Senior Structural Engineer - Power Generation Design

Kiewit; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier health plans

Wellness program

Employee assistance

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Structural Design Engineer to join the Power Engineering group. You will design and review structural components, perform or review calculations, develop plans, and manage multi-disciplinary tasks to meet client needs.

The role involves mentoring junior engineers, ensuring code compliance, and delivering safe, cost-effective designs across North America. Remote-friendly with hybrid in-office options, offering competitive benefits and advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering minimum required.
• 10 - 20 years' minimum relevant experience in Industrial or the Power Generation industry.
• Acts independently to determine methods and processes for assignments.
• Trains and leads team of engineers as needed.
• Leads team for work with high complexity.
• Work with project team as representative and coordinates work within discipline department.
• Adjusts to varying demands of work and performs well.
• Develops and presents work in well-constructed written and verbal presentations. Clearly conveys messages and ideas, gains understanding.
• Communicates effectively across all departments of organization.
• Works collaboratively across departments and with field to solve problems.
• Initiates meetings within own team, other disciplines or internal customers for clarity on work.
• Supports project teams and departments in a positive and productive manner. Works well with other to accomplish common goals and objectives.
• Serves as technical resource to engineers, designers and other departments.
• Continuously looking for ways to improve processes for customers and makes recommendations for improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develops and checks less experienced engineers to solve design issues.
• Identifies alternate solutions that relates to quality and best cost options.
• Generates solution strategies that allow use of others to work toward the solution.
• Interacts effectively with other groups to find best solutions to complex issues.
• Reviews and corrects the work of engineers and designers developing engineering and design documents as needed for the project.
• Provides resolutions for technically complex issues.
• Develops mid to major-sized project or proposals with no supervision.
• Leads others in project objectives consistent with that of the organization.
• Considers multiple solutions and makes good decisions based on good data analysis.
• Manages several different assignments simultaneously.
• Creates innovative working methods to generate new ideas.
• Uses resources to identify new solutions and finds best cost solutions.
• Serves as resource to less experienced engineers.
• Reviews application of standards for correct interpretation.
• Leads projects in how to interpret and apply codes and standards.
• Leads team to identify changes in the scope of work during large-sized projects.
• Produces design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule.
• Recognizes the importance of customer needs.
• Performs and leads quality checks of the design and engineering of major-sized project to ensure accuracy.
• Plans work independently with no supervision and consults others on technical details of their work.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Structural Design Engineer to join the Power Engineering group. You will design and review structural components, perform or review calculations, develop plans, and manage multi-disciplinary tasks to meet client needs.

The role involves mentoring junior engineers, ensuring code compliance, and delivering safe, cost-effective designs across North America. Remote-friendly with hybrid in-office options, offering competitive benefits and advancement opportunities.