Electrical Engineer Intern - Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering (Summer 2026)

Overview

Assist in electrical design, standards, and project support for industrial projects.

Key Responsibilities

• sketch development
• design review
• drawing maintenance
• progress reporting
• equipment specification
• vendor review

Tasks

-Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies. -Develops sketches to accompany concept documentation. -Gains a comprehensive understanding of departmental design standards, applicable engineering codes, and Kiewit guidelines; provide suggestions and recommendations as needed. -Reports project progress updates and/or issues to Lead Engineer as required. -Applies engineering judgement to daily tasks -Works with a multi-discipline team to review and understand client operational and business needs; specifies equipment and contributes to design decisions that meets those needs -Maintains master specification and drawing sets with current revisions for the electrical and controls design drawings. -Checks design for consistency, safety, operability and maintenance requirements -Reviews vendor and other Discipline drawings for relevant Electrical information -Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required. -Completes miscellaneous tasks to support project development. -Reviews checked drawings, reviews and understands comments made. -Participates in project meetings as required.

Requirements

• electrical engineering
• programming
• spreadsheets
• databases
• 3.0 gpa
• communication

What You Bring

-Must be able to represent Kiewit to owners, contractors, vendors and any other contacts outside the Kiewit organization. -Pursuing Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution -Work productively and meet deadlines timely -Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment. -GPA above 3.0 preferred -Familiar with basic computer operation, and should have had at least introductory computer programming courses as well as the ability to learn to use Electrical department design software tools -Regular, reliable attendance -Must have a working knowledge of spreadsheets, databases and PDF software. -Must be able to communicate through emails, phone, and in-person, and utilize electronic meeting requests.

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About Kiewit

-It evolved into a massive employee‑owned network operating across North America, delivering projects valued in the billions. -Today it specializes in transportation, water/wastewater, power, oil, gas & chemicals, building, industrial, marine and mining sectors. -Signature projects include New York’s 63rd Street Tunnel, Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Tunnel, T‑Mobile Park in Seattle, and major renewable energy sites. -Its marine division undertakes dredging, coastal resiliency and naval base work, while energy teams deliver gas, power delivery and renewables. -With deep roots in engineering‑led construction, it is known for tackling the kind of ‘impossible’ projects that reshape cities and industries.

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