Design Engineering Manager, Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers (KIE) has an immediate opening for a dynamic and highly motivated Design Manager with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or architecture and professional engineer license or architect registration, and 15 years of experience, at least 6 of which in a Project Manager/Design Manager role. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary design/engineering and design management team that supports unique, complex, and challenging infrastructure projects for Kiewit. KIE is a multi-faceted and cutting-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on alternative delivery infrastructure projects (e.g., design-build, progressive design-build, alliance, P3). 

Through Kiewit’s fully integrated design and construction approach, KIE’s multi-disciplinary team works together to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk on projects. Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and best practices for all projects that we support.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done but will also help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you are ensuring a lifetime of success.

District Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineer 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 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 to 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

This position is based out of our McLean, VA office, Manhattan, NY office, or Woodcliff Lake, NJ office, and requires some amount of travel based on project needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead large, diverse, multidisciplinary project teams during the pursuit and final design of projects.
• Serve as the overall leader to the design team and providing oversight to support groups.
• Develop staffing plans and challenging but achievable design budgets and schedules, set expectations, and execute according to plan.
• Identify and communicate project risks / opportunities and prepare and execute mitigation plans.
• Review and manage upstream and downstream engineering contracts.
• Prepare subconsultants scope, pricing and other necessary design execution stipulations. Monitor performance of subconsultants work.
• Represent Kiewit’s design team and develop effective relationships with the construction and client teams.
• Monitor, control and communicate schedule, quality, financial, and commercial performance.
• Monitor design progress, ensuring compliance with all applicable requirements.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, construction management or architecture
• Licensed Professional Engineer or Registered Architect is required
• A minimum of 15 years of experience with at least six (6) of these years in the project manager / design manager position, with emphasis on multi-disciplinary design-build and/or progressive design-build heavy civil, bridge, transportation, rail / transit projects with construction values of at least $200 million.
• Strong technical background in at least one of the disciplines common to infrastructure projects
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to work ethics and integrity, and to treating others with respect
• Commitment to delivering quality work, and willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
• Commitment to creating a “Nobody Get Hurts” safe work culture on projects #LI-MD1