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The Intermediate Communications System Engineer guides junior members and takes a technical support role for senior engineer and manages the third-party engineering contractors for successful delivery and completion of projects. 

2025 ENR National Contractor Rankings #1 for Transportation and #3 Top 100 design build firms

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers District seamlessly transitions solutions from design to construction through the collaborative efforts of Design Engineering, Design Management, Proposals, Estimating, and Integrated Project Controls. Our construction-focused engineering approach involves a multidisciplinary team working together to maximize value for clients by improving schedules, controlling costs, and minimizing risk on infrastructure projects. This integrated strategy emphasizes collaboration and constructability throughout the project lifecycle, enabling us identify and implement quality solutions with a strong safety focus.
Clients benefit from Kiewit's proven processes and tools, which minimize project risk. As an in-house resource, we support projects across the company, in all major markets, sharing to experiences, innovative concepts, and best practices. Kiewit's management and implementation of this process result in safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that exceed client expectations and uphold Kiewit's legacy of excellence.
At Kiewit, we believe in building more than just structures - we build relationships, strengthen communities, and expand workforce capacity. We don't just build projects; we build careers. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan (RRSP), and unbeatable growth opportunities, we are deeply invested in the future of our employees. Join us at Kiewit, where we go beyond construction to develop the ultimate road to success.

This positioncan be based out of our offices located in the following locations:

Lone Tree, CO

Chicago, IL

McLean, VA

• Support senior engineers for all facets of communications system engineering effort
• Support developing the scope of work for communications system engineering tasks
• Develop and maintain company's Standard Operating Procedure and Design Manual (SYSOP-DM) documents for supporting manager
• Maintaining Communication Lab including tasks: building training procedures, testing procedures to meet Lab training and testing requirements
• Building and maintaining training materials for juniors and/or new teams.
• Support senior engineer or manager for related schedules and budgets for assigned project elements; monitor progress against schedule and budget requirements; and identify and document changes in scope
• Support determining the applicable scope of work for procurement of materials and equipment, procurement schedules and budgets for assigned project buy outs; monitor progress to maintain those procurements; and interface with procurement and subcontract personnel to facilitate the bid process
• Support senior engineer for coordinating work among other discipline leads towards successful deliverables and completion of projects
• Prepare and/or review technical reports and documentation of activity for the client and project management
• Produce detail design plans for all communications and network systems to support the communications related equipment.
• Perform studies to support the deployment of various communications systems.
• Support managing third party subcontractors to complete necessary detail design communication activities
• Ability to select technology, devices, equipment and/or components to meet performance requirements.  
• Assess potential outside design consultants.
• Provide guidance for Junior Engineer/Designers and subcontracting arrangements as well as evaluate estimated design costs.
• Experience working with AI agents and tools preferred
• Other supporting tasks deemed necessary by the senior leadership

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering, communications engineering, electronics engineering, information systems engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Master's degree in engineering is preferred.
• Ability to travel as business requires (estimated 10~15%)
• Minimum 2 years to 4 years of progressive work experience and thorough understanding of the following, but not limited to;
  • Communications system design, and construction. This includes, but not limited to, the Network backbone, the Fiber optic network, Network architecture and configuration, Public Address, Passenger Information System, CCTV, IP-PBX System, Access Control system, Maintenance Management System, AFC (Automatic Fare Collection), Radio system, Network interface with safety critical and auxiliary systems,
  • Regulations and standards for communications system design, operation, and maintenance
  • Communications system project and/or construction management
  • Engineering and contract management
  • Systems integration management
  • Intermediate understanding of other subsystems such as train control, supervisory control/ SCADA, traction power, tunnel ventilation, and auxiliary electrical systems
  • Intermediate understanding of on-board/ wayside interface
  • Intermediate understanding, at minimum of communications system aspect of train control technologies such as ATC, PTC, and CBTC #LI-JP1