Field Engineer (Entry-Level)

Position Overview

As a Field Engineer, you will bring a positive attitude, a results-driven mindset, and unlimited potential to exciting and rewarding construction projects. Kiewit offers extensive career opportunities, hands-on training and development, the stability of a large contractor, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. Field and Office Engineers are essential for ensuring jobs get done right, whether building hospitals, sports stadiums, educational facilities, commercial office buildings, entertainment venues, or government structures.

District Overview

Kiewit Building Group specializes in vertical construction, including office buildings, industrial complexes, education and sports facilities, hotels, hospitals, transportation terminals, government buildings, science and technology facilities, retail and special-use facilities, and interior construction with tenant improvements. Capabilities include general contracting, construction management, design-build, design-assist, and turn-key project development.

Location

Projects are located across the United States, requiring willingness to travel and relocate to new opportunities. Job assignment locations will be finalized closer to the start date.

Key Responsibilities

Field Engineering

• Assist in interpretation of drawings and specifications for field crews and craft supervision.
• Perform quantity calculations by taking measurements.
• Assist in the preparation of work plans and work packages.
• Assist in field surveying and work layout support, including elevation, control points, and compilation of as-built data.
• Assist in compiling, processing, and confirming daily labor timesheets.
• Assist in the preparation of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s).
• Assist in providing solutions related to underground tunneling and construction operations.
• Participate in jobsite safety reviews, toolbox meetings, mass safety meetings, and safety training.
• Order and schedule material deliveries.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate work groups on the jobsite.
• Supervise field operations.

Office Engineering

• Perform material takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.
• Perform basic engineering calculations and technical drafting to support field operations.
• Assist engineers to gather and prepare data for submittal or transmittal to customers, vendors, subcontractors, governmental agencies, and internal use.
• Participate in the preparation of purchase orders and subcontracts, performing minor solicitations and purchasing as requested.
• Schedule maintenance and perform updates.
• Assist in the maintenance of basic project recordkeeping and correspondence functions, including daily reports, photographs, requests for information (RFIs), and memorandums.
• Enter data into the job cost system and participate in reviewing cost reports with jobsite management.
• Assist in generating change orders and as-built data for review.
• Provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations.
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing historical data related to the project, incorporating various productions and costs in preparation of a bid.
• Complete a plan and specification review for an assigned project, assessing risk areas.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel and relocate as business requires.
• Bachelor's or Associate’s degree in a construction-related field of engineering.
• Positive, can-do attitude.
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
• Strong work ethic.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Passion for safety.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.
• Experience with leadership in some capacity.
• Reliable transportation.
• Previous internship experience is preferred.
• Ability to freely access all points of a construction site.

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally.
• Perform work safely and effectively.
• Work during normal operating hours; overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions.