10 Kiewit operations leaders
A senior vice president of western operations and vice presidents of operations, EPC operations, water operations and strategy and operations hold the current roles among these Kiewit operations leaders. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Kiewit from people who have held the role.
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Adam Kucera
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Western Operations · Kiewit
Adam Kucera has been Senior Vice President - Western Operations at Kiewit since November 2018, based in the Greater Seattle Area, and the profile says Adam Kucera provides executive oversight of operations and strategic new business for Kiewit Building Group's Western Operations. Adam Kucera was Project Executive at Kiewit from 2011 to 2018 and Operations Manager there from 2008 to 2011.
Chris Frieberg
LinkedInExperience: VP Operations / Area Manager · Kiewit
Chris Frieberg has been VP Operations / Area Manager at Kiewit since January 1998, based in the Nashville area, according to the profile's only listed role. The profile headline repeats the same title, VP Operations / Area Manager, and the listing shows no other employer for Chris Frieberg.
Dan Ordos
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
Dan Ordos has been Vice President Operations at Kiewit Nuclear Solutions since January 2025, based in Spring, Texas, and also lists Area Manager - KSN Operations Support at Kiewit since 2021 and Area Manager - OGC Procurement there since 2018. Dan Ordos was Director of Business Development at Kiewit in 2010.
David Newton
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Kiewit
David Newton has been Vice President Operations at Kiewit since October 2023, a role the profile places in Houston. David Newton was Director of Operations at Kiewit from 2022 to 2023 and Operations Director at Kiewit Oil and Gas from 2022 to 2023, and was a Project Engineering Manager at Bechtel Corporation from 2007 to 2023.
Fran Petrella
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
Fran Petrella has been Vice President Operations at Kiewit Nuclear Solutions since March 2025 and Regional Manager at Kiewit since April 2024, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Fran Petrella was Senior Project Manager at Kiewit from 2023 to 2024 and Senior Project Manager at Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC from 2021 to 2023.
Maninder Rana
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of EPC Operations · Kiewit
Maninder Rana has been Vice President of EPC Operations at Kiewit since April 2022 and Area Manager there since 2019, based in Tomball, Texas, and the profile describes a history as a VP of operations in the EPC environment. Maninder Rana was EPC Project Sponsor at Kiewit from 2016 to 2019 and Project Manager at TIC The Industrial company (Kiewit Company) from 2005 to 2019.
Michael Bobinecz, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - EPC Operations · Kiewit
Michael Bobinecz has been Vice President - EPC Operations at Kiewit since October 2021, based in Dallas. Michael Bobinecz was Vice President, Project Delivery at Texas Central Partners from 2017 to 2021, Vice President, Private Sector Water Market - Power at CH2M from 2014 to 2017 and Vice President, Construction Management at BrightSource Energy from 2010 to 2014.
Rick Axthelm
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Strategy & Operations · Kiewit
Rick Axthelm has been Vice President, Strategy & Operations at Kiewit since June 2026, based in the Kansas City area. Rick Axthelm was Chief Public Affairs and Sustainability Officer at Compass Minerals from 2021 to 2025, Senior Vice President and Chief Public Affairs Officer there from 2020 to 2021, and Senior Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs in 2020.
Tony Parrack
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Water Operations · Kiewit
Tony Parrack has been Vice President, Water Operations at Kiewit since November 2019, based in Stilwell, Kansas. Tony Parrack was Engineering Project Manager at Kiewit from 2014 to 2019 and Estimate Manager at Kiewit Power Engineers from 2010 to 2013, and the profile also lists a Mechanical Engineer role at Kiewit Power Engineers from 2010.
Tyson Bundy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations · Kiewit
Tyson Bundy has been Vice President, Operations at Kiewit since December 2022, with a second Vice President, Operations listing there from May 2025 and a profile headline of VP, Operations at TIC Power, based in Riverside, Missouri. Tyson Bundy was Area Manager at Kiewit from 2022 to 2023, Project Manager there from 2019 to 2021 and Construction Director from 2017 to 2018.
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- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which project problems need your attention and which the project team should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about keeping several large jobs on track at the same time?
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