Kiewit Corporation

Telecom Engineer - Industrial and Mission Critical Facilities

Kiewit Corporation$100K — $145K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
  • 5+ years of relevant telecommunications or low-voltage systems design experience, especially in mission-critical facilities.
  • Working knowledge of fiber optic and copper structured cabling systems and network infrastructures.
  • Experience with telecom design software like AutoCAD or Revit.
  • Familiarity with applicable codes and standards such as NEC and TIA/EIA.
  • Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% for project requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Develop telecom designs for industrial facilities, covering fiber optic, structured cabling, and network architecture.
  • Lead scope development from concept to turnover, ensuring compliance and constructability.
  • Create technical documents including diagrams and installation details for telecom equipment.
  • Prepare specifications and scopes of work for telecom-related projects and manage vendor bids.
  • Conduct analyses for system performance, including link loss and propagation studies.
  • Coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines to support integrated project delivery.
  • Provide field support during construction and commissioning phases, addressing design challenges.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents.
  • Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement plans with matching contributions.
  • Generous paid time off, promoting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 182457

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

If you're viewing this role on a third-party site, apply directly at www.kiewitjobs.com for the most accurate information.

Kiewit's Industrial & Water markets are growing across North America, and we're expanding our team with Telecom Engineers who want to design the communication systems that connect complex industrial facilities. This role is a fit for engineers who understand how fiber, copper, wireless, radio, security, surveillance, access control, paging, and network infrastructure come together in a real facility - not just on paper.

You'll work across all phases of design, from early planning and network architecture development through detailed engineering, construction support, testing, commissioning, and turnover. Our projects span Data Centers, Water/Wastewater Treatment, Mineral Processing, Industrial Energy, Renewable Fuels, Specialty Chemical, and Advanced Manufacturing.

Kiewit offers stability, competitive pay, strong benefits, employee ownership, and a backlog of work that supports long-term career growth. We build projects that strengthen communities - and we build careers that last.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 1,700 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.

Our rapidly growing Industrial Design Group, which includes process, electrical, controls, structural, architectural, geotechnical, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Heavy Manufacturing, Industrial Buildings Industrial Water and Utilities.

Location

Position will be located in either Lenexa, Kansas or Lone Tree Colorado. We may consider uniquely, full qualified candidates that meet all or 80% of the requirements in other Kiewit Office Locations. Relocation is offered to Lenexa or Lone Tree only.

Responsibilities

Support and/or Lead Telecom Engineering & Design

Develop telecommunications and low-voltage system designs for industrial facilities, including fiber optic backbone, structured cabling, plant network architecture, wireless and radio coverage, paging/public address, CCTV, security, and access control systems.

Lead telecom scope development from concept through IFC design, construction support, commissioning, and turnover.

Apply NEC, NFPA, TIA/EIA, BICSI, ISA-95, IEC 61850, CSF, NERC / CIP, NIST and various other client standards to produce compliant, constructible designs.

Drive Technical Execution

Produce telecom deliverables such as one-lines, riser diagrams, block diagrams, interconnect diagrams, cable schedules, rack elevations, telecom room layouts, pathway plans, equipment data sheets, and installation details.

Prepare specifications and scopes of work for telecom equipment, cabling, and installation subcontracts.

Evaluate vendor bids, review submittals, and confirm technical compliance with project requirements.

Perform supporting analyses such as fiber optic link loss budgets, bandwidth and latency assessments, pathway fill, and wireless coverage or propagation studies.

Coordinate interfaces with electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil, structural, mechanical, and client IT / OT teams.

Support cybersecure network design through appropriate segmentation, access control, secure communication practices, and coordination with project cybersecurity requirements.

Support Construction & Commissioning

Respond to RFIs and field questions related to telecom systems, network infrastructure, security systems, and low-voltage installation.

Support FATs, site visits, field testing, troubleshooting, commissioning, and turnover activities as required.

Identify design constraints, propose practical solutions, and drive cost-effective engineering decisions.

Collaborate & Improve

Work closely with process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, structural, civil, architectural, and construction teams.

Mentor designers and junior engineers, contributing to a culture of technical excellence.

Lead quality checks to ensure accuracy, consistency, constructability, and coordination across design packages.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in telecommunications or low-voltage systems design, preferably for data centers or mission-critical facilities.
  • Working knowledge of fiber optic and copper structured cabling systems, network topologies, telecom rooms, pathways, and cabling infrastructure.
  • Experience producing telecom design documents in AutoCAD, Revit, or similar design tools.
  • Knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including NEC and TIA/EIA structured cabling standards.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments, communicate clearly with project teams, clients, and vendors, and work effectively across disciplines.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time to project locations


Preferred Experience
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license.
  • BICSI RCDD Certification.
  • BICSI DCDC / OSP / RTPM credentials.
  • Experience with industrial control system networks, OT/IT convergence, and cybersecurity considerations for plant networks.
  • Network/Cybersecurity certifications - CompTIA Net+/Sec+/Pen+ or equivalent
  • Experience with licensed and unlicensed radio systems, DAS, Wi-Fi, or private LTE/5G deployments at industrial sites.
  • Understanding and practical application of NERC / CIP requirements for network architecture, access control, asset documentation, and cybersecurity compliance in utility or industrial environments.
  • EPC project support through design, construction, startup, and commissioning.
  • Familiarity with hazardous area classification as it applies to communication equipment installation.


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: $100,000 - $145,000
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, applicable experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 09/22/2026 - 12/29/2026

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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