Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.  

Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team and manage your own commercial elevator construction projects as our Construction Project Manager for KONE in the Kansas City area? 

• Do you have the spirit to collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders surrounding assigned projects?  

• Are you passionate about ensuring safety on your worksites and prepared to audit compliance? 

• Do you utilize a variety of tools to ensure that the scope of the project is being timelines, such as Microsoft Project or SAP? 

• Is your eye keen on picking up risks/opportunities through outlets such as contracts, on sites, etc.? 

• Do you have a sound financial acumen, such as managing cash flow of budget and forecasting? 

 
If you answered a resounding YES to these questions, then we have an amazing opportunity for you!  

As our Construction Project Manager, you will own a variety of action items including, but not limited to, maintaining/updating the agreed upon schedule, status of project resources (including material, labor, etc.), and procurement related responsibilities (such as subcontracts and vendors). You would ensure quality is addressed throughout the project life cycle through metrics and acting on punch-list items.  

You will bring 2+ years of relevant construction project management expertise to our KONE family and an appetite for learning an exciting and new field. You will use the knowledge gained when obtaining your bachelor’s degree or 10+ years of relevant working experience.  

We have the courage to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe diversity drives innovation: 

• We value your authentic self 

• Diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded in our strategy and values 

• Collaborative, creative and supportive work environment 

• Passionate about safety, quality and innovation