Senior Engineering PM - Mission-Critical Projects Lead

Kiewit (Canada); Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 152,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Wellness program

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities for complex mission critical construction projects, such as data centers and industrial facilities. You’ll connect engineering, construction, procurement, and commissioning teams to ensure designs translate into executable field solutions.

The role involves early project planning, design development, constructability reviews, and driving milestones while maintaining safety and

Qualifications

• Experience managing engineering or design on large, complex construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary design coordination and the relationship between engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Experience with mission critical facilities is required - may include, data centers, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, healthcare, power, or similarly complex environments
• Ability to manage multiple technical workstreams, competing priorities, and aggressive project schedules.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineers, construction leaders, clients, consultants, vendors, and trade partners.
• Professional Engineer (PE), PMP, or similar credentials may be beneficial depending on the specific position and project.
• Must have demonstrated experience managing engineering teams and design deliverables on large, complex projects within the industrial market.
• Must have demonstrated experience with D/B, Progressive D/B, or EPC project execution, design development, and construction integration.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering execution from early design and planning through construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including electrical, mechanical, structural, civil, architectural, controls, and specialty systems.
• Manage engineering scope, schedule, deliverables, priorities, forecasting, change order process and design milestones while identifying risks that could affect construction.
• Drive design reviews with a strong focus on constructability, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and operational reliability.
• Partner closely with construction teams to ensure engineering deliverables support procurement, fabrication, installation, startup, and commissioning requirements.
• Coordinate with owners, consultants, vendors, subcontractors, and internal project stakeholders to resolve technical issues and maintain alignment.
• Manage design changes, RFIs, submittals, technical decisions, and engineering-related risks throughout project execution.
• Support procurement of major equipment and systems by ensuring technical requirements and delivery needs are clearly defined and coordinated with the project schedule.
• Monitor engineering progress and proactively address design gaps, interdisciplinary conflicts, and issues that could impact field productivity or critical milestones.
• Help ensure engineering work complies with applicable codes, project specifications, client standards, and quality requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and clear communication across engineering and construction teams while maintaining accountability for project commitments.
• Drive early project planning, design development, and constructability reviews to optimize cost, schedule, and execution strategy.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders, including our Construction project manager/team, ensuring clear communication and timely issue resolution.
• Champion Kiewit’s commitment to safety, innovation, and continuous improvement across all engineering activities.
• Support proposal development, estimating, and project pursuit efforts with engineering expertise and strategic input.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical discipline

Job description

Kiewit is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities for complex mission critical construction projects, such as data centers and industrial facilities. You’ll connect engineering, construction, procurement, and commissioning teams to ensure designs translate into executable field solutions.

The role involves early project planning, design development, constructability reviews, and driving milestones while maintaining safety and