Water Design Manager - Water Delivery

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Location: Lone Tree, CO, US Remote, US

Employment Type: Full Time

Kiewit is looking for a Water Design Manager (WDM) to lead and integrate engineering on large municipal and industrial water and wastewater projects delivered through collaborative delivery methods including progressive design-build, design-build, CMAR and EPC. Communities and industrial clients across North America are investing in drinking water, wastewater, water reuse and industrial water systems at a historic pace, and our Water team is growing to meet that demand.

If you are a technically strong water professional who wants to lead multi-discipline engineering teams on complex projects and want to see your designs through to construction and successful operation, this opportunity is for you.

The Water Design Manager role is a leadership position for a project management professional with a strong technical foundation in water, but with day-to-day responsibilities that focus on aligning clients, external engineering partners, internal Kiewit engineering resources, and Kiewit construction teams with the needs of the project to create value and success for all parties. Our projects are engineering driven but construction led, so your ability to interface with our construction teams will be key to your success.

The WDM is accountable for the successful integration and execution of engineering on assigned projects from the pre-construction phase through commissioning and closeout. The WDM ensures engineering scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk and deliverables stay aligned with project objectives and field execution.

The WDM is not expected to produce or check calculations and drawings, but you are expected to bring a strong multi-discipline background in water and wastewater to help shape technical strategy, test assumptions, weigh tradeoffs and steer the design toward the right outcome for the client, the project, and the field.

You will work alongside a Regional Sponsor who leads client relationships and pursuit strategy. You will be engaged early in pursuits so the commitments made during the pursuit phase that govern execution are vetted before they are locked in.

Kiewit Water Delivery is the organization within Kiewit focused on helping communities and industries solve complex water challenges through collaborative project delivery. Backed by more than 140 years of construction experience and the resources of Kiewit, our team delivers critical water infrastructure projects that improve reliability, resiliency, and sustainability. By combining the best engineering and construction teams in the industry and aligning them with a shared engineering-led, construction-driven mindset, we help clients successfully deliver complex projects across North America.

Kiewit Water Delivery is founded on the principles that:

Words matter – we are clear, candid, and constructive Ownership - we own total outcomes and not just individual pieces Respect
- We respect and value all voices Keep Commitments - we do what we say and build trust through reliability Shared Success - success is only success when it is shared between all parties, we only win as a team.

Our growing Water Delivery team brings the market intelligence, design management, and technical project execution expertise required to successfully deliver water, wastewater, and industrial water projects. We serve as the nexus between our clients, engineering partners, Kiewit construction, vendors, regulators, and the broader North American water market. Our collaborative approach, technical depth, and construction-first mindset enable us to deliver innovative solutions that meet today's needs while preparing for future growth.

This role is based in our Lone Tree, Colorado office. Remote work options may be considered based on candidate qualifications and business needs.

• Lead and integrate multi-discipline engineering teams (Kiewit engineers and third-party engineering partners) on $50M to $1B+ municipal and industrial water and wastewater projects, from pursuit handoff through construction, commissioning and closeout.
• Support the Regional Sponsor during pursuits. Test technical and execution assumptions, contribute multi-discipline technical strategy, confirm that proposal commitments and performance guarantees can be delivered, and connect design choices to field…