Market Director - Process and Manufacturing

Position Overview

Lead the Future of Industrial Growth

Kiewit Industrial Engineering (KIWE) is seeking a strategic market leader to drive growth across key industrial sectors including Process & Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing, and Emerging Industrial Markets.

As the Market Director, you will be responsible for identifying, developing, and shaping opportunities that position Kiewit for long-term growth. You will serve as the bridge between clients, market strategy, engineering, project development, and operations, helping determine where and how KIWE engages in targeted markets.

This role is ideal for a leader who thrives at the intersection of business development, client relationships, engineering strategy, and project delivery.

What Success Looks Like

• Expands KIWE's footprint within targeted industrial markets.
• Builds a strong pipeline of strategic opportunities.
• Strengthens client relationships and market presence.
• Successfully advances projects from concept through development.
• Creates sustainable growth opportunities that support KIWE's long-term industrial strategy.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and energy markets. Our combined staff of more than 3,700 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve industrial, transportation, power, water, mining, marine, building and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by over 140 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.

Our rapidly growing Industrial and Water Engineering Group, which includes process, mechanical, electrical, controls, structural and architectural disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC and design-build delivery. The Industrial Group projects span markets such as advanced technologies; industrial energy; drinking water; wastewater treatment and biosolids; desalination; industrial water; mining, minerals and metals; and process industries.

Location

We are targeting for this individual to be based out of either our Lenexa, Kansas; Lone Tree, Colorado or Dallas, Texas office. 

Responsibilities

Drive Market Growth

• Develop deep expertise in assigned markets, including industry drivers, client needs, technologies, delivery models, competitors, and key risks.

• Develop and execute growth strategies across targeted industrial markets.

• Identify emerging opportunities, market trends, and client investment drivers.

• Support diversification into new and emerging markets.

• Position the company’s engineering, construction, EPC, EPCM, and project‑development capabilities to meet client needs.

• Help build the company’s long‑term position in priority and emerging markets by balancing near‑term opportunities with capabilities and relationships that support sustainable growth.

Build Strategic Client Relationships

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, industry participants, and internal stakeholders.

• Develop relationships with owners, developers, EPC partners, and industry stakeholders.

• Serve as the senior technical and engineering voice for the market in client and pursuit discussions.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders.

• Influence projects early in the development lifecycle.

• Identify, evaluate, and recommend engineering partners, technology providers, and specialty collaborators.

Shape Projects Before They Become Projects

• Shape opportunities from early concept through pursuit by helping define owner requirements, conceptual design, contract strategy, self‑perform scope, and execution approach.

• Provide leadership and oversight through concept development, FEL studies, Pre‑FEED, and FEED phases.

• Oversee project‑development activities, including early works, pre‑FEED, FEED, FEL, and other front‑end planning efforts.

• Lead engineering intake and determine the appropriate level and timing of engineering involvement.

• Assess how the company should enter and participate in each opportunity (construction‑first, EPCM, engineering‑led, or other delivery approaches).

• Evaluate opportunities and determine appropriate engineering engagement.

• Influence project positioning, partnerships, delivery models, and pursuit strategies.

Partner Across Markets, Engineering & Operations

• Partner with market strategy and business development leaders to evaluate, qualify, and prioritize opportunities.

• Partner with business development, operations, and senior leadership to develop pursuit strategies and advance opportunities through internal approval processes.

• Coordinate engineering, project‑management, construction, estimating, project‑controls, and other technical resources needed to advance opportunities.

• Align markets, engineering, project management, and operations around growth opportunities.

• Support investment and go/no‑go decisions on strategic pursuits.

Connect Strategy to Execution

• Anticipate resource needs and communicate staffing, capability, and capacity requirements early enough to support successful delivery.

• Forecast future resource requirements and staffing demand.

• Support a disciplined transition from project development into execution, ensuring scope, assumptions, risks, partners, resources, and responsibilities are clearly aligned.

• Ensure seamless transition from project development into execution.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field.
• 12+ years of leadership experience within industrial engineering, EPC, construction, project development, consulting, or industrial operations.
• Experience supporting one or more of the following markets:
• Process & Manufacturing
• Life Sciences / Pharmaceuticals
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Proven success leading client development, market strategy, business development, or project development initiatives.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence clients, partners, and senior leadership.

 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FEL, Pre-FEED, FEED, and EPC project development.
• Existing relationships within industrial owner/operator organizations.
• Background supporting large-scale industrial capital projects.
• MBA or advanced technical degree. 

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