Job Location : Lenexa,KS, USA
Requisition ID: 174616
Job Level: Entry Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Engineering
Department: Project Controls
Market: Power
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
We are seeking engineering schedulers to serve multiple markets in our power division. This is an opportunity to make a big impact on the organization as we enter these new markets to ensure we have the best-in-class scheduling program and a strong innovative scheduling team.
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 3,000 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 140 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 Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas:
* Gas-fired generation
* Power delivery
* Environmental retrofits
* Renewables and new technology
* Water/wastewater
We are a high performing team of engineers and designers that develop projects through the project life-cycle engaging exciting projects throughout North America. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit's construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit's legacy of excellence.
Location
This position is based in our office in Lenexa Kansas with opportunity for hybrid flexibility. We do offer relocation assistance.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with project managers, engineers, designers, procurement staff, construction managers, contractors and other project services staff to provide detailed planning and scheduling of projects from conceptual planning through engineering and construction
* Develop resource loaded schedules, including lists of activities, major milestones, critical approvals, long lead procurement items and other critical project deliverables to be scheduled and tracked for the projects
* Develop schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity durations and available manpower and resources
* Assess the impact of design changes and schedule slippages and inform company management and clients of all schedule updates
* Apply engineering, procurement, and construction terminology and concepts to develop and maintain critic path logic networks; accumulate and access historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting
* Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems.
* Interface with clients, attend regular meetings and give schedule health reports.
Qualifications
* BA/BS in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
* Proficiency with computers and software including Microsoft Office products
* Knowledge of, or a willingness to learn about, various project controls software, such as inEight Suite, Primavera P6, etc.
* Ability to travel periodically. Relocation to jobsites is not required.
* Ability to translate complex engineering processes into project schedules
* Highly motivated, with a passion for excellence and taking initiative
* Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
* Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
* Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
* Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
* Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives
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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.
* 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.
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.