Underground Civil Transmission Designer - Kiewit Power Delivery

Underground Civil Transmission Designer - Kiewit Power Delivery

Location: Portland, OR, US

Requisition ID: 173875

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Engineering

Market: Power

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Power Delivery is a full-service engineering and construction solutions provider operating across North America. Our experience and expertise span all aspects of the transmission and distribution market from high voltage overhead and underground transmission to distribution and automation design and construction capabilities.

Our rapidly growing power delivery business has opened new locations across North America to strengthen our market presence while executing work within the communities that we live. We have invested in industry-leading design technology and platforms while also expanding our construction equipment fleet with the most advanced and safest equipment on the market.

We are an innovative team that prides itself on continuous improvement and always delivering on our commitments to our clients and ourselves. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit’s vast internal network of resources that span heavy civil and infrastructure, vertical and commercial buildings, mining, as well as our oil and gas and power generation markets.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America.

Location

This position is based out of our Portland, OR.

Responsibilities

1. Prioritize work and manage tasks for multiple projects under budget and time constraints.
2. Ability to be well-rounded and work with others, from directors to drafters, engineers to secretaries, need to be that middle link that connects management, design, and personalities together for successful projects.
3. Prepare design deliverables for underground transmission lines including plan and profiles, ampacity calculations, pulling calculations, material selection, duct bank design, and construction specifications in compliance with safety, environmental, and client standards and policies.
4. Review drawings developed by junior designers.
5. Develop project estimates and schedules, evaluate design options and criteria for technical merit, and conduct field visits to verify routing conditions and parameters.

Qualifications

1. Knowledge of surveying, geographical information systems, civil and electrical engineering basics.
2. At least five years’ experience in underground transmission line design.
3. Proficiency in CYMCAP and Pull-Planner.
4. Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation (desired but not required).
5. Associates Degree in civil or electrical engineering technology.

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.