Energy Green Card Sponsorship Jobs in Kansas
Kansas energy employers, including utilities like Evergy and Westar Energy, along with oil and gas operators in the Hugoton Basin, do sponsor Green Cards for specialized roles. Wichita, Topeka, and Liberal are the primary hiring centers. Positions in power systems engineering, petroleum geology, and energy management are among those that have historically supported employer-sponsored permanent residence.
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Requisition ID: 182934
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: TIC Power District
Department: Project Controls
Market: Power
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
The Project Controls Manager is responsible for managing and leading the analytics plus insights for data driven decision making which is provided to project management teams. Duties include collaborating with engineering manager, project manager and clients throughout the life cycle of their projects; ensuring Kiewit’s internal project control software (InEight), P6 and auto reporting are set up correctly and maintained; weekly review of automated reporting to ensure accurate data; review of automated monthly reporting; and providing insights to enhance Kiewit’s tools and reporting.
District Overview
TIC - The Industrial Company is a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation. TIC Power brings a wealth of experience across multiple contracting models. Throughout North America, we offer integrated EPC solutions for various markets including building and upgrading transmission and distribution, offshore wind, solar, hydrogen, energy storage, geothermal, natural gas generation, commercial nuclear and carbon management technologies.
Location
This position will be based out of our Lenexa, KS office with travel required or at one of our project sites throughout the U.S., including Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida and Virginia.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with operations management to build relationships and establish effective controls
- Perform analysis of auto reporting to pinpoint areas of improvement and make data-driven recommendations
- Articulate and summarize information and results to management
- Accountable for budgeted, actual and forecasted take-off quantities, manhours and dollars
- Accountable for the preparation and completion of internal audits
- Provide leadership and coaching to the project controls team
- Represent Kiewit Project Controls in internal and external meetings – trainings, presentations to engineering partners, overviews to potential clients, etc.
- Coordination with Estimating and Business Management to support transition from proposal to execution
- Show understanding of P6 and have the ability to become a super-user of Kiewit’s project controls software (InEight)
- Identify and understand key components in project contracts that impact project controls processes
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the business consulting, engineering, or construction industry
- Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation communications skills
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive
- Confident, articulate, and professional speaking abilities and experience speaking in public, to groups, or via electronic media
- Ability to think strategically while identifying problems and developing creative solutions
- Candidates must also be able and willing to travel for business needs.
Working Conditions
This job is performed in either a project site or office setting.
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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Search Energy Jobs in KansasEnergy Green Card Sponsorship Jobs in Kansas: Frequently Asked Questions
Which energy companies in Kansas sponsor Green Card visas?
Evergy, the dominant electric utility serving Wichita and Kansas City metro areas, has sponsored Green Cards for engineering and grid operations roles. Pipeline operators in the Hugoton natural gas region and wind energy developers in western Kansas have also filed permanent residence petitions. Sponsorship is not universal and depends on the role, the employer's legal resources, and demonstrated inability to fill the position with a U.S. worker.
Which cities in Kansas have the most energy Green Card sponsorship jobs?
Wichita is the largest employment center for energy in Kansas, with utility, midstream, and energy services employers concentrated there. Topeka, as the state capital, hosts regulatory and grid management roles. Liberal and Hugoton in southwest Kansas see activity tied to natural gas production. Dodge City and Garden City areas have emerging wind energy operations that occasionally support sponsored positions.
What types of energy roles typically qualify for Green Card sponsorship in Kansas?
Roles requiring specialized technical degrees tend to qualify most consistently. These include power systems engineers, petroleum engineers, electrical engineers working on transmission infrastructure, environmental compliance specialists, and geoscientists supporting oil and gas operations. The EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based categories are most commonly used. The position must generally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field, and the employer must complete PERM labor certification in most cases.
How do I find energy Green Card sponsorship jobs in Kansas?
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Are there state-specific considerations for Green Card sponsorship in Kansas energy jobs?
Kansas does not impose state-level restrictions on employer-sponsored immigration, so the process follows federal rules entirely. One practical consideration is that the Kansas energy sector skews toward utilities and natural gas, industries where workforce needs are specialized and employers are more likely to invest in permanent sponsorship. The PERM labor market test requires employers to show no qualified U.S. workers are available, which is more straightforward for niche technical roles common in Kansas energy operations.
What is the prevailing wage for Green Card energy jobs in Kansas?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.