Substation Engineer Intern - Kiewit Power Engineering (Summer 2026)

Overview

Assist with substation design and engineering tasks for power delivery projects.

Key Responsibilities

• engineering software
• design docs
• doc management
• schedule review
• client coordination
• safety

Tasks

-Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies. -Assist with project activities -Assist with the usage of engineering application software to complete engineering tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and load flow and short circuit studies with minimal supervision -Review project schedules and work with project engineer to ensure projects remain on schedule -Apply corporate standard engineering practices -Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required. -Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party -Properly use the document management system -Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work -Assist with engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit calculations with minimal supervision -design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project -Work with project team to create all design documents and drawings for a project, including creating wiring diagrams from schematics, generating bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings with minimal supervision -Assist with the with the communication and coordination of project activities with project engineer, customer representatives, and others as needed -Communicating effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients, etc.

Requirements

• electrical engineering
• power
• engineering standards
• ms office
• ac/dc
• per‑unit

What You Bring

-Work productively and meet deadlines timely -Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment. -Pursuing a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from an accredited university, with a power background preferred -engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI -common Word processing, Spreadsheet, and E-mail software -Regular, reliable attendance -AC/DC fundamentals -per-unit mathematics and symmetrical components -3.0 cumulative GPA preferred

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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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