Electrical Designer - Industrial and Water Engineering

Position Overview

We are adding Electrical/I&C Designers to our Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering (KIWE) team.  We are an innovative team of engineers and designers that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff leads and collaborates with Kiewit’s module fabrication and construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service engineering consulting and design firm serving a broad range of the industrial markets. Our combined staff of more than 1,700 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve the industrial, transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Our operations-focused engineering provides our clients with safe and efficient facilities, and it integrates our 130 years of construction experience to finish projects on time and to make sure that Nobody Gets Hurt. 

Our rapidly growing Industrial Engineering team, which includes process, mechanical, electrical, controls, structural, architectural, geotechnical, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Food & Beverage, Mineral Processing, Renewable Fuels, Pulp and Paper, Steel & Aluminum, Industrial Buildings, and Industrial Energy, Water and Utilities. 

Location

This position is based out of Lenexa, KS or Minneapolis, Minnesota. Opportunities for flexible work are available.

Responsibilities

• Utilize SmartPlant and 3D design tools to design and draft drawings for electrical systems for buildings and industrial facilities, which can include wiring, power distribution diagrams, electrical schematics, circuit diagrams, raceway design/sizing and equipment layout, cable management systems and sizing of cables, grounding layout, lighting, lightening protection, equipment locations, conduit layout.  
• Utilize codes and standards to complete assignments with little supervision.
• Identifies changes in the scope of work during a small project and produces design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule. 
• Takes initiative to meet or exceed the quality and expected outcome requirements of internal and external customers. 
• Performs assigned work efficiently and effectively to maximize productivity, while complying with with company standards to produce quality deliverables.

 

Qualifications

• BS degree or Associates degree in Electrical  or Mechanical Engineering Technology and a minimum of 4 years Electrical and/or I&C design/drafting experience, which includes experience working in 3D and 2D.  If no degree, High School diploma + 8 years’ related experience
• Intermediate AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical or Microstation skills, Experience with design/drafting for drawings,  P&IDs, One Line Diagrams, Panel designs, electrical layouts. Develops and presents work in well-constructed written and verbal presentations.  
• Works collaboratively across departments and involves others in solving problems. Initiates meetings within own team, other disciplines or internal customers for clarity on work.
• Supports project teams and departments with design support for drawings, specifications, IO Lists.  Works well with other to accomplish common goals and objectives.  Understanding of NEC code and ANSI/IEEE standards
• Able to manage multiple responsibilities with set expectations and meet deadlines.
• Experience working with multi-disciplined teams, and subcontractors for equipment.  Experience with design for construction preferred;  Design/Build, EPC project experience preferred

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