Careers

• Minimum of 3 industry professional references.
• OSHA 10- and 30-hour construction safety preferred.
• Industrial construction experience preferred.
• Effective time management, logical decision-making and problem solving skills to meet all specified deadlines.
• Specialized experience in food, ag, manufacturing and industrial construction is a plus.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and construction equipment involved in construction processes and available in the industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Good client management and relationship-building skill sets.
• Safely navigate operating industrial and manufacturing facilities presenting various physical demands and hazard exposures on working surfaces including ladders, platforms, access ways and rough terrain.
• Working knowledge of basic computer programs like Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook and online collaboration tools.
• Experience working in industrial environments and knowledge of materials, methods, tools and construction equipment involved in construction/industrial processes.
• Capacity to handle pressures and demands of long hours and multiple assignments during peak proposal, preconstruction, construction and start-up periods.
• Read and interpret precision technical plans, specifications, blueprints, drawings and design models.

Field Employee Demands

• Capacity to handle pressures and demands of long hours and multiple assignments during peak proposal, construction and start-up periods.
• Frequent visits into operating industrial process and manufacturing facilities presenting various physical demands and hazard exposures. 
• Physical fitness to safely navigate construction site conditions and working surfaces including ladders, platforms, access ways and rough terrain.
• Recurrent daily activities: standing, climbing, walking or other means of maneuvering, lifting 50 pounds or more, pulling and/or pushing, carrying, grasping, stooping and crouching, and crawling under or around large industrial equipment.  
• Ability to recognize hazardous conditions, warnings and/or alarms in order to protect the safety of the individual and co-workers on site.

PROTECT PEOPLE – Safety comes first in everything we do.  

• Complying with all safety measures outlined by the Company for all work processes, becoming fully trained with constant ongoing training as required.
• Protect the safety of everyone on site and recognize hazardous conditions, warnings and/or alarms. 
• Safely navigate construction site conditions and working surfaces including ladders, platforms, access ways and rough terrain. 

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS – Our focus on good communication creates opportunities to solve problems.

• Professionally represent Keen with a high level of ethics and maintain discretion, honesty and integrity within the industry and through serving customers, design partners, suppliers and industry contacts and by participating in associations and professional organizations.  
• Make responsible decisions, prioritize, communicate effectively, and meet deadlines with consistent job performance.
• Focus on providing exceptional customer service at all times.
• Recognize hazardous conditions, warnings and alarms in order to protect the safety of all job workers onsite and ensure that these are integrated into the process.
• Learn and understand how customer’s business is run to develop the best possible solution for their construction needs.

FOCUS ON END GOALS – We ensure your business plan drives our project plan.

• Solve problems using data-driven metrics and lean processes, and deliver outcomes in a creative, results-driven environment.
• Learn and understand how customer’s business is run to develop the best possible solution for their construction needs.
• Focus on owner’s end goals while having fun and taking pride in the work completed.
• Make decisions in the best interest of our customers and our teams.
• Take advice and constructive criticism, as well as offer it.
• Other responsibilities and duties, as needed.

DRIVE INNOVATION – As your vision changes, so do we.

• Handle pressures and demands of long hours and multiple assignments during peak proposal, construction and start-up periods.
• Consult with management on an ongoing basis to maintain strategic link to business needs.
• Productively work in teams or individually, in a trust-based environment.
• Engage in brainstorming and idea generation exercises. Conceptualize new designs. Identify and offer solutions to problems.
• Professionally represent Keen within the industry and through serving customers, design partners, suppliers and industry contacts.
• Willingness to learn and follow company processes are a must.

We take pride in empowering people to build great things, which is why we train our people to become highly skilled millwrights. The apprenticeship program is a great way to receive an education while you earn a living. Tuition reimbursement is available, and Keen is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

Our program is a four-level commitment with 8,000 OJT (on-the-job training) hours and 144 classroom hours per level. Upon successful completion of the program, apprentices will receive a nationally recognized and accredited NCCER training card.

The Merit Shop Millwright Apprenticeship program is the first and only of its kind in the state of Iowa. Our course offers OSHA and third-party safety training, Keen Welding Certification, and a 30-hour OSHA safety course. Our Millwright Apprenticeship Training Program is based upon the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Millwright curriculum and is supported by Associated Building Contractors (ABC) of Iowa and are certified by The Department of Labor.

Gold Medal Winners

Keen has participated in the National Craft Championship over the last four years, achieving three gold medals. Preparing for this event challenges Keen and employee participants to know their trade both in the classroom and in the field. Competitors are tested on a written trade exam followed by a field building exercise. We are proud of our three gold medal winners.

If you are interested in taking the next steps to advance your career, apply today.

Keen recognizes that military veterans possess outstanding leadership and technical skills that make them an asset to any organization. We appreciate the sacrifice you have given for us and our country and are interested in utilizing your unique skill set here at Keen Project Solutions.  We encourage military veterans to review our open positions listed and apply if interested.

Keen Project Solutions LLC is deeply committed to and invests in our Safety Program to benefit our customers’ and employees’ safety.  Safety comes first in everything we do — having a comprehensive approach to safety is just good business. As an industrial contractor, we work in high-risk environments and must be good safety stewards every day as we interact with and perform work throughout our customer’s facilities.  Our approach to safety is not something we take casually nor can we let down at any point as conditions and processes are continually changing. Our team makes a point to revisit our safety plans, the hazards and the precautions we are taking to safely execute work on a routine basis.

At Keen, we are deeply committed to and invested in our customer’s and employee’s safety. Safety plans and reviews are a part of our daily work. We start with new employee safety orientations for all new hires. These orientations include calling attention to high-risk activities, promoting our philosophy, and our safety policies and procedures, to underscore safety expectations of employees and all personnel on our projects. All employees are provided with their own personal safety materials.

Keen Project Solutions a growing design-Build, general contractor based out of Ankeny, IA works throughout the Midwest serving the ag, industrial and commercial construction markets. Safety comes first in everything we do. We provide customers quality services and expertise.

One of the most important elements of teamwork is respect and productive communication. Our industry and the industries we serve are full of risks and demands, so getting things done can be challenging. At Keen Project Solutions staying true to our vision, focusing on the customer’s end goals and having fun while getting work done are central to our philosophy.  We are engineering and construction professionals who take pride in empowering people to build great things. 

Keen Project Solutions invites college students pursuing degrees in construction, construction management, engineering, or related fields to consider applying for an internship with the company. Part-time Spring and full-time Summer internships may be available.