Mid-Level Electrical Engineer - Kiewit Power Engineering

Kiewit; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical, dental and vision

Voluntary wellness programs

Life insurance

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a design engineer in the Power district to contribute to concept and detailed design for large power projects across North America. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams and ensure constructability and safety from early stages, while mentoring junior engineers.

The role requires a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering (ABET) with an EIT, and at least 3 years of power engineering experience. Office locations vary; hybrid work possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET) with EIT license.
• At least 3 years of power engineering experience.
• Experience using electrical department design software and basic programming concepts.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and apply engineering techniques to design large power projects.
• Prepare specifications and coordinate design efforts with project personnel.
• Create electrical designs including layout, schematics, and calculations.
• Mentor junior engineers and adhere to design standards and codes.
• Collaborate with engineers and construction staff for successful delivery.

Skills

EIT license

Power engineering

Electrical design software

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical design software tools

Programming basics

Job description

Position Overview

Does the chance to change a skyline excite you? Do you consider yourself a high performer? Creative? Committed to high-quality work? Is adventure your middle name? If so, you may have a future in design engineering at Kiewit! We’re known for creating innovative, world‑class building projects throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico — many are once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. How do we do it? We hire only the best and we employ them to do career‑defining work that changes the landscape in communities around the world. You bring your talent, skills, and drive to succeed. We’ll provide the training, on‑the‑job experience and responsibility from day one that will shape your professional growth. Let’s go!

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 can be based in any of the following office locations: Lenexa, KS; Lone Tree, CO; Houston, TX; Raleigh, NC; Phoenix/Tempe, AZ; New York City, NY; or Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

For roles in Chattanooga, TN; Detroit, MI; or Richmond, VA, the position will start remotely and transition to a hybrid/in office arrangement once the new office is established.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, select, and apply engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to design the conceptual of large power 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.
• Prepare electrical engineer designs, including layout, design schematics, calculations and conceptual design; utilizing standard methods and project principles.
• 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 as a part of a large project team including both in‑house inter‑discipline engineers and construction superintendents to provide our Clients the industry’s best of both engineering and physical design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited four‑year college or university and EIT license
• At least 3 years’ experience performing power engineering related duties
• Familiar with basic computer operation, and should have had at least introductory computer programming courses as well as the ability to use electrical department design software tools
• Experience in field construction or startup power plant work and previous experience directing junior engineers is desirable

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: $103,000/yr - $108,000/yr

This posting will be active from: 07/06/2026 - 10/01/2026

Benefits

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.