Overhead Transmission Engineer - Kiewit Power Delivery

Location: Lone Tree, CO, US

Requisition ID: 170851

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.

On our team, you will 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. 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 office out of our Denver/Lone Tree, CO office.

Responsibilities

• Discover opportunities to collaborate in a team environment to understand client needs, prepare deliverables, and provide project updates.
• Establish design criteria based on industry, company, and/or client standards.
• Create computer models of overhead electric transmission lines and structures in PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE and PLS TOWER.
• Assemble drawings, specifications, and design criteria for the procurement of tubular steel structures, lattice towers, and transmission line hardware. Review the vendor supplied calculations and drawings for compliance.
• Develop construction packages for internal construction crews and client contractors that include plan & profiles, staking sheets, bill of materials, structure details, foundation drawings, and installation specifications.
• Present to management, analyze PLS-CADD reports, formulate design aids, and draft reports using Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Yammer).
• Participate in peer reviews to meet quality expectations and client standards to build a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Visit construction sites, meet in client offices, and travel out of town to tour supplier facilities as required by projects and assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• At least 2 years’ experience designing transmission lines between 69kV and 345kV
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification (or successful completion of FE exam) preferred
• Experience in PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE
• Knowledge of MFAD, LPILE, and geotechnical recommendation application for foundation design, preferred
• Knowledge of client and industry standards, including NESC, ASCE, IEEE, and RUS

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.

Base Compensation: $63,142 - $94,714
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 01/03/2024 - 06/29/2024

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.

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.