Electrical Engineer - Industrial

Kiewit; Lone Tree (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier health benefits

20 days paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking Electrical Engineers with 5+ years of experience to design electrical systems for large industrial facilities across multiple US locations. The role offers ownership of design work, mentoring opportunities, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams on EPC and Design Build projects.

The team emphasizes safety, quality, and career development, including mentoring, PE license support, and exposure to iconic projects in power, water, and data centers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• EIT license required or willingness to obtain.
• 5+ years of electrical design experience for industrial facilities.
• Experience with ETAP or similar analysis tools.
• Experience with SmartPlant or similar design software.
• PE preferred, or willingness to obtain within a year.

Responsibilities

• Prepare electrical engineering designs for large industrial facilities (water, energy, data centers).
• Evaluate techniques and criteria for EPC/Design Build projects.
• Coordinate design efforts with construction partners & interface points.
• Review electrical requirements for new facilities and project plans.
• Perform ETAP analysis and protection coordination studies.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide design standards.

Skills

Electrical design

ETAP analysis

SmartPlant

Mentor and lead

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

ABET‑accredited BSEE

EIT license

Tools

ETAP

SmartPlant

Job description

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Lone Tree, CO, US Minneapolis, MN, US Houston, TX, US Lenexa, KS, US

Requisition ID:180506

Job Level:Senior Level

Home District/Group:Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

Electrical Engineers:

• Design Electrical systems that get built — fast. Your work doesn’t sit on a shelf. It becomes substations, industrial facilities, water plants, data centers, and energy infrastructure that communities rely on.

Solve complex, high‑stakes problems. From power distribution to grounding, controls, and arc‑flash safety, you’re engineering solutions that must perform in demanding environments.

Grow through responsibility. Kiewit gives engineers ownership early — leading scopes, coordinating across disciplines, and influencing decisions that matter.

Be part of something big. The scale of the projects is unmatched. You see your work rise from dirt to a fully functioning facility, and you know you played a critical role.

We are adding Electrical Engineers with 5+ years experience, to our design team in multiple locations in the US to support Design/Build, and EPC projects. You can expect to work on a wide variety of projects, work on iconic projects, and with great leaders who will mentor and develop you and help you achieve your PE license.

Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations. Kiewit’s commitment to safety, quality and environmental stewardship is ingrained in everything we do. It’s visible in our core values, the work that we build and in our people. With over $18B in revenue and over 34,000 employees, we operate in 8 different market segments designing and building large and complex structures throughout North America! If you are looking for a career, with stability and a diverse portfolio of design/build projects to work on - look no further! We are an employee-owned company which fosters dedication and commitment to project success and are positioned as a key player in meeting growing electricity demands. With top notch health benefits, 20 days paid time off, a wealth-building 401K plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities - we are deeply invested in the future of our employees.

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 1,700 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 Industrial Design Group, which includes process, 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 and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Heavy Manufacturing, Industrial Buildings Industrial Water and Utilities.

Location

We are hiring for Direct, full time positions to be located in one of our Kiewit offices (Denver, Kansas, Minnesota, or Houston). We are also hiring for contract positions that are full time for 6 months and allow for remote work from home.

Responsibilities

• Prepare electrical engineering designs, including layout, design schematics, calculations and conceptual designs; utilizing standard methods and project principles for EPC and Design Build projects for large industrial facilities that may include Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Data Centers, Campus Energy, Industrial Energy.
• Evaluate, select, and apply engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to design medium to large industrial projects.
• Formulate technical specifications and prepare interface points with construction partners. Schedule, review, and coordinate design efforts with other project personnel, performing bid evaluations of equipment and construction proposals and developing recommendations for contract award.
• Review electrical requirements for new facilities and project plans.
• Perform ETAP analysis and simulation, system modeling, protection coordination, reliability studies, load flow studies and grounding integrity
• Utilize SmartPlant for balance of plant electrical systems design.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, maintaining a comprehensive understanding of departmental design standards, applicable engineering codes, and Kiewit guidelines, providing suggestions and recommendations as needed.
• Work independently on small projects, or as a part of a large multi-discipline team on larger projects, including working with both in-house inter-discipline engineers and construction partners to provide our Clients the industry’s best of both engineering and physical design.
• Support RFP, Pre-Feed, FEED, D/B and EPC projects for electrical designs across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited four-year college or university and EIT license is required.
• At least 5 years’ experience performing Electrical engineering design for Industrial facilities (which could include Chemical plants, Mining/Mineral Processing, Power, Water/Wastewater, Processing plants, Advanced manufacturing plants, data centers, EV Battery).
• Experience with ETAP simulation/analysis is required (or similar software).
• Experience with SmartPlant, or similar software for design.
• PE preferred, or willingness to obtain within a year.
• Experience with FEED, D/B, EPC designs, familiar with 30/60/90% completion design progression.
• Experience in field construction or startup and previous experience directing junior engineers is desirable.

• 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.

Base Compensation:$100,000-$150,000
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from:06/22/2026 -09/29/2026

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.

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.