Senior Structural Designer – Power BIM & Steel Foundations

Kiewit (Canada); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 133,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical, dental, and vision

Retirement plans with matching

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit Power Engineering seeks a Senior Structural Designer to advance BIM modeling, drawing/document creation, and data exchange for foundations and steel structures. The role emphasizes collaboration with Structural Design Engineers and other disciplines to drive coordination across multiple projects.

The candidate will mentor junior designers, help establish department standards, and support safe, cost-effective project delivery. Office locations include multiple U.S.

Qualifications

• Completion of a vocational training program in Computer Aided Design and 9+ years of structural design experience using Tekla.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret multi-discipline engineering and vendor documents.
• Displays leadership and confidence to monitor peers, especially those with less experience in drafting and design.
• Must have a basic knowledge of the latest computer operating systems.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and constructively with other team members and disciplines both verbally and in written form.
• Knowledge of basic spreadsheet, database, word processing programs.
• Must be able to represent Kiewit Engineering & Design Co. in a professional manner to owners, contractors, vendors and any other contacts outside the Kiewit Engineering & Design Co. organization.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with other design group team members to review and exchange project information necessary for design and development.
• Checks design for consistency, safety, operability and maintenance requirements before submitting to checking.
• Reports task progress to Lead Designer.
• Gathers required information and collaborate with engineers and multiple disciplines to develop BIM models for foundations and steel structures.
• Leverages Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create plans, drawings, and details.
• Assist in the development of department standards and tools.
• Mentors other team members in design and modeling techniques.
• Resolve design issues effectively with input from responsible engineer.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Problem solving

CAD

Tekla

Education

CAD training

Tools

Tekla

CAD software

Job description

Kiewit Power Engineering seeks a Senior Structural Designer to advance BIM modeling, drawing/document creation, and data exchange for foundations and steel structures. The role emphasizes collaboration with Structural Design Engineers and other disciplines to drive coordination across multiple projects.

The candidate will mentor junior designers, help establish department standards, and support safe, cost-effective project delivery. Office locations include multiple U.S.