About the position
Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers (KIE) is looking for a Senior Utility Engineer to join our growing group. This role is located in Westlake, TX. This opportunity will support project pursuits and awarded projects by coordinating and managing Utility Design and SUE on a variety of Kiewit's largest projects. The candidate should possess enough experience to be considered a subject matter expert in the field of utility design and be experienced with infrastructure utility coordination and construction techniques. 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) and interfaces regularly with Civil Engineering disciplines such as roadway, drainage and structures.
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.
- Coordination and oversight of consultant design and SUE resources.
- Review & comment on Utility Owner design submittals.
- Facilitate constructability reviews with Utility Coordinator counterpart, ensure designs are compatible with construction sequence and methods.
- Provide input on Design Fee estimates for pursuits, coordinate with 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.
Requirements
- 10+ Years in Utilities design; Infrastructure Engineering and/or Design-build experience preferred.
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or related degree field.
- Experienced use of Microstation, Projectwise, OpenRoads, AutoCAD.
- Experienced with ASCE standard governance of Subsurface Utility Engineering.
- Experiences with 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 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.
Benefits
- 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.
- Generous paid time off.
