Senior Electrical Engineer - Kiewit Power Engineering

Kiewit

The Role

Overview

Lead senior electrical engineer for power projects, overseeing design & client coordination.

Key Responsibilities

  • engineering deliverables
  • vendor review
  • complex calculations
  • design improvement
  • quality checks
  • client representation

Tasks

-Prepare engineering deliverables including one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, equipment data sheets, calculations, specifications, technical requisitions, hazardous area classification drawings, electrical power studies (ETAP), etc. -Review vendor documents to ensure specifications and data sheet requirements are met. -Lead team in identifying and communicating project scope changes through project execution. -Represent the engineering team in client, project management, and vendor meetings and communications. -Perform complex calculations and apply standards and specifications correctly without supervision. -Serves as technical resource and point of contact for external or internal clients. -Develop and leads design improvement and cost savings initiatives. -Utilize industry and company standards/tools to achieve effective engineering and design. -Lead mid to large-size projects or proposals. -Ensure stakeholder vendor document review engagement and coordinate and resolve stakeholder comments. -Assign tasks to projects staff and keep track of work loading, progress, and project schedule. -Apply techniques/technologies to improve processes and business results. -Review project team engineering and design deliverables. -Produce design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule. -Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies. -Perform assigned work efficiently and effectively to maximize personal productivity. -Works collaboratively across departments, involving others in problem solving. Initiates meetings within own team, other disciplines or internal customers for clarity on work. -Lead engineering and design quality checks for mid to large-sized projects to ensure accuracy and technical compliance. -Serve as resource and mentor to less experienced engineers. -Lead projects in how to interpret and apply codes and standards. -Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required. -Take leadership and ownership of project initiatives as required. -Recognize the importance of client/customer needs. -Recognize engineering responsibility for public health, safety, and environmental stewardship.

Requirements

  • electrical engineering
  • p.eng
  • 15 years
  • etap
  • nec
  • leadership

What You Bring

-Ability to work with limited supervision. -Demonstrated flexibility to adjust to varying work demands and challenges. -Knowledgeable of electrical engineering equipment specifications. -Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an CEAB accredited four-year college or university program required. -Supports project teams and departments positively and productively. Works well with other to accomplish common goals and objectives. -Previous experience working in a lead role providing guidance, leadership and training to less experienced engineers. -Regular, reliable attendance -Demonstrated experience working as a team representative, coordinating with inter-discipline and project functional groups. -Knowledge of industry codes, guidelines and regulatory standards including NEC, NFPA and API. -Superior written and verbal communication skills, utilized in preparing presentations, communicating ideas, and gaining stakeholder buy in. -P.Eng recommended. -Work productively and meet deadlines timely -Knowledgeable of electrical design codes and standards. -Minimum 15 years' of relevant electrical engineering experience in power engineering-related duties. Experience in the oil and gas market is also welcomed. -Previous experience in a client facing role. -Demonstrate critical data analysis and problem solving skills in meeting project challenges as they arise. -Experience with ETAP Electrical Power System Analysis software desired. -Demonstrate effective time management in prioritizing project team commitments and individual work requirements. -Knowledgeable in power system studies including load flow, short circuit, arc flash, and relay coordination preferred. -Ability to communicates effectively with supervisors and team members, whether remote or in office. -Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment

The Company

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.

Sector Specialisms

Mine Management

Production

Infrastructure Construction

Maintenance

Contract Mining

Power Industry

Gas-fired Generation

Power Delivery

Renewable Energy

Transportation

Interstates

Highways and Bridges

Rail Lines and Rail Yards

Urban Mass Transit Systems

Airport Runways and Taxiways

Arts and Culture

Aviation

Commercial/Mixed-use

Federal

Healthcare

Higher Education

Hospitality

Sports/Entertainment

Transportation/Industrial Construction

Water Treatment and Supply

Desalination

Wastewater and Biosolids

Conveyance, Dams and Storage

Industrial Energy

Waste to Energy

Renewable Natural Gas

Food and Beverage

Pulp and Paper

Metals

Advanced Manufacturing

Industrial Water

Data Center / Mission Critical

Education

Government

Manufacturing / Industrial

Mixed Use / Retail

Transit Facilities

Offshore

Oil Sands

Gas Processing

Pipeline Facilities

Tanks and Terminals

LNG

Refining and Renewable Fuels

Petrochemical

Energy Storage

Gas and Hydrogen-fired Generation

Nuclear

Coal Retrofit