Senior Water Resources Engineer - Infrastructure Engineers

Senior Water Resources Engineer

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers has an immediate opening for a Senior Water Resources Engineer in our growing Transportation Engineering group. This role is located in Lone Tree, CO. In this role, you will execute complex Water Resource designs for projects across North America including design-build, public-private partnerships (P3), and construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC). We seek a technical expert - one who has in-depth technical expertise that can be drawn upon to inform various projects across North America, while also providing mentorship to junior and mid-level staff in advanced hydrologic and hydraulic design topics.

Your team will support design pursuits, and execute projects through final construction in Texas and other states.

Responsibilities:

• Drainage design, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis (using various models and methods), and preparation of design plans, reports and technical documentation
• Mentoring and leading others in the delivery of drainage and H&H functions
• Provide technical guidance and oversight on non-traditional water resources projects
• Compile permits and reports for approval by regulating agencies
• Establish and track project scopes, schedules, and budgets
• Support plan production, specifications, estimate and drainage design development

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or related field, with a minimum of 12+ years of design experience in drainage, water resources, hydraulics or hydrology in either transportation or land development projects.
• PE license required
• Must have experience with US transportation projects
• Design-Build project experience preferred
• Experience developing construction plans for transportation projects is preferred
• Working knowledge of hydrologic analysis methods including single-event and continuous rainfall modeling, watershed analysis, hydrograph and peak discharge development and routing
• Experience with pavement drainage, culverts, storm systems, bridge sizing and scour, revetment design, temporary drainage design, and coastal considerations for highway and transit drainage
• Familiarity with flood risk analysis and knowledge of the NFIP including CLOMR and LOMRs is preferred
• Must have working knowledge of storm water quantity / quality calculations, NPDES compliance and erosion control
• Must have experience mentoring others - (training on advanced topics, development of workflows and "how-tos", etc.)

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
• 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.

Base Compensation: $150,000/yr - $165,000/yr (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 04/09/2026 - 10/02/2026

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.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry. We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.