Deputy Design Engineering Manager - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Requisition ID: 168154

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) has an opening for a Deputy Design Engineering Manager for our multi-disciplinary projects in Canada.

You will be part of our rapidly growing Infrastructure Design Department, which includes hydro, structural, geotechnical, civil, drainage, roadway, rail, and materials disciplines. KIE is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the design-build delivery of infrastructure projects. We believe in fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow.

District Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design-Build team is driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects. Through our integrated design and construction approach, our multi-disciplinary team works together to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk. Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. Clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and best practices for all projects that we support.

Kiewit’s management and implementation of this process leads to safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that exceeds client expectations and furthers Kiewit’s 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 RRSP matching, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

This position is based out of our Laval, Quebec office and may require travel depending on assignments.

Responsibilities

• Interface and maintain relationships with external design partners
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our designs are aligned with our processes and meet our customers' needs
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends and technologies, and apply this knowledge to improve our design process
• Support the lead in the pursuit of design-build projects
• Manage deliverables, quality and compliance for the assigned project
• Support the lead in managing design projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time and within budget
• Interface with construction project leadership

Qualifications

• 0-5 years of design engineering or design management experience
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
• Professional registration to a Canadian engineering association, in progress at minimum
• Ability to travel across North America
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Bachelor of engineering or equivalent
• Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on delivering results
• Design-build experience is an asset but not required
• Bilingual in French and English, spoken and written
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
• Strong commitment to ethics and integrity
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative

Other Requirements:

• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

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 believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.