Power Delivery Engineer Intern - Kiewit Power Engineers (Summer 2022)

Power Delivery Engineer Intern - Kiewit Power Engineers (Summer 2022)

Location : Lenexa, KS, US

Requisition ID : 135708

Job Level : Internship

Department : Design Engineering

Market : Power

Employment Type : Full Time Temporary

Position Overview

We are looking to hire students pursuing a degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering with a Power Delivery focus! These interns will assist with performing engineering and design duties, which require the application of engineering principles and knowledge of substation design.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets.

Our combined staff of more than 1,300 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water / wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets.

Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.

Our rapidly growing Power district , which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities.

We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services.

Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas :

• Gas-fired generation
• Power delivery
• Environmental retrofits
• Renewables and new technology
• Water / wastewater

Location

This position is based out of Lenexa, KS.

Responsibilities

Work with project team to create all design documents and drawings for a project, including creating wiring diagrams from schematics, generating bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings with minimal supervision

Assist with engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit calculations with minimal supervision

Assist with the usage of engineering application software to complete engineering tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and load flow and short circuit studies with minimal supervision

Review project schedules and work with project engineer to ensure projects remain on schedule

Properly use the document management system

Apply corporate standard engineering practices

Assist with project activities

Assist with the with the communication and coordination of project activities with project engineer, customer representatives, and others as needed

Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his / her work

Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party

Qualifications

Pursuing a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university, with a power background preferred

Basic knowledge and understanding of :

• AC / DC fundamentals
• three phase power systems
• per-unit mathematics and symmetrical components
• substation components and their functions
• design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project
• engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• common Word processing, Spreadsheet, and E-mail software

Working in a team environment

Communicating effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients, etc.

Additional Requirements :

• Absent an approved exemption, due to federal, state, local, provincial and / or client-requirements, this position requires an individual to be fully vaccinated by an FDA-approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccine upon hire and as a condition of continued employment.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.*

Theres no limit to what youll work on at Kiewit. With contracts in different markets and geographic areas, youll tackle new challenges all the time.

Whether youre building a facility that can turn water into power or engineering safer infrastructure networks, youre bound to push the limits of innovation in new and exciting ways.

With Kiewit, youll have the potential to work on a variety of projects in seven major markets. From railroads to tunnels, renewable energy to biofuels, youll be part of a mission thats bigger than you can imagine.

Here, youll team up with market experts and gain cross-functional experience all while helping people across the globe live better.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package thats 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.