Civil Engineer Kiewit Power Engineering

Job description

**Requisition ID:** 176911

**Job Level:** Entry Level

**Home District/Group:** Kiewit Power Engineering

**Department:** Design Engineering

**Market:** Power

**Employment Type:** Full Time

**Position Overview**

**Kiewit Power Engineering** is seeking an Early Career Civil Engineer for our Kansas City office.

We are looking for ideal candidates to grow the Kiewit team by helping establish, maintain, and improve company standards and tools while also utilizing these standards and tools to contribute to project success.

Candidates shall be familiar with current drawing and technical tools, programs, and software with an understanding of design documentation creation and layouts.

Candidates shall be capable of exhibiting flexibility in work assignments while maintaining a growth mindset and continuing to develop in their technical and professional career.

**District Overview**

**Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc** is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets.

Our combined staff of more than 1,300 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets.

Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.

Our rapidly growing **Power district** , which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities.

We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services.

Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas:

+ Gas-fired generation
+ Power delivery
+ Environmental retrofits
+ Renewables and new technology
+ Water/wastewater

**Location**

This position is based out of our Lenexa, KS office.

**Responsibilities**

• Assist in the evaluation, selection and application of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to site development projects.
• Design for an assigned system that may include analysis, calculations, research, selection, layout, etc.

necessary to develop required design documents.
• Utilize knowledge of departmental design standards and applicable engineering codes to review prepared drawings and documents for conformance; work with civil designers to ensure quality procedures are followed.
• Plan, schedule, and analyze scope, staffing and budgeting.
• Assist in design efforts with all project personnel in all disciplines and departments ranging in moderate to large or complex projects.
• Collaborate with entry and mid-level employees for skills development; review work progress and results and provide direction as needed.
• Utilize basic civil engineering software packages and computer-aided drafting software in accordance with industry codes and standards.
• Collaborate with various discipline and subsidiary groups to provide expertise and support business needs.
• Provide recommendations and suggestions on designs as well as processes and standards.
• Work closely with Kiewit construction partners in a collaborative manner to ensure total project success.

**Qualifications**

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited four-year college or university program required
• 3.0 cumulative GPA preferred
• Engineering in Training (EIT) license preferred
• Knowledge of basic spreadsheet, database, word processing programs and basic computer operation
• Experience with computer-assisted engineering and design software, preferably AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, GeoPak and/or drainage calculation software #LI-OT1

Other Requirements:

+ Regular, reliable attendance
+ Work productively and meet deadlines timely
+ Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
+ Perform work safely and effectively.

Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
+ Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

Work overtime and weekends as required.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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Company: Kiewit

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