Job Information
Kiewit Regional Project Manager - Kiewit Power Engineering in Richmond, Virginia
Requisition ID: 171058
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Engineering
Department: Design Engineering
Market: Power
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
At Kiewit, we are always working to improve our processes, performance, and vision to better serve our customers. As an Engineering Project Manager, you’ll establish a culture to inspire a highly capable, committed and engaged team of multi-discipline engineers and designers. By driving communication, providing technical expertise and establishing project goals, you’ll help push the team to its greatest potential with a relentless passion for improvement, while delivering project success through scope, schedule and budget.
District Overview
Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 3,000 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 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 Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas:
Gas-fired generation
Power delivery
Environmental retrofits
Renewables and new technology
Water/wastewater
We are a high performing team of engineers and designers that develop projects through the project life-cycle engaging exciting projects throughout North America. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s 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.
Location
This position can be based out of our office in Richmond, VA or McLean, VA with opportunity for flexible work. The ability to travel at least 20% to client and project locations within the region is expected.
Responsibilities
Overall management of the internal project design team(s)
Has a detailed understanding of all contractual obligations for the project to ensure contract design requirements are met
Facilitates effective communication between design and construction project leadership
Communicates project design and performance status with Clients and permitting agencies
Ensures proper coordination of technical details across multiple engineering disciplines
Supports Business Development activities including RFP reviews, proposals, project estimates, engineering fee estimates, etc.
Resolves conflicts that arise through partnering with design team, clients, and construction
Supports construction priorities and ensures their implementation through the design
Plans and communicates needs for Kiewit Engineering resources to support projects
Manages and interprets data and results for multiple projects
Responsible for meeting project engineering schedules and budgets
Identifies current and future risks along with mitigation strategies
Consolidates best practices from project execution
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Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related engineering degree
A minimum of 7 years’ experience in project management
Ability to mentor technical staff and foster a team environment
Strong organizational and time management skills
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Attention to detail, with the ability to recognize discrepancies
Strong work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
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.
May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
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.
Company: Kiewit