Why Join Our Team

At W. M. Lyles Co., a subsidiary of Lyles Construction Group, we take pride in our employee and client-centric culture. Our employees and customers are at the forefront of everything we do and how we operate our business. Safety is our top priority, and we work hard to ensure everyone goes home to their loved ones each day.

We are looking for ambitious individuals to join our team, who are passionate about their performance and who will continue to execute and believe in our core values of:

1. Teamwork: We recognize our primary asset is our people. Mutual respect provides the foundation for our success.
2. Integrity: Our work is performed with high standards of service, quality, and integrity and because of this, we have had the privilege to lead some of the most innovative projects in California.
3. Commitment: We understand that lasting relationships are the lifeline of our business, so we pay personal attention to our clients by focusing on them as collaborative partners.

If you are looking for a company who will value you and provide you with great employee benefits, training and development opportunities, career growth and the opportunity to be a part of something bigger, then W. M. Lyles Co. is right for you!

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the administration and execution of assigned projects in a safe, profitable, and timely manner. Assigned projects of larger contract amounts and complexity, establishes and maintains a professional working relationship with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. Additionally, this position may be responsible to participate in business development, estimating, bidding, and contract negotiation phases of the projects assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties and other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Manages the project team to include project procurement, administration, and daily team operations.
2. Ensures assigned projects are completed on time, under budget and at a profit on a timely and effective manner.
3. Determines resources needed and defines responsibilities assigned to specific team members.
4. Provides input and supervises all pre-construction services such as purchase orders, subcontracts, schedules, job cost set-up, and project pre-planning.
5. Serves as a liaison to initiate contact between clients, estimators, on-site superintendents, or others to facilitate construction activities and maintain a high degree of customer satisfaction.
6. Participates in project coordination meetings.
7. Establishes project objectives, policies, and procedures within contract guidelines.
8. Ensures all project documentation is completed in a timely manner and maintained in the appropriate master project files.
9. Dedicated to achieving a “Zero Accident Culture” by developing and implementing site safety protocols and adherence to OSHA safety standards.
10. Works with project Superintendent to obtain resources required to properly staff construction project.
11. Reviews change orders for accuracy.
12. Adheres to insurance, labor relations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), risk management, and quality control programs and protocols.
13. Ensures project site and company assets are secure. Maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times.
14. Directs and ensures timely completion of project close-out activities.
15. Supervises small projects and provides supervisory assistance with large projects.
16. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
17. Trains employees, plans, assigns, and directs work, appraises performance, encourages, and disciplines employees, addresses complaints, and resolves problems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Education/Experience/Skills

1. Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, related field or equivalent experience.
2. 3 to 5 years of project engineer experience in the field of water and wastewater treatment, water conveyance, sewers and sewer rehabilitation.
3. Experience managing vendor relationships and understanding standard practices in the design and construction industry, including knowledge of the design build process and associated documents and contracts.
4. Knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, and engineering principals and techniques, as well as accounting principles.
5. Knowledge of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerance.
6. Strong computer skills and familiarization with software programs for job costing, scheduling and estimating.
7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

1. A valid California Driver’s License
2. Licensed Professional Engineer (preferred)

Competencies

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Effective Communication
2. Results Oriented
3. Collaboration
4. Presentation Skills
5. Initiative
6. Thoroughness
7. Business Acumen
8. Conflict Management
9. Personal Integrity

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Office - The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Site - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

The Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters if you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email HumanResources@lylessc.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail HumanResources@lylessc.com or call toll-free 559-441-1900.

This email and phone number is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

The Company will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to the Company, including via mailing address, fax machine, email, or directly to employees, will be considered the property of the Company. The Company will not pay any fee for placements resulting from unsolicited resumes. The Company will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

Agencies must receive advance written approval from the Company’s recruiting representative before submitting resumes, and only in conjunction with a valid, fully executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. The Company will not pay fees to any Agency without such an agreement in place. Agency agreements must be in writing and signed by the Human Resources Representative or their designee; no other Company employee is authorized to enter into agreements regarding candidate placements on behalf of the Company. Please send any questions or concern to HumanResources@lylessc.com.