Tekla Administrator - Kiewit Technology Group

Position Overview

Kiewit is looking to expand its engineering technology department into a world-class organization able to support Kiewit’s operational and development needs as it relates to engineering applications, especially Kiewit’s fully Tekla Structures environment. This position will work with other team members, Engineering and Design Departments to provide operational and development support.

District Overview

Kiewit Technology Group (KTG) builds solutions to enable and support a $12.5 billion company. Our mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team deploys technology solutions to the field and home office departments that increase profitability by maximizing the way we use our people and resources in daily operations. KTG uses systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit’s business and lifecycle of a project to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field by giving our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions. When you join KTG, you will make an impact on the critical work we do every day. 

Location

This position will be based out of our Kiewit Lenexa office at 8900 Renner Blvd. This is shared service center in a professional office setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-user support to project utilizing Tekla Structures software in a Tekla Model Sharing environment
• Set up and manage new and existing engineering projects within Tekla Structures, including reporting options, rules, and backup systems
• Identify potential service-level problems and facilitate solutions
• Schedule and prioritize work to accommodate user needs with minimum impact. Identify potential areas for new or revised policies and procedures as well as opportunities to reduce cost while improving end-user satisfaction
• Train new hires and end-users to become proficient with Tekla software: foundations, reinforcements, pipe rack design and detailing, misc steel, drawings, and reports, isometrics, IFC exports for BIM reviews, etc.

Qualifications

• At least three-ten years’ experience in Tekla administration and development
• Relevant engineering and/or construction industry experience is preferred
• Experience using and supporting Tekla Structures
• Highly motivated and self-directed with strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Strong experience creating complex custom components, creating reports using template editor, API programming preferred
• Experience using Tekla Model Sharing, working and setup in Citrix a plus
• Skills in creating documentation of procedures
• Experience using BIM applications for project coordination
• Knowledge and support of Trimble Tedds, Connect, or Business Center a plus

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