Drainage Engineer - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) has an opening for a dynamic Entry-Level Drainage Engineer in our growing Design Engineering Services Group. You will be part of our rapidly growing Infrastructure Design Department, which includes structural, geotechnical, civil, drainage, roadway, rail, and materials disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the design-build delivery of infrastructure projects.

District Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design-Build team is driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects. Through our integrated design and construction approach, our multi-disciplinary team works together to improve schedule, control costs, and minimize risk. Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. Clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained innovative concepts, and best practices for all projects that we support.

Kiewit’s management and implementation of this process lead to safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that exceed client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

On our team, you’ll 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. We will train you, develop your skills, and allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

This position will be based out of our Burnaby, BC office. 

Responsibilities

The candidate will be part of teams responsible for completing engineering assignments in support of heavy civil construction for Kiewit Construction Companies’ business including drainage design, detailed hydrologic and hydraulic analysis (using various models and methods), and preparation of design plans, reports, and technical memoranda. This will require a broad understanding from a national perspective of the following:

• Hydrology
  • Single-event and continuous rainfall modeling
  • Watershed analysis, hydrograph and peak discharge development, and routing
  • Software experience includes: HEC1, HEC-HMS, SWMM/XP-SWMM, TR-55, SBUH, and HSPF Method programs
• Hydraulics
  • Pavement  drainage, culverts, storm systems, pump stations, pressure pipe, bridge sizing and scour, sediment transport, revetment design, and coastal considerations for   highway drainage
  • Understanding of the various FHWA hydraulic engineering circulars and design series
  • Flood analysis and knowledge of the NFIP including CLOMR and LOMRs
  • Stormwater quantity/ quality calculations, NPDES compliance, and erosion control requirements
  • Software experience includes: HY-8, Culvert Master, HEC-RAS, HEC-GEORAS, Storm CAD, Civil Storm, Pond Pack, Flow Master, 2D experience helpful such as SRH-2D
• Drainage Design
  • Development of drainage plans, profiles, specifications, and estimates for transportation and other water resources projects. This includes developing terrain and other design components via models such as Inroads, Arc-GIS, and other pre and post-processing software packages.
  • Software experience includes: Micro Station, AutoCAD, Arc-GIS, Geopak, and Inroads or similar 3D stormwater modeling preferred.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must possess the following:

• BS or MS in Civil Engineering
• 0-3 years post-graduate experience.
• Design experience or Design-Build project experience preferred
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to work with individuals at all levels of the organization and support project efforts.
• The candidate will possess strong project management skills including scope development, schedule management, and earned value management.
• The candidate will lead plan production, specifications, estimate, and drainage design development for final design projects.
• Must have FE/EIT
• This position requires travel to project offices and work sites. Ability to travel 25% of the time.
• Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environments.