Over the past six decades, we’ve built the Kiely Family of Companies to focus on customer success and design-build capabilities. We rely on a culture of teamwork, technological innovation and high ethical standards to deliver successful solutions to our customers.

The Kiely Family of Companies, established in 1952 by John F. Kiely Sr., contributes to something far greater than itself, as each company’s unique capabilities enhance the others, making us greater than the sum of our parts.

ENR 500 and 600 ranked for engineering and construction, KIELY serves the needs of our customers, offering a diversified list of services, such as full-service engineering, utility construction, heavy highway, hot mix asphalt production, equipment sales and leasing, recycling services, and residential and commercial building, leasing and maintenance.

Kiely serves a purpose much larger than any individual, project, or entity. We refer to our employees as team members because together we empower, partner, and advance. Our team members are an elite group of behind-the-scenes professionals who embody Kiely’s core values.

The Kiely Family of Companies is a growing and dynamic company actively seeking applications and resumes from exceptional candidates. Whether you come equipped with years of experience in the underground utility field—or you’re ready to work hard and get there—we want to hear from you.The Kiely Family of Companies serves a purpose that’s bigger than any person, project, or company. We are looking for an experienced ‘hands on” Cost Manager with 3+ years of experience in a multi-corporate construction and engineering environments. The ideal candidate will have experience with all aspects of project accounting including revenue recognition, WIP, job cost and invoicing and excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written). Complemented by best practices and change agent mindset, who applies use technology and processes effectiveness to ensure success. and is relentless in the pursuit of excellence.

The Kiely Family of Companies serves a purpose that’s bigger than any person, project, or company. We are looking for a driven hands-on Cost Engineer with 5+ years of experience in estimating and construction management. The ideal candidate will have experience with all phases of the construction lifecycle from estimating through project closeout. This role will be required to interact with all levels of the organization and will help advance the project management discipline.

Essential Job Duties:

• Support business unit leads in usage of operational and accounting systems (Sage, HCSS, etc.)
• Prepare and maintain business scorecards and other performance related reports
• Track change orders, and maintain revenue and cost tracking through project life cycle
• Assist in efforts for cost and scheduling integration during project planning
• Review design changes and field conditions for potential cost impact
• Drive feedback between project management and estimating processes by maintaining company cost metrics
• Identify and implement best practices related to cost management across business units
• Lead job closeout meetings for completed projects
• Partner with finance to ensure accurate and timely reporting of business performance; assist unit leads with monthly business reviews
• Review and analysis job cost reports, vendor invoices and timesheets to project accuracy and to locate anomalies / project challenges, share info with project managers
• Assist with / support billing requirements following contract terms and business requirement

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline required
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification preferred
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 to 5 years’ experience of estimating
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, time management and organizational skills are required
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required
• Work experience with estimating and construction management software, experience with Timberline (Sage 300) and/or Vista (Viewpoint) preferred
• Problem Solving/Analysis; ability to research and analyze various types of data
• Demonstrated strong time management, organization, and communication skills
• Fluent in Microsoft Office 365 suite, include Teams and Sharepoint
• Ability to read and interpret contracts, specifications, and CAD drawings
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Familiar with constructions contracts, change orders language (legal side or projects)