Field Engineer - Northwest; Heavy Civil

Field Engineer 1 - Northwest (Heavy Civil)

Location:

Vancouver, WA;
Anchorage, AK;
Poway, CA;
San Diego, CA;
Honolulu, HI;
Federal Way, WA;
Tacoma, WA.

Requisition : 180577

Job Level: Entry Level

Home District/Group: Northwest District

Department: Field Operations

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities with the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up (or under). There’s a reason Kiewit attracts the best: we offer fast‑paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find anywhere else. In addition, we look to hire you to join the entire Kiewit family for a career.

This is not just a job, single project, or stepping‑stone.

You will be required to perform engineering work in connection with a wide variety of heavy civil projects that range in size, difficulty, and duration. You will also be involved in the district estimating unit at various points in your career, which involves quantity takeoffs, time studies, cost estimating, participating in estimate reviews and bid close‑out.

Kiewit’s Northwest District is a leader in heavy civil construction, specializing in earthwork, transportation, roadways, water resources, and underground utilities. Based in Vancouver, Washington, the district executes projects across the western United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

We are seeking motivated individuals with a passion for construction who are eager to grow their careers early on. Successful candidates are adaptable, results‑driven, and willing to relocate as needed to support project demands. At Kiewit, employees gain hands‑on experience, take on meaningful responsibility, and contribute to building critical infrastructure that serves communities for generations.

Our current projects and opportunities are spread across the entire west coast including Alaska and Hawaii, in large cities and small towns, so our people must be willing to go where the work is. Job assignment location will be determined closer to your start date. Must be able to travel and relocate as business requires.

• Assist in interpretation of drawings and specifications for field crews and craft supervision.
• Perform quantity calculations by taking measurements and determining percentage of completed/installed materials and work.
• Assist in the preparation of work plans and work packages.
• Assist in field surveying and work layout support including elevation, control points, and compilation of as‑built data.
• Assist in compiling, processing, and confirming daily labor timesheets.
• Assist in the preparation of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s).
• Assist in providing solutions related to earth moving, transportation, roadways, water resources, and underground utilities and construction operations.
• Participate in jobsite safety reviews, toolbox meetings, mass safety meetings, and safety training.
• Order and schedule material deliveries.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate work groups on the jobsite.
• Supervise field operations.
• Perform material takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.
• Perform basic engineering calculations and technical drafting to support field operations.
• Assist engineers to gather and prepare data for submittal or transmittal to the customer, vendors, subcontractors, governmental agencies, and internal use.
• Participate in the preparation of purchase orders and subcontracts, performing minor solicitations and purchasing as requested.
• Schedule maintenance and perform updates as directed by others.
• Assist in the maintenance of basic project record‑keeping and correspondence functions including daily reports, photographs, RFIs, and memorandums.
• Enter data into the job cost system and participate in reviewing cost reports with jobsite management.
• Assist in generating change orders and as‑built data to be reviewed by the Project Manager.
• Provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations.
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing historical data relative to the project, incorporating various production and costs…