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Structural Designer/Drafter - Kiewit Industrial Engineers

Employer
Kiewit
Location
Lenexa, Kansas, United States
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Oct 10, 2020

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Category
Computer etc., Engineering, Trade & Skilled
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
Requisition ID: 108039

Job Level: Entry Level

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Industrial Engineering (K-IND) is seeking an Early Career Structural Designer for the Lenexa, Kansas office. Looking for the ideal candidate to grow with the K-IND team by helping to establish, maintain, and improve standards and tools while contributing to project success. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a 2 year technical school degree in Computer Aided Design with a focus on BIM, be proficient with the latest version of Autodesk Revit, have a good understanding of design document creation, and be comfortable working closely with Structural Design Engineers on multiple projects simultaneously.

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 1,300 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 130 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 Industrial Design Group, which includes process, electrical, controls, structural, architectural, geotechnical, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Heavy Manufacturing, Industrial Buildings Industrial Water and Utilities. We have specialized expertise in plant floor process design, packaging, refrigerated/frozen facility design, and ammonia refrigeration systems.

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 industrial 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 is based out of our Lenexa, KS office and typically requires less than 25 percent travel.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with other design group team members to review and exchange project information necessary for design and development
  • Gathers required information and collaborate with engineers and multiple disciplines to develop BIM models for foundations and steel structures
  • Leverages Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create plans, drawings, and details
  • Assist in the development of department standards and tools


Qualifications

  • Completion of a vocational training program in Computer Aided Design; or high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and a minimum of 1 year of structural design experience using Revit
  • Demonstrates ability to interpret multi-discipline engineering and vendor documents
  • Must be able to communicate effectively and constructively with other team members and disciplines both verbally and in written form
  • Knowledge and experience with BIM software (Revit) is required. Basic knowledge of the latest computer operating systems is required
  • Knowledge of basic spreadsheet, database, word processing programs


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.

There's no limit to what you'll work on at Kiewit. With contracts in different markets and geographic areas, you'll tackle new challenges all the time. Whether you're building a facility that can turn water into power or engineering safer infrastructure networks, you're bound to push the limits of innovation in new and exciting ways.

With Kiewit, you'll have the potential to work on a variety of projects in seven major markets. From railroads to tunnels, renewable energy to biofuels, you'll be part of a mission that's bigger than you can imagine.

Here, you'll team up with market experts and gain cross-functional experience - all while helping people across the globe live better.

Nearest Major Market: Overland Park
Nearest Secondary Market: Kansas City
Job Segment: Drafting, Industrial Design, Industrial, Electrical, Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing

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