Senior Civil Engineer - Kiewit Power Engineering

Position Overview

The Senior Civil Engineer will support or lead projects in site development for a wide variety of industries. The successful candidate will bring energy, enthusiasm, and a focus on collaboration while providing administrative, technical, quality, and safety leadership for the engineers and designers of their teams.

District Overview

Kiewit Power Engineers brings various project types to life across North America, including gas-fired generation, power delivery, environmental retrofits, renewables and new technology, and water/wastewater. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit's construction teams to focus on safe, cost-effective and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit's legacy of excellence. 

Location

This position is based out of our Calgary office with opportunity for hybrid work.

Responsibilities

A Civil Engineer is responsible for, but not limited, to the following responsibilities as related to civil engineering design:

• Independently evaluate, select and apply engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to site development projects.
• Develop site designs that may include analysis, calculations, research, material selection, layout, etc. necessary to develop required deliverables.
• Execute final design of project elements such as grading and earthwork design, hydrology and hydraulics, roadway and overall site design.
• Oversee creation of surface models utilizing Civil3D and/or other similar design software.
• Support interdisciplinary design coordination to ensure that project elements are accounted for.
• Create preliminary design concepts and alternatives to support cost estimating.
• Attend project technical meetings and provide coordination to resolve design issues.
• Lead the Designers in the use of data driven design to make intelligent decisions on design solutions and process. 
• Develop permit and third-party strategies for projects from the early stages of development through completion of approvals and agreements.
• Utilize knowledge of departmental design standards and applicable engineering codes to review prepared drawings and documents for conformance.
• Plan, schedule, and analyze scope, staffing and budgeting.
• Work closely with construction partners in a collaborative manner to ensure total project success.
• Ensure Quality Control of services and deliverables is followed, in accordance with the Kiewit Company Quality Plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering minimum required
• 15 years of relevant design experience in this or comparable industries
• Experience with computer assisted engineering and design software, preferably Autocad Civil 3D, MicroStation, Geopak and/or drainage calculation software
• Registered as an EIT or P.Eng. in Alberta
• PE licensure in the United States is highly desirable
• Acts independently to determine methods and processes for assignments
• Trains and leads team of engineers as needed
• Leads team for work with high complexity
• Work with project team as representative and coordinates work within discipline department
• Adjusts to varying demands of work and performs well
• Develops and presents work in well-constructed written and verbal presentations
• Clearly conveys messages and ideas, gains understanding
• Communicates effectively across all departments of organization
• Works collaboratively across departments and with field to solve problems
• Initiates meetings within own team, other disciplines or internal customers for clarity on work
• Supports project teams and departments in a positive and productive manner. Works well with other to accomplish common goals and objectives
• Serves as technical resource to engineers, designers and other departments
• Continuously looking for ways to improve processes for customers and makes recommendations for improvements