Kiewit Nuclear Solutions- Piping Constructability Project Manager/Specialist-Knoxville, TN

Kiewit; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement plans with matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions in Knoxville, TN seeks an experienced Piping Constructability Project Manager/Specialist to optimize piping constructability across planning, engineering, estimating, and execution stages. You will review deliverables, coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, and lead risk assessments to ensure safe, cost-effective installation and timely project delivery.

Join a national leader in nuclear-focused engineering and construction, with a strong safety culture, field-ready

Qualifications

• 10+ years of applicable experience in industrial piping design, construction, fabrication, or constructability.
• Strong understanding of piping systems, construction means and methods, modularization, and field execution.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, piping models, specifications, and contract documents.
• Knowledge of project controls, scheduling, construction sequencing, and cost impacts.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Commitment to safety, quality, ethics, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed constructability reviews of piping systems for large industrial construction projects.
• Review and interpret engineering deliverables, specifications, contracts, and project requirements to identify construction challenges and opportunities.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, estimating, procurement, and construction leadership on piping-related execution issues.
• Ensure piping designs support efficient fabrication, transportation, installation, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Evaluate installation sequences, work packaging strategies, site logistics, and material flow plans.
• Verify design deliverables and quantities support project execution requirements and schedules.
• Identify and resolve constructability concerns related to congestion, access, maintainability, safety, and installation methods.
• Conduct field reviews and site visits to understand construction constraints and validate execution strategies.
• Develop and maintain constructability standards, tools, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Mentor and train project teams on constructability principles and field-focused design approaches.
• Stay current on industry trends, fabrication methods, technologies, and innovative piping installation techniques.
• Support project planning through risk assessments, technical studies, and constructability reports.

Skills

Piping design experience

Constructability review

Interpret engineering drawings

Leadership & collaboration

Safety & ethics

Willingness to travel

Job description

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Kiewit Nuclear Solutions- Piping Constructability Project Manager/Specialist-Knoxville, TN

Location:

Knoxville, TN, US

Requisition ID:182721

Job Level:Mid Level

Home District/Group:Kiewit Nuclear Solutions

Department:Field Operations

Market:Nuclear

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions is seeking an experienced Piping Constructability Project Managers/Specialists. The Piping Constructability Specialist is responsible for evaluating and optimizing the constructability of large, complex industrial projects throughout the planning, engineering, estimating, and execution phases. This role ensures piping systems are designed and planned for safe, efficient, and cost-effective installation while identifying and resolving potential construction challenges before field execution.

Key responsibilities include reviewing engineering deliverables, specifications, models, and contract requirements to identify constructability risks, sequencing challenges, access constraints, material handling considerations, and opportunities for improved execution. The position works closely with engineering, estimating, procurement, and construction teams to ensure piping designs align with field installation best practices and project execution strategies.

The Constructability Specialist provides technical leadership related to piping installation methods, module and spool fabrication strategies, heavy lifts, work packaging, site logistics, and commissioning readiness. The role also supports lessons learned initiatives, benchmarking against historical project performance, site assessments, and the development of constructability standards and best practices across the organization.

District Overview

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions. is a full-service engineering, project management, and construction provider operating across NorthAmerica.Our experience and expertise span all aspects of the nuclear-related market from carbon-free, small modular reactors to Dept of Energy science, environmental and nuclear security mission capabilities. With these broad capabilities, we operate in the power utility, renewable energy, industrial, and infrastructure markets.As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering excellence that provides wholistic solutions, differentiating our team from the rest of the industry.

Our rapidly growing nuclear solutions business has opened new locations across North America to strengthen our market presence while executing work within the communities we live within and support. We are committed to build upon our history as one of the safest companies to work for by equipping our craft and staff with the best technology, processes, equipment, tools, and safety programs available.

We are an innovative team that prides itself on excellence through continuous improvement andanunwavering commitment to deliver for our clients. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit's vast internal network of resources that span heavy civil and infrastructure, vertical and commercial buildings, industrial, as well our oil and gas and power generation markets, to drive safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit's core values of People, Integrity, Excellence, and Stewardship.

On our team, you will have the opportunity to see, design and construct 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. Kiewit's culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to 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, joining Kiewit can bring a lifetime of personal success and satisfaction.

Location

Knoxville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed constructability reviews of piping systems for large industrial construction projects.
• Review and interpret engineering deliverables, specifications, contracts, and project requirements to identify construction challenges and opportunities.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, estimating, procurement, and construction leadership on piping-related execution issues.
• Ensure piping designs support efficient fabrication, transportation, installation, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Evaluate installation sequences, work packaging strategies, site logistics, and material flow plans.
• Verify design deliverables and quantities support project execution requirements and schedules.
• Identify and resolve constructability concerns related to congestion, access, maintainability, safety, and installation methods.
• Conduct field reviews and site visits to understand construction constraints and validate execution strategies.
• Develop and maintain constructability standards, tools, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Mentor and train project teams on constructability principles and field-focused design approaches.
• Stay current on industry trends, fabrication methods, technologies, and innovative piping installation techniques.
• Support project planning through risk assessments, technical studies, and constructability reports.

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Qualifications

• 10+ years of applicable experience. Extensive experience in industrial piping design, construction, fabrication, or constructability.
• Strong understanding of piping systems, construction means and methods, modularization, and field execution.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, piping models, specifications, and contract documents.
• Knowledge of project controls, scheduling, construction sequencing, and cost impacts.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, ethics, and operational excellence.
• Ability to travel to job sites as required.

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.

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.