, or equivalent field leadership role. - Direct handson experience with industrial boiler construction (erection, replacement, or maintenance). - Proven experience managing projects ranging from $10M–$100M+. - Experience coordinating brownfield or operating plant construction and outages under compressed schedules. - Strong technical knowledge of boiler erection sequencing, pressure-part installation, structural steel support, and heavy rigging. - Experience with welding quality coordination, temporary systems (scaffolding, supports), and high-elevation/tight-clearance work. - Expertise in work planning, labor loading, craft productivity, cost tracking, schedule development, and scope/change management. - Deep safety leadership experience, including working at height, confined space entry, hot work, heavy lifts, rigging, and energy isolation/LOTO in operating plants. - Prior experience leading union craft labor, subcontractors, and specialty trades. - Demonstrated ability to develop superintendents, field engineers, and future field leaders. - Strong client communication skills and experience presenting technical, schedule, and cost impacts professionally under pressure. - Familiarity with industrial outage operations, engineering-driven construction cultures, and technically complex high-risk environments. - Willingness to travel and work extended hours during critical project phases.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field. - Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred. - OSHA 30 certification.

Skills

- Leadership and mentorship. - Technical proficiency in industrial boiler construction. - Safety and quality assurance. - Project management. - Client communication and presentation.

Benefits

- Competitive base salary. - Bonus potential. - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage. - Retirement savings plan with company contribution. - Paid time off and holidays. - Opportunities for career growth and leadership advancement.

Pay

- $130k - $142k

Schedule

- Full-time

Company Information

- Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. - Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. - As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. - Employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. - Kelly Telecom is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.