Kiewit Corporation

Civil Roadway Engineer - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Kiewit Corporation$112K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer required
  • 5+ years of civil/highway design experience with design-build projects emphasis
  • Experience designing transportation infrastructure or similar projects
  • Proficient in MicroStation, OpenRoads, AutoCAD, Civil3D, and relevant design platforms
  • Ability to develop high-quality construction plans
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead highway and civil design tasks, acting in charge as needed
  • Create preliminary design concepts for cost estimating
  • Oversee surface models using OpenRoads, Civil3D, or similar software
  • Coordinate interdisciplinary design to ensure compatibility
  • Lead technical meetings and resolve design issues
  • Promote data-driven design and innovate technical solutions
  • Establish project-specific design criteria and ensure compliance through design phases
  • Implement QA/QC procedures and support a culture of quality
  • Supervise, mentor, and evaluate junior staff

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plans with matching contributions
  • Generous paid time off
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 180325

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 immediate opening for a mid to senior level Civil Engineer in our growing Transportation/Civil team. You will be part of our rapidly growing Infrastructure Design Department, which includes structural, geotechnical, civil, drainage, roadway, rail, and materials disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the Design-Build/Alternative delivery of infrastructure projects.

Location

This role will be based out of Kiewit's Lone Tree, CO location and includes travel opportunities to project offices and work sites.

Responsibilities

  • Lead highway and civil design tasks, acting in responsible charge as needed
    Create preliminary design concepts and alternatives for highways and civil features to support cost estimating
    Oversee creation of surface models utilizing OpenRoads (ORD), Civil3D and/or other similar design software
    Lead interdisciplinary design coordination to ensure that project elements are compatible
  • Lead project technical meetings, provide coordination to resolve design issues
  • Promote and implement data-driven design approaches and innovate technical solutions
  • Establish and oversee project-specific design criteria and ensure contractual compliance through all phases of design
  • Implement QA/QC procedures and support a culture of quality across project teams and disciplines
    Execute final design of project elements such as roadway geometrics, roadway design plans, wall plan and profile sheets, and
  • Supervise, mentor and evaluate junior staff
  • Support performance management and professional development of team members


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer required
  • 5+ years of civil / highway design experience with an emphasis on design-build projects
  • Experience designing civil/highway/rail or other transportation infrastructure or similar projects
  • Experience design-build and other alternative delivery models is preferred
  • Proficiency with MicroStation, OpenRoads, AutoCAD, Civil3D and other relevant modeling / design platforms
  • Proven ability to develop construction plans and deliver high-quality design packages for transportation projects
  • Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, including preparation of technical memos and presentations #LI-JP1

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.

Base Compensation: $112,000/yr - $130,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 04/09/2026 - 10/01/2026

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.

About Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation is an employee-owned Fortune 500 contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska. Privately held, it is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with significant mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.

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