Regional Engineering Manager, Raleigh - Power Engineering Group

Regional Engineering Manager, Raleigh - Kiewit Power Engineering Group

Location: Raleigh, NC, US

Requisition : 180020

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Engineering

Market: Power

Employment Type: Full Time

The successful candidate will be responsible for pursuing new work opportunities within the region, sponsoring projects in execution within the region, and effectively leading and growing the design engineering team. They will be expected to have a firm understanding of the regional team’s technical capabilities, the needs of major local clients, competitors and key partners, and available talent pool from local competitors and universities.

The candidate should have or quickly develop relationships with multiple targeted clients within the region and initiate contact with other potential, secondary clients that could be leveraged in the future.

This role requires engaging both new and existing clients to solidify strong relationships and best position their team to build a stable and growing backlog. The candidate should have experience in project sorting to determine if a project should be bid or not based on an effective evaluation of the impactful variables. They should have experience mentoring new and experienced team members through their challenges and helping them meet individual career goals.

This role requires an in-depth understanding of project and business line financials including reporting and presenting these results to senior leadership. They will help build and execute short‑term and long‑term regional market strategies to set the best course supporting the Power business line.

Kiewit’s Power Engineering Group brings various project types to life across North America, including gas‑fired generation, power delivery, environmental retrofits, renewables and new technology, and water/wastewater. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to focus on safe, cost‑effective and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

This position will be based out of our office in Raleigh, NC with opportunity for hybrid flexibility. The ability to travel at least 20% to client and project locations within the region is expected, along with travel outside the region as necessary.

• Develop and grow the regional business by building relationships throughout each client’s engineering operations organization
• Drive business growth through expanding service offerings within existing clients
• Sponsor business development pursuits, key partnerships, strategy and initiatives, including development and review of proposals and estimates
• Provide local project sponsorship and monitor performance routinely using pre‑defined metrics (progress, financial health, schedule adherence, risk and opportunities, claims)
• Build teams, including appropriate levels of management, needed to ensure quality execution (adherence to budget, schedule and quality)
• Grow operational capability and scale through talent acquisition and establishment of additional satellite offices
• Promote development and mentorship of local team, including mapping of career paths, goals and opportunities
• Provide day‑to‑day supervision of office staff; serve as primary office representative within regional organization
• Coordinate staffing needs and availability routinely with business line peers
• Work closely with “Get Work” teams and other departments ensuring maximum exposure of the Company’s capabilities, including an understanding of the offerings of other Kiewit business units and the presentation of those capabilities when appropriate
• Manage regional P&L financial performance, revenue delivered, achieved net gain and billable utilization
• Actively collaborate in development of business planning and market strategy

• Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in engineering from an ABET‑accredited university
• At least ten years’ experience performing power engineering related duties
• At least five years’ management experience leading project teams performing power engineering…