Electrical CAD Manager, Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers
Lone Tree, CO, US Denver, CO, US
Requisition ID: 175316
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers
Department: Drafting & Design
Market: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Are you ready to lead a dynamic team of CAD designers and revolutionize transit systems design? As our Electrical CAD Manager, you’ll harness cutting-edge design tools to drive innovative solutions and deliver top-notch design documentation for our valued customers. You’ll manage and lead a talented team of electrical CAD designers to achieve excellence in project delivery. Plus, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to collaborate with other engineering disciplines, broadening your expertise and impact. This role requires a designer with electrical design background and experience.
District Overview
Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering seamlessly transitions solutions from design to construction through the collaborative efforts of Design Engineering, Design Management, Proposals, Estimating, and Integrated Project Controls. Our construction-focused engineering approach involves a multidisciplinary team working together to maximize value for clients by improving schedules, controlling costs, and minimizing risk on infrastructure projects. This integrated strategy emphasizes collaboration and constructability throughout the project lifecycle, enabling us to identify and implement quality solutions with a strong safety focus.
Clients benefit from Kiewit’s proven processes and tools, which minimize project risk. As an in-house resource, we support projects across the company, in all major markets, sharing experiences, innovative concepts, and best practices. Kiewit’s management and implementation of this process result in safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that exceed client expectations and uphold Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.
At Kiewit, we believe in building more than just structures – we build relationships, strengthen communities, and expand workforce capacity. We don't just build projects; we build careers. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan (RRSP), and unbeatable growth opportunities, we are deeply invested in the future of our employees. Join us at Kiewit, where we go beyond construction to develop the ultimate road to success.
Location
Position is based out of our Lone Tree, CO office with opportunity to work on a hybrid work schedule.
Responsibilities
Design Tools
- Work with a team of train control and communications engineers to develop a set of system design requirements for the various design tools that will be needed to complete design drawing activities.
- Assess our current tool set of Microstation, AutoCAD and Promis.e and provide recommendations to improve these tools to make our design teams more efficient and improve the level of quality of our work products.
- Determine a set of metrics to assess the work we are doing and look for opportunities to improve these metrics.
- Complete a regular assessment for the design tools and recommend any upgrades or replacements as necessary
Functional Management
- Work with business line managers to assess needs and develop hiring plan for CAD designers to support train control projects.
- Grow CAD design team to support business needs
- Manage CAD design team to support project and/or district needs
- Establish a set of metrics to assess and improve performance.
- Ability to communicate and update status on projects
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Aided Design or an Associate degree in Electrical Technology or related with equivalent experience required
- Minimum of 10 years of electrical design experience is required. CAD design experience with rail transit project is a plus, but not required.
- Software skills / Requirements for Electrical Systems:
- 2D CAD: Expert level proficiency, with daily usage
- 3D CAD: Intermediate level proficiency
- Auto CAD: Intermediate with daily usage
- Microstation: Intermediate with daily usage
- Promis.e: Intermediate with daily usage
- ProjectWise: Entry to intermediate level proficiency
- Membership with active participation to professional organizations is desirable.
- Travel: Minimal travel may be required. #LI-MD1
Other Requirements:
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
Base Compensation: $130,000/yr - $150,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)
This posting will be active from: 02/05/2025 - 05/31/2025
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Nearest Major Market: Denver
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CAD, Drafting, AutoCAD, Construction, Electrical, Engineering