Utility Discipline Lead - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Kiewit; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Wellness program

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO

Job summary

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers (KIE) is seeking a Utility Discipline Lead to join our Lone Tree, CO or Westlake, TX team. The candidate will serve as a subject matter expert in utility construction and design, coordinating with utility owners across North America.

Responsibilities include leading coordination, budgeting, interfacing with roadway, drainage, and structures teams, and guiding consultants. The role offers competitive compensation, strong benefits, and opportunities to advance

Qualifications

• 15+ years industry experience in construction/design environments.
• 5+ years in design-build utility projects preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction or related field.
• Proficiency with Bentley Microstation, ORD, ProjectWise, or AutoCAD.
• Experience with Bluebeam PDF Reader.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination with utility owners across North America and Canada.
• Budget costs and labor hours; forecast; manage scope changes.
• Interface with roadway, drainage, and structures teams.
• Collaborate with SUE, estimating, and ROW consultants.
• Guide pricing inputs and scheduling logic for projects.
• Promote standardized utility coordination tools and SOPs.
• Develop relationships with project teams and provide status updates.
• Source consultants and manage contracts or task orders.
• Resolve issues on projects through involvement or escalation.

Skills

Excellent communication

Inter-personal skills

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Travel readiness

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering/Construction or related field

Tools

Bentley Microstation

OpenRoads ORD

ProjectWise

AutoCAD

Bluebeam PDF Reader

Job description

Requisition ID: 182788

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers (KIE) is looking for a Utility Discipline Lead to join our Lone Tree or Westlake team. This job position will collaborate with a team of Utility Coordinators and engineers who will support pursuits and projects throughout Kiewit Infrastructure. The candidate should possess enough experience to be considered a subject matter expert in the field of utility construction and design and be experienced with infrastructure utility coordination. The utilities team is integral to the pursuit, engineering and construction project team to ensure we provide the best service possible to each client.

Our work includes but is not limited to: water, sewer, gas, petroleum, electric transmission & distribution (aerial and underground), telecom fiber & copper (aerial and underground).

District Overview

2025 ENR National Contractor Rankings #1 for Transportation and #3 Top 100 design build firms

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design Build Management team are driving 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. Particularly on large design-build projects, 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. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and design best practices for all projects that we support.

Our participation leads to safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewt’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 Lone Tree, Colorado office or our Westlake, TX offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination effort with various utility owners as part of overall project scope, with coverage across North America and Canada.
• Budgeting for costs and labor hours (KIE and subconsultants), claiming, forecasting. Identifying scope changes and initiating extra work requests. This includes risk analysis and attack plans to mitigate.
• Interface with other internal KIE engineering departments such as roadway, drainage, and structures.
• Collaborate with other utility groups that include SUE investigation subconsultants, KIE estimating, and ROW consultants.
• Lead effort to produce deliverables for KIE estimating group for pricing of construction and professional service work plus input on scheduling tasks, durations and logic.
• Promote effective communication through use of standardized tools.
• Establish effective working relationships with project teams on construction and design side to ensure our group is effective carrying out the Utility Coordination role, provide status updates.
• Consultant sourcing, execute contracts or task orders, and manage consultants.
• Issue resolution on projects through personal involvement or additional resources.
• Promote & enforce use of our Standard Operating Procedures for Utility Coordination.

Qualifications

• 15+ years industry experience; with at least 5yr+ design-build utility environment preferred
• Bachelors in Engineering, Construction or related degree field. Related experience will be considered
• Experience working with Bentley Microstation, ORD, ProjectWise, or AutoCAD products.
• Experienced use of Bluebeam PDF Reader.
• Capability to manage projects and resources nationally.
• 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 inter-personal 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:

• 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.

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: $130,000/yr - $140,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 10/16/2026 - 01/05/2027

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.