Requisition ID: 180934
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
Department: Estimating
Market: Nuclear
Employment Type: Full Time
Position OverviewThe Structural Estimating Engineering Department Manager is responsible for leading and developing a team of structural estimating professionals supporting complex industrial, energy, infrastructure, and mission-critical projects. This role is focused on building, managing, and mentoring a high-performing estimating organization while ensuring the successful delivery of accurate, competitive, and technically sound structural estimates.
The Department Manager will provide strategic leadership, technical oversight, workload coordination, and personnel development for the structural estimating team. This individual will drive estimating consistency, quality, and execution while collaborating closely with engineering, construction, procurement, business development, and executive leadership teams throughout project pursuit and preconstruction activities.
The ideal candidate combines strong structural engineering and estimating expertise with demonstrated leadership experience managing teams, improving processes, and supporting large multidisciplinary pursuits across a variety of project delivery methods including Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Progressive Design-Build, EPC, FEED, and other contract models.
LocationThis is an in-office position, located in Lenexa, KS.
Responsibilities- Lead, manage, mentor, and develop a team of structural estimating engineers and estimators.
- Establish departmental goals, staffing plans, performance expectations, and professional development initiatives for the structural estimating group.
- Oversee the preparation and coordination of structural estimates for large and complex projects.
- Manage estimating workloads, resource allocation, and proposal support activities across multiple simultaneous pursuits.
- Ensure consistency, accuracy, completeness, and quality across all structural estimating deliverables.
- Provide technical guidance and review of quantity takeoffs, pricing strategies, labor assumptions, and estimate methodologies.
- Foster collaboration between estimating, engineering, construction, procurement, and project management teams during proposal and preconstruction phases.
- Lead estimate review meetings, risk assessments, constructability evaluations, and executive estimate presentations.
- Review and interpret project drawings, plans, specifications, and contract documents to support estimate development and team execution.
- Develop and implement estimating standards, procedures, tools, and best practices to improve departmental performance and efficiency.
- Support strategic business initiatives and client engagement efforts related to project pursuits and estimate development.
- Assist in recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning for the structural estimating department.
- Provide leadership for estimating activities involving highly regulated and technically complex environments, including Nuclear and DOE/NNSA projects.
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QualificationsRequired Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
- Minimum 10 years of experience as a Structural Engineer.
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Structural Estimator.
- Minimum 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience leading technical teams or estimating personnel.
- Thorough knowledge and demonstrated ability to review and understand project drawings, plans, specifications, and related contract documents.
- Strong understanding of structural systems, construction methodologies, estimating practices, and project execution planning.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and coordinate multidisciplinary efforts.
- Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience leading estimating teams supporting Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Progressive Design-Build, EPC, FEED, and other project delivery models.
- Experience with Nuclear and/or DOE/NNSA projects.
- Familiarity with nuclear industry standards, codes, and quality requirements.
- Experience supporting large-scale industrial, energy, infrastructure, or mission-critical projects.
- Knowledge of estimating software platforms, quantity takeoff tools, and estimating database development.
Desired Attributes- Strong leadership presence with a focus on team development and mentorship.
- Ability to build collaborative, high-performing technical teams.
- Strategic thinker with strong operational and organizational capabilities.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced proposal and project environments.
- Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills.
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.
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.
