MARINE COASTAL AND RESILIENCY ENGINEERING DIRECTOR, KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Location:  

Manhattan, NY, US Lone Tree, CO, US Bellevue, WA, US New Orleans, LA, US Houston, TX, US Denver, CO, US

Requisition ID: 170707 

Job Level: Senior Level 

Home District/Group: Grazeland Infrastructure Engineers 

Department: Design Engineering 

Market: Transportation 

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 Marine Coastal and Resiliency Engineering Director, you’ll build a team and establish a culture to inspire a highly capable, committed and engaged team of marine engineering and designers. By driving communication, providing technical expertise, and establishing departmental goals, you’ll help push the team to its greatest potential with a relentless passion for improvement.

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Grazeland Infrastructure Engineering’s Design Build Management team are driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects to manage their multi-disciplined design teams to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk. Our construction-driven engineers analyze root causes and resolve design issues before they impact schedule and budget. Particularly on large design-build projects, clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Grazeland to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and design best practices for all projects that we support.

Our participation leads to safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Grazeland legacy of excellence.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. We will train you, develop your skills, and allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

LOCATION

New York, Houston, New Orleans, Bellevue or Denver

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development of the marine engineering team vision, identify priorities, and align with operational goals.
• Develop a working relationship with Kiewit’s Marine construction divisions
• Build discipline-specific strategies and objectives for talent management, technology, quality management and risk management.
• Work to fully comprehend the business, industry and changing marketplace the organization resides in; align discipline personnel to meet changing business requirements.
• Oversee department performance management process and development programs; encourage formal and informal learning events and experiences.
• Effectively manage underperforming employees.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology.
• Seek ways to improve customer satisfaction, the quality of the work product, and operating efficiencies.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate operating risks inherent in the business that could materially impact the company’s reputation and/or operating results.
• Identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and a means to manage KPI tracking and reporting.
• Oversee or lead business plan initiatives and collaborate with other leaders to align resources to accomplish objectives.
• Stay up to date with the latest technology and industry practices and finds practical applications.
• Provide professional advice to department personnel, project teams, or individual contributors.
• Develop and execute a communications plan, ensuring department members are informed of strategy, shared goals, policies, practices and programs.
• Act as the Design Manager or Marine Discipline Lead for alternative delivery projects with a marine engineering component.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Coastal, Civil, and/or Ocean Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of engineering design experience related to urban-focused flood protection and resiliency projects.
• Minimum of 5 yrs experience managing complex coastal and waterfront engineering projects.
• Experience in working on teams of multidisciplinary, urban-focused flood protection and resiliency projects.
• PE license or equivalent required
• Experience designing and delivering projects that have marine or coastal components.
• Experience with coastal engineering design in urban settings such as shoreline protection, waterfront parks, shoreline restoration, flood control, navigation facilities, bulkheads, dredging, and recreational boating facilities is a plus.
• Ability to manage projects and progress ideas to execution in a complex environment.
• Good negotiation, presentation, and persuasion skills.  Experienced in communicating ideas, winning approval, and reaching resolutions with a variety of audiences.
• Strong analytical ability along with the capacity to interpret data and make recommendations.
• Comfortable with change and ambiguity; adaptable, collaborative and a systems thinker
• Ability to manage and control quality, schedule, and budget performance of engineering teams.
• Flexibility to frequent travel.

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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.
 

Base Compensation: $220,000 – $260,000 
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

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.