Process Engineer Intern – Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering (Summer 2025)

Requisition ID: 174044

Job Level: Internship

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time Temporary

Position Overview

We are an innovative team of engineers and designers that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff leads and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

We are seeking a Process/Water Tech Engineer Intern to join our Engineering team that is developing water and wastewater infrastructure solutions across North America. You will assist with small projects, or as a part of a large multi-discipline team on larger projects, to develop conceptual and detailed designs and calculations to support the project execution using current drawing and technical tools/programs/software with a focus on design documentation creation/layout.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc . is a full-service engineering firm serving Water, Industrial and Oil/Gas markets. Our combined staff of engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major markets and engineering disciplines to serve the municipal drinking, wastewater and industrial water 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.

The Kiewit Water Engineering team, which includes process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation and control, structural, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on alternative Design-Build (progressive and/or fixed price) and EPC delivery models for complex water projects. The team brings project solutions to life across North America in the following areas:

Water Treatment

Wastewater Treatment

Desalination

Water Reuse

Groundwater Remediation

Stormwater Recycling

Pipelines and Conveyance

Location

This position is based in our Lone Tree, CO office.

Responsibilities

•    Work within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and designers to execute design and engineering on projects

•    Assist with the design of industrial process water and wastewater treatment plants

•    Assist with the generating design deliverables such as PFD’s, P&ID’s, process simulations, engineering calculations, and datasheets

•    Assist with the generating deliverables for projects, working within strict budget and schedule constraints to execute the process engineering scope

•    Uses specific software packages for process systems and hydraulics modeling and scenario studies (Aspen, HYSYS, etc.)

•    Contributes to the development of client proposals and project cost estimates

Qualifications

•    Pursuing Bachelors degree or higher in Chemical Engineering

•    3.0 Cumulative GPA preferred

•    Knowledge of Aspen HYSYS and other process simulation tools preferred

•    Experience with Microsoft Office Suites

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance

• Work productively and meet deadlines timely

• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment

• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.

• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

Base Compensation: $20.00/hr – $24.50/hr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 09/01/2024 – 10/31/2024

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s 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.

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.

Company: Kiewit