Infrastructure Industrial Designer - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Kiewit; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) has an immediate opening for an Infrastructure Industrial Designer to join our Design Engineering Group. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary teams across rail, transit and associated facilities in North America.

The role requires a PE license, 10+ years in industrial engineering design, and collaboration with offices and consultants. Travel and hybrid work in NY, Raleigh, or Lone Tree support projects nationwide with strong benefits and growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or higher.
• 10+ years’ experience in industrial engineering design.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in at least one state.
• Experience with Design-Build or other delivery methods preferred.
• Established relationships with transportation agencies.

Responsibilities

• Advance technical and business applications of the transportation infrastructure facilities group.
• Coordinate industrial building activities across offices and consultants in the USA and Canada.
• Lead design tasks and develop plans, specifications, and estimates for train and bus facilities.
• Develop scopes, schedules and budgets for industrial designs and site layouts.
• Provide technical reviews at conceptual and final design stages.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong people skills

Ability to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) has an immediate opening for a dynamic Infrastructure Industrial Designer in our growing Design Engineering Group. You will be part of our rapidly growing team, which includes architectural, structural, geotechnical, civil, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, rail, and is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the design-build delivery of infrastructure related buildings projects.

The successful candidate will help further develop the technical integrity of the infrastructure facilities and transit design group in United States and support design efforts in North America. We are interested in someone who is passionate, self-motivated, and has a strong desire to forward the field of infrastructure facilities in the US; someone who can appropriately apply innovative technical solutions to solve problems and provide services to our clients.

District Overview

2025 ENR National Contractor Rankings #1 for Transportation and #3 Top 100 design build firms

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design-Build team is driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects. Through our integrated design and construction approach, our multi-disciplinary team works together to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk. Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. Clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and best practices for all projects that we support.

Kiewit’s management and implementation of this process leads to safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that exceeds client expectations and furthers Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. We will train you, develop your skills, and allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

This position can be remote or based in one of Kiewit’s offices in New York, NY; Raleigh, NC; or Lone Tree, CO, with expectations to support projects both in-person and remotely, and travel to project sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Work with leaders across Kiewit to advance the technical and business applications of the transportation infrastructure facilities group for rail, bus and other transportation related facilities.
• Coordinate different industrial building and facility activities within Kiewit’s offices and design consultants in the USA and Canada, across the company, including coordination of personnel resources and project pursuits as an integral member of regional, national, and international leadership teams.
• Lead and perform engineering design tasks and coordinate with design teams in developing plans, specifications, and estimates for final design of train and bus stations, maintenance facilities, and other related transportation infrastructure facilities.
• Develop task scopes, schedules, and budgets for design deliverables for Industrial designs and site layouts.
• Identify and understand technical requirements of design projects and implement engineering principles to develop solutions.
• Provide technical reviews at the conceptual and final design stages of project development
• Perform interdisciplinary reviews for coordination with other design disciplines and compliance with contract documents.
• Lead technical meetings and discussions; strategize solutions to complex or unique technical problems.
• Identify technical differentiators and develop schemes for key project pursuits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or greater in Industrial Engineering
• 10+ years’ experience in relevant Industrial engineering design.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in at least one state.
• Strong all-around theoretical knowledge of bus, train (LRT, heavy, commuter, ect.) heavy truck and commercial vehicle maintenance and operational facilities
• Experience with Design-Build or other alternative delivery methods, preferred.
• Established relationships with public and private transportation agencies required.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong people skills and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Ability to travel as business requires.

Working Conditions

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.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

Base Compensation: $125,000/yr - $175,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 08/20/2026 - 01/01/2027

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.