Civil Estimator - Industrial

Kiewit; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical, dental and vision

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit Corporation is seeking a Civil Estimator to lead the CTO process, review engineering deliverables, and develop comprehensive cost estimates for industrial facilities. You will work with engineering and construction teams across design-bid-build, design-build, and EPC methods, coordinating weekly with field teams to ensure accurate quantity tracking and robust project controls.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, meticulous data interpretation, and applying

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent estimating experience.
• 4+ years estimating industrial EPC or large construction projects.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary projects and strong attention to detail.
• Proven collaboration across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Understand design engineering data to feed estimates and CTO.
• Develop quantity components to support schedule development and tracking.
• Review engineering deliverables to understand construction requirements.
• Collaborate across disciplines to ensure scope completeness and alignment.
• Understand execution strategies and how quantities convert to CTO elements.
• Monitor CTO queue and perform component take-offs from deliverables.
• Tag components for field execution and update cost tracking systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Team-building

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

InEight

Job description

Home District/Group:Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Market:Power

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

We are adding a Civil Estimator to our team. Primarily, you will serve as a crucial part of the Component Take-Off (CTO) process. You will lead weekly calls with the onsite construction team, review issued engineering deliverables, and ensure that Kiewit is correctly tracking the quantities that feed the project controls process. Additionally, this role will engage with ongoing estimates working with engineering and construction teams, reviewing, analyzing & interpreting contract documents (specifications, drawings, and reference information) to develop comprehensive cost estimates for various Industrial facilities.

You will be involved in assembling estimates and the CTO process with different execution methodologies (Design-bid-build, design/build, EPC). Our Industrial estimating team supports a wide variety of facility projects, and have subject matter experts that excel in estimating that want to share their knowledge and help you grow your career.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service engineering consulting and design firm serving a broad range of industrial markets. Our combined staff of more than 1,300 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve the industrial, transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Our operations-focused engineering provides our clients with safe and efficient facilities, and it integrates our 130 years of construction experience to finish projects on time and to make sure that Nobody Gets Hurt.
Our rapidly growing Industrial and Water Engineering team, which includes process, mechanical, electrical, controls, structural, architectural, geotechnical, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Food & Beverage, Mineral Processing, Renewable Fuels, Pulp and Paper, Steel & Aluminum, Industrial Buildings, and Industrial Energy, Water and Utilities.

Location

This is an office-based position, preferably based in Lenexa, Kansas. Based on applicant quality and experience, there is some flexibility for being located in Lone Tree, Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Understand the design engineering process and what/how data is generated to feed into estimates.
• Develop quantity components to support construction schedule development and tracking
• Review multidisciplinary engineering deliverables to understand construction requirements and execution strategy.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to ensure technical alignment and completeness of scope.
• Understand project execution strategies, sequencing, geographic considerations, and best practices to ensure practical and buildable solutions.
• Be involved with and understand how quantities ultimately become components in construction execution.
• Gather expertise for the best methods of quantifying and componentizing scopes of work to support estimating, construction execution, schedule integration and past cost.
• Monitor the CTO Queue for new/updated engineering deliverables.
• Perform component quantity take-offs based on engineering deliverables, vendor deliverables, constructability input, etc.
• Tag components as appropriate to support the field execution team and schedule integration.
• Complete CTO Field Requests as assigned.
• Upload components to InEight Plan – Quantity Tracking.
• Ensure all component take-offs are accurate and done in a time that supports the field execution team.
• Assist in identifying the need for additional Cost Codes (WBSs) and/or component tags (e.g., Area, System, Turnover, Subsystem) and communicate gaps to the Quantity Manager.
• Understand deviations from the estimate during field execution and communicate back to Discipline Department Managers and Discipline Engineering Principals to improve processes and adjust assumptions.
• Understand root causes for quantity growth/reduction and implement changes to the estimating process as needed.
• Participate in weekly CTO Coordination Meeting(s) with CTO team and Field Engineers.
• Participate in monthly Quantity Review Meetings with the Engineering, Field, and CTO teams.
• Key team members to collaborate with:Discipline Estimators,Quantity Manager,Discipline Field Engineers,Engineering and Construction teams on project,Discipline Department Manager and Discipline Engineering Principal.
• When working on estimates, apply industry-standard estimating metrics, production rates, and historical data to validate pricing assumptions and explain variances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience demonstrating advanced estimating expertise.
• 4+ years of experience estimating industrial EPC or construction projects (large-project experience preferred).
• Experience coordinating efforts on complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies.
• Strong communication, leadership, and team-building capabilities.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel. #LI-KS23

Other Requirements:

• 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 offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.