Lead Rail Designer and CAD Coordinator - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Requisition ID: 167540

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Department: Drafting & Design

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers (KIE) is seeking a Lead Rail Designer & CAD Coordinator to join our Design Engineering Services (DES) team in Lone Tree, CO. Looking for the ideal candidate to lead and grow our rail production and BIM capability while incrementally improving overarching department CAD efficiency. This role offers significant opportunity to be part of cutting-edge civil transportation CAD/CIM technologies and work on world-class engineering projects in the Highway, Rail, and Transportation industries. You should be a self-motivated professional with experience in this role and have a desire to grow personally as well as professionally.

District Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering Design Build Management team are driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects to manage their multi-disciplined design teams to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk. Our construction-driven engineers analyze root causes and resolve design issues before they impact schedule and budget. Particularly on large design-build projects, 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 design best practices for all projects that we support.

Our participation leads to safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further 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 benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you're ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

Location

This role will be based out of Kiewit's Lone Tree, CO (South Denver area) office.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal and external design teams to initiate, design and deliver projects
• Develop and implement project specific resources to ensure project design teams produce consistent deliverables
• Oversee the work of CAD designers, making sure that drawings adhere to applicable project standards
• Audit projects for compliance to district quality procedures and project client standards. Participate in projects internal design reviews to ensure client standards are met for milestone deliverables
• Deliver project CAD orientation training
• Coordinate with design partner's CAD Managers/Coordinators to resolve technical or logistical issues
• Manage staff of senior, mid-career, and entry level CAD designers
• Mentor and develop team members
• Participate in weekly coordination calls and periodic presentations regarding CAD related items
• Participate in team staff allocation planning
• Coordinate with the CAD Management group and IT to solve local and project level problems related to CAD deliverables and project technology needs
• Maintain and support workflows for internal and external design content management

Qualifications

• 20 years' experience producing rail design deliverables in CAD applications
• Experience with the implementation of US DOT or other client specific CAD standards on projects
• Design production experience with Civil 3D and AutoCAD for design production
• Working knowledge of with InRoads, MicroStation and OpenRail Designer for design production
• Experience with BIM as it pertains to rail projects
• Experience with Design Content Management via Bentley ProjectWise and Autodesk Construction Cloud
• Experience with digital coordination efforts, ensuring all discipline design and production teams are enabled and in compliance with project requirements
• Experience with troubleshooting CAD issues and delivering CAD training
• Experience with a multi-format CAD production environment and corresponding interoperability challenges
• Strong ability to communicate
• Strong teamwork and leadership capabilities
• Strong understanding of engineering work processes
• Self-motivated and results focused, with the ability to work without supervision
• Good written and oral communication, particularly English to facilitate working with teams across North America
• A problem solving, conceptual thinker and able to work with complex systems
• Associates degree in Computer Aided Design, Engineering Technology or similar program experience

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: $102,101 - $153,152

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

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.