Overhead Transmission Team Lead - Kiewit Power Delivery Engineering
Kiewit
One of North America’s largest construction and engineering firms delivering complex infrastructure and industrial projects.
Lead a team designing overhead transmission lines, handling modeling, specs, and construction.
14 days ago ago
$115,000 - $120,000
Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Denver, CO
Office Full-Time
Company Size
31,100 Employees
Service Specialisms
Construction services
Engineering
Project Management
Design
Technical Services
General Contractor
Turnkey
Sector Specialisms
Mine Management
Production
Infrastructure Construction
Maintenance
Contract Mining
Power Industry
Gas-fired Generation
Power Delivery
Role
Description
pls‑cadd
design review
construction packages
client liaison
reporting
schedule management
Oversee creation of computer models of overhead electric transmission lines and structures in PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE and TOWER.
Oversee assembly of 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.
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).
Lead a collaborative team to understand client needs, prepare deliverables, and provide project updates.
Visit construction sites, meet in client offices, and travel out of town to tour supplier facilities as required by projects and assignments.
Communicate resource needs and ensure project schedules and budgets are maintained.
Provide design oversight and quality reviews for complex drawing packages ensuring client and code requirements are met for the project.
Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
Oversee development of comprehensive construction packages for internal construction crews and client contractors that include plan & profiles, staking sheets, stringing tables, bill of materials, structure details, phasing drawings, foundation drawings, and installation specifications.
Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
Establish design criteria based on industry, company, and/or client standards.
Requirements
pe license
pls-cadd
pls-pole
mfad
5+ years
bachelors
Knowledge of MFAD, LPILE, and geotechnical recommendation application for foundation design preferred
Proficient in PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole; PLS TOWER experience preferred
Regular, reliable attendance
Professional Engineering (PE) License strongly preferred
Work productively and meet deadlines timely
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
At least 5 years’ experience designing and engineering transmission lines between 69kV and 345kV preferred
Travel in the U.S. and internationally (5-15%).
Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
Fast-paced office environment; must be able to interact professionally with all levels of management while simultaneously manage a diversified workload and challenging situations efficiently and effectively; regularly sit, stand, walk and talk and listen; occasionally lift and move objects up to 30 pounds.