Senior Utilities Engineer - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Kiewit; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that drives innovation in infrastructure engineering. As a key player in the Design Build Management team, you'll leverage your extensive experience in utilities design to enhance project outcomes while ensuring safety and cost-effectiveness. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on large-scale infrastructure projects that positively impact communities across North America. With comprehensive training, top-tier health benefits, and a wealth-building 401k plan, your career will flourish in a supportive environment that values your contributions. Embrace the chance to develop your expertise and make a lasting difference in the lives of many.

Benefits

Top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans

Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Utilities design and Infrastructure Engineering preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required.
• Experienced in using Microstation, Projectwise, OpenRoads, and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Utility Engineers and perform utility relocation conflict analysis.
• Prepare deliverable packets and coordinate consultant design resources.
• Interface with client and Utility Owner representatives.

Skills

Utilities design

Infrastructure Engineering

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microstation

Projectwise

OpenRoads

AutoCAD

Job description

Location:

Westlake, TX, US Dallas, TX, US Fort Worth, TX, US

Requisition ID: 175401

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design Build Management team drives clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects to manage their multi-disciplined design teams to improve schedule, control costs, and minimize risk. Our construction-driven engineers analyze root causes and resolve design issues before they impact schedule and budget. Clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company, sharing experiences gained, innovative concepts, and design best practices for all projects supported.

Our participation leads to safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do 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. We will train you, develop your skills, and 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, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

This position is based out of our Westlake, TX office

Responsibilities

• Help manage a team of Utility Engineers locally.
• Perform utility relocation conflict analysis on large infrastructure projects.
• Participate in project or pursuit meetings, including those onsite when necessary.
• Prepare Issued for Estimating (IFE) deliverable packets including conceptual relocation plans and spec packages. Participate in handoff meeting of IFE documents to estimating team.
• Coordinate and oversee consultant design and SUE resources.
• Review & comment on Utility Owner design submittals.
• Facilitate constructability reviews with Utility Coordinator counterpart, ensuring designs are compatible with construction sequence and methods.
• Provide input on Design Fee estimates for pursuits, coordinating with the cost estimating group.
• Provide input on design and pre-construction schedule.
• Perform Technical Risk Assessment for pursuits being evaluated; involves reading and interpreting contract documents, identifying risks, and recommending mitigation techniques.
• Create & manage file structures for design working files, deliverables, and reference documents.
• Understand and confirm all work is performed according to Kiewit standards.
• Participate at required steps of Design Quality Management Plan; including but not limited to, IDR, checking, backchecking, verifying.
• Interface with client and Utility Owner representatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Utilities design; Infrastructure Engineering and/or Design-build experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experienced use of Microstation, Projectwise, OpenRoads, AutoCAD.
• Experienced with ASCE standard governance of Subsurface Utility Engineering.
• Experience with a variety of design standards for water, sewer, gas, petroleum, electric, communications.
• Experience with different construction techniques and constructability of Utilities and associated Civil aspects in Design-Build projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Ability to organize and handle multiple project assignments.
• Ability to travel to assignments based on business needs.
• Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environments.

Other Requirements

• 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 full-time 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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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.

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.