Regional Manager - Renewable Energy (Arizona)

Regional Manager - Renewable Energy (Arizona)

At Kiewit, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional service to our Power generation clients locally by understanding their unique needs, fostering strong relationships, and consistently exceeding their expectations through our commitment to quality and innovation.

The Western Regional Manager will lead and grow a project and design engineering team, provide operational oversight, and pursue new work opportunities with power generation clients in the Western region, in particular renewable (Solar, BESS) clients. This role will require a good understanding of our company's technical capabilities together with the client's needs as well as our competitors and talent pool in the region. The successful candidate will leverage knowledge of our company's technical capabilities, regional competitors, and the talent pool to establish and lead a highly skilled, committed team of engineers and designers.

With a strong focus on building a locally anchored team, this role prioritizes hiring engineers within the region, mentoring team members, and fostering career growth opportunities. Ensuring project success through effective scope, schedule, and budget management is essential while maintaining alignment with client needs.

This is a great opportunity for you to demonstrate entrepreneurial vision and innovative solutions and make a lasting impact, as power generation expands in North America. We stand out in the renewable sector due to our EPC expertise, particularly in large-scale infrastructure projects and are an employee-owned company, which fosters employee dedication and commitment to project success. We are well-positioned as a key player in meeting growing electricity demands in the southeast and this position will have significant impact on that success. We cultivate a culture of excellence, innovation, and teamwork, making it the most rewarding place to build your career. Come join us.

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

This position will be located in our Phoenix Arizona office (or in Tempe Arizona) with frequent travel. We do offer relocation assistance to the Phoenix area.

Responsibilities :

• Manage regional projects with a focus on Renewable projects, while monitoring performance using predefined metrics (progress, financial health, schedule adherence, risk, and opportunities).
• Build teams to ensure quality execution (adherence to budget, schedule, and quality).
• Develop and grow the regional business by building client relationships throughout the Western United States region.
• Drive business growth through expanding all of Kiewit's service offerings within the client organization.
• Assist in efforts to recruit and expand a locally based engineering team in the Phoenix / Southwest area.
• Develop, mentor, and retain local talent, ensuring clear career paths and professional development opportunities.
• Engage in business development pursuits, key partnerships, strategy, and initiatives, including development and review of proposals and estimates.
• Coordinate bid and project staffing needs and availability through regular cross-functional meetings and routinely with business line peers.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of office staff; serve as the primary office representative within the regional organization.
• Collaborate with other Kiewit districts to maximize exposure of the company's capabilities to the client.
• Manage regional client financial performance, revenue delivered, achieved net gain, and billable utilization.
• Actively participate in business planning and market strategy development.
• Facilitate effective communication between design and construction project leadership.
• Communicate project design and key performance indicators and their status with the client.
• Ensure proper coordination of technical details across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Plan and communicate needs for Kiewit Engineering resources to support projects.
• Responsible for meeting project engineering schedules and budgets.
• Identify current and future risks along with mitigation strategies.
• Consolidate best practices from project execution across the business.

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Other Requirements :

We offer our full-time 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.