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Get Access To All JobsRequisition ID: 177048
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: South Central District
Department: Project Engineering
Market: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Project Engineer, you will be entrusted with both the technical execution and administrative coordination of construction projects. You will lead a team of field and cost engineers, ensuring that all project components are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety. Your role will serve as a critical communication bridge between the construction manager and the broader project team, particularly in areas of financial performance and operational planning.
District Overview
Kiewit's South Central District has played a major role in constructing infrastructure projects throughout the United States. We specialize in highway and heavy civil construction including grading, excavating, trenching, bridge construction, concrete, asphalt paving, and more. Our depth of experience and unparalleled commitment to safety, quality, and the environment make us industry leaders in highway and heavy civil construction.
Location
All roles are project-based and will require mobility for the duration of assignments within the South-Central District, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
Responsibilities
Project Scheduling:
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, incorporating input from field teams, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Monitor progress against milestones and proactively adjust plans to mitigate delays or disruptions.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on timelines and deliverables.
Financial Management:
- Oversee project financials including revenue tracking, cost control, and cash flow forecasting.
- Prepare and present financial reports to project leadership, highlighting variances and recommending corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures, including billing and change order management.
Temporary Engineering:
- Design and implement temporary works such as scaffolding, shoring, and access platforms to support construction activities.
- Ensure all temporary structures meet safety and engineering standards.
- Collaborate with field teams to adapt temporary solutions to evolving site conditions.
Permanent Design Management & Quality Control:
- Coordinate with design teams to ensure permanent works are executed according to specifications and client expectations.
- Implement quality control procedures and conduct inspections to verify compliance with standards and regulations.
- Address design-related issues promptly to avoid rework and maintain project momentum.
Project Closeout:
- Lead the closeout process, including punch list management, final inspections, and documentation handover.
- Ensure all contractual obligations are fulfilled and client satisfaction is achieved.
- Facilitate lessons learned sessions to capture insights for future projects.
Client Relations:
- Serve as a primary point of contact for the client, maintaining open and professional communication.
- Address client concerns promptly and effectively, fostering trust and long-term relationships.
- Participate in client meetings and presentations as needed.
Operations Planning Support:
- Assist in the development of construction execution plans, including logistics, resource allocation, and sequencing.
- Collaborate with operations leadership to align field activities with strategic project goals.
- Support the integration of safety and environmental considerations into operational planning.
Contract and Subcontract Administration:
- Manage the lifecycle of contracts and subcontracts, from negotiation through execution and closeout.
- Monitor compliance with contractual terms and conditions, including scope, schedule, and deliverables.
- Coordinate with legal and procurement teams to resolve disputes and implement change orders.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in construction management, construction engineering, or other engineering disciplines.
- 5+ years’ work experience in construction or engineering.
- 3+ years' experience managing engineers with exposure to cost control and scheduling management.
- Ability to read, analyze and identify discrepancies on engineering plans, specifications, and contract documents.
- Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
- Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.
- Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
- Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives.
- Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Requisition ID: 177048
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: South Central District
Department: Project Engineering
Market: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Project Engineer, you will be entrusted with both the technical execution and administrative coordination of construction projects. You will lead a team of field and cost engineers, ensuring that all project components are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety. Your role will serve as a critical communication bridge between the construction manager and the broader project team, particularly in areas of financial performance and operational planning.
District Overview
Kiewit's South Central District has played a major role in constructing infrastructure projects throughout the United States. We specialize in highway and heavy civil construction including grading, excavating, trenching, bridge construction, concrete, asphalt paving, and more. Our depth of experience and unparalleled commitment to safety, quality, and the environment make us industry leaders in highway and heavy civil construction.
Location
All roles are project-based and will require mobility for the duration of assignments within the South-Central District, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
Responsibilities
Project Scheduling:
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, incorporating input from field teams, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Monitor progress against milestones and proactively adjust plans to mitigate delays or disruptions.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on timelines and deliverables.
Financial Management:
- Oversee project financials including revenue tracking, cost control, and cash flow forecasting.
- Prepare and present financial reports to project leadership, highlighting variances and recommending corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures, including billing and change order management.
Temporary Engineering:
- Design and implement temporary works such as scaffolding, shoring, and access platforms to support construction activities.
- Ensure all temporary structures meet safety and engineering standards.
- Collaborate with field teams to adapt temporary solutions to evolving site conditions.
Permanent Design Management & Quality Control:
- Coordinate with design teams to ensure permanent works are executed according to specifications and client expectations.
- Implement quality control procedures and conduct inspections to verify compliance with standards and regulations.
- Address design-related issues promptly to avoid rework and maintain project momentum.
Project Closeout:
- Lead the closeout process, including punch list management, final inspections, and documentation handover.
- Ensure all contractual obligations are fulfilled and client satisfaction is achieved.
- Facilitate lessons learned sessions to capture insights for future projects.
Client Relations:
- Serve as a primary point of contact for the client, maintaining open and professional communication.
- Address client concerns promptly and effectively, fostering trust and long-term relationships.
- Participate in client meetings and presentations as needed.
Operations Planning Support:
- Assist in the development of construction execution plans, including logistics, resource allocation, and sequencing.
- Collaborate with operations leadership to align field activities with strategic project goals.
- Support the integration of safety and environmental considerations into operational planning.
Contract and Subcontract Administration:
- Manage the lifecycle of contracts and subcontracts, from negotiation through execution and closeout.
- Monitor compliance with contractual terms and conditions, including scope, schedule, and deliverables.
- Coordinate with legal and procurement teams to resolve disputes and implement change orders.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in construction management, construction engineering, or other engineering disciplines.
- 5+ years’ work experience in construction or engineering.
- 3+ years' experience managing engineers with exposure to cost control and scheduling management.
- Ability to read, analyze and identify discrepancies on engineering plans, specifications, and contract documents.
- Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
- Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.
- Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
- Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives.
- Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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Align your degree to specialty occupation standards
Kiewit's Project Engineer roles typically require a civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering degree. Confirm your credential maps directly to the role's field before applying. A general engineering degree with unrelated coursework can complicate H-1B specialty occupation determinations.
Target Kiewit's energy division specifically
Kiewit organizes hiring by business unit. Focus your applications on their Power, Oil, Gas, and Chemical divisions, where Project Engineer demand is concentrated. Roles in these units are more likely to involve the long-term project cycles that justify sponsorship investment.
Use Migrate Mate to filter open Project Engineer roles
Kiewit posts Project Engineer openings across multiple locations simultaneously. Search Migrate Mate to filter these roles by visa type and location so you're applying to positions where sponsorship is already confirmed, not requesting it cold.
Clarify OPT or CPT eligibility before your start date
Kiewit participates in E-Verify, which is required for F-1 OPT employment authorization. Confirm your OPT authorization dates and EAD card arrival timeline before accepting an offer, since construction project start dates are often fixed and delays create real scheduling problems.
Negotiate your start date around H-1B cap timing
If Kiewit files an H-1B petition for you, the October 1 cap-subject start date is fixed by USCIS. Build this into your offer conversation early. Kiewit's multi-year projects often allow for adjusted onboarding, but you need to raise it before the offer is finalized.
Understand how PERM affects long-term planning
Kiewit sponsors Green Cards for engineers through the PERM labor certification process. DOL requires employers to document that no qualified U.S. workers were available. Starting this process early in your tenure matters, especially if you're from a high-backlog country like India.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Kiewit sponsor H-1B visas for Project Engineers?
Yes, Kiewit sponsors H-1B visas for Project Engineers. The role qualifies as a specialty occupation given the engineering degree requirement, which is a core H-1B eligibility criterion. Kiewit operates across energy and infrastructure sectors where multi-year project timelines make long-term sponsorship commitments practical. Your degree field should align directly with the engineering discipline the role requires.
Which visa types are commonly used for Project Engineer roles at Kiewit?
Project Engineers at Kiewit are sponsored across several visa categories. H-1B is the most common pathway for full-time hires. F-1 OPT and CPT are used for students and recent graduates entering the workforce. TN visas are available for Canadian and Mexican engineers under qualifying USMCA classifications. Green Card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 is available for engineers further along in their careers.
What qualifications and experience does Kiewit expect for Project Engineers?
Kiewit typically hires Project Engineers with a bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, or construction engineering. Entry-level roles are open to recent graduates, while mid-level positions expect two to five years of field or construction management experience. Familiarity with energy project environments, such as power plant construction or pipeline work, strengthens your application considerably.
How do I apply for Project Engineer jobs at Kiewit?
You can browse open Project Engineer roles at Kiewit on Migrate Mate, which filters positions by visa sponsorship type so you can confirm eligibility before applying. Kiewit also posts directly on its careers site. Applications typically involve submitting a resume and completing an online profile. For sponsored roles, Kiewit's recruiting team handles visa paperwork after an offer is extended.
How do I plan my timeline if Kiewit is filing an H-1B for me?
H-1B petitions for cap-subject candidates are filed in April for an October 1 start date. If you're on F-1 OPT, your OPT authorization needs to bridge the gap between graduation and October 1. If your OPT expires before October 1 and you're selected in the lottery, a cap-gap extension under USCIS rules covers your work authorization during that period automatically.