Mining Engineer - Mining Group

Requisition : 180303

Job Level: Entry Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Mining District

Department: Field Operations

Market: Mining

Employment Type: Full Time

As a Field Engineer, you will support Kiewit Mining operations throughout North America. This position is responsible for developing work plans, design work, quantity tracking, surveying and working with our mining and construction teams. In performing this work, the Field Engineer will gain hands‑on experience in safely planning and executing work across our operations.

Kiewit Mining Group has grown steadily to become one of North America’s leading contract mining companies operating in various commodities, including gold, coal, oil sands, iron ore, phosphate, talc, and aggregates. We are built on a solid foundation of safety, quality, production and integrity.

As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering experience that provides holistic solutions to the industry that are unmatched.

Our culture is built around placing teams where work is located, offering career opportunities tailored to your skills and goals. Current possible locations include:
Gillette, WY;
Soda Springs, ;
Tok, AK;
Dillon, MT;
Craig, CO;
Lone Tree, CO.

• Field Operations: prepare work plans and work packages, interpret drawings and specifications for field crews and craft, order and schedule material deliveries and support the day‑to‑day operations.
• Office Engineering: perform mining and civil design work to support mining and civil operations, take off from drawings, generate change orders reviewed by the Project Manager, provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations.
• Estimating: review and analyze data relative to the project, complete plans and specification reviews for projects, assist with the preparation of a bid.

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Mining, Civil, Geological, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or other natural science engineering fields.
• 0‑2 years of experience.
• Ability to travel and relocate as needed.
• Mining or heavy civil project experience is preferred.
• Ability to freely access all points of a project site in wide‑ranging climates and environments, including the ability to climb off and on equipment.
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and 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 and ability to help ensure nobody gets hurt.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives.
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.

• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively; understand and follow oral and written instructions, 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.
• FIELD ROLES ONLY may work at various locations and conditions may vary.

$86,000/yr − $95,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.