Architect - Industrial Buildings

Requisition : 180666

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Kiewit is hiring several Mid- to Senior Level Architects to deliver design solutions for a diverse range of industrial buildings across multiple market sectors. In this role, you will work within the Industrial Buildings Group as part of an overall project team overseeing the architectural design for various building types—advanced technology facilities, nuclear buildings, hospitals, water/wastewater treatment, large office buildings, university buildings, manufacturing, transportation structures, and industrial process buildings—within Kiewit.

You will manage fast‑paced projects, coordinating with in‑house project engineers and contractors to successfully execute building estimates, conceptual designs, and construction documents, and to administer construction activity.

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full‑service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and energy markets. Our staff of more than 3,700 engineers and design professionals covers all major engineering disciplines to serve industrial, transportation, power, water, mining, marine, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Our rapidly growing Industrial and Water Engineering Group, which includes mechanical, process, electrical, controls, structural and architectural disciplines, delivers EPC and design‑build projects.

The Industrial Group projects span markets such as advanced technologies, mining, processing industries, industrial energy, drinking water, wastewater treatment, desalination, and industrial water.

This position may be based out of our Lenexa, KS, Lone Tree, Colorado or Houston, TX offices. Opportunities for flexible/hybrid work are available for the Lone Tree and Houston campuses only. Relocation is offered to our Lenexa Kansas Industrial headquarters only.

• Complete life safety and code analysis by reviewing codes and standards, coordinating related design items with Authority Having Jurisdiction, and communicating findings with the team.
• Manage the architectural design for buildings, balancing aesthetics, function, cost and functionality, and ensure project compliance with Kiewit standards while maintaining budget and schedule.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, security, and telecommunications—to deliver integrated building designs. Support, inform and advise the project team and client on building design as it develops through the project life cycle. Assist in providing technical bid analysis reviews during the bid period and determine the practicality of submittals.
• Provide alternative recommendations to the project team regarding project budgets and associated construction costs during the value engineering process.
• Manage and maintain project schedules, direct and manage the architectural team, and mentor entry‑level architectural staff. Be familiar and confident in the workflow required to estimate, bid, and construct buildings in an Engineer‑Procure‑Construct (EPC) and Design‑Build environment.
• Perform architectural designs using REVIT, perform checking and navigation in Navisworks for interferences, and conduct construction administration activities and field work as required for project execution.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture from a NAAB accredited program is required.
• At least 5+ years of architectural design experience in a highly matrixed, multi‑disciplined A/E firm or for a GC, performing the functions outlined above. Experience with all building types except residential and commercial is acceptable; experience with Data Centers, Server Rooms, buildings with unique ventilation and cooling systems, pre‑engineered metal buildings, modular construction, nuclear or radiological facilities, and hospitals is highly desired.
• Experience with execution of all building project design phases from concept to construction is required.
• Understanding of…