Data Solutions Engineering Lead, Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Requisition ID: 179528

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Department: Data Services

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

In this role, you will lead a team of data analysts and solution engineers, acting as a central coordinator and problem-solver, interfacing between various data and technology groups to ensure smooth data operations and project delivery. You'll work closely with the Kiewit Technology Group (KTG), Kiewit Data Services (KDS), and other internal teams within the district to identify and resolve data issues, guide analysts, and develop tools that improve our workflows.

You will be responsible to Manage and maintain historical project data to enable informed decision-making across the organization. This includes curating and organizing past project records to identify potential risks, improve job estimation accuracy, and establish connections between previous deliverables and new project requests. The role requires ensuring data integrity, accessibility, and relevance so that historical insights can be leveraged to optimize planning, mitigate challenges, and enhance overall project execution

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) 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 to 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 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 position is based out of Lone Tree, CO office and may require travel as needed.

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of data engineers, solution engineers and data analysts — setting objectives, providing feedback, coaching and supporting career growth.
• Design and maintain scalable, reliable data solutions (pipelines, warehouses / lakes, streaming systems, APIs) that support business needs.
• Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, data lineage, metadata, and standards for data quality, integrity and usability.
• Ensure systems comply with regulations (e.g., privacy/security) and appropriately manage risk around the data solutions.
• Monitor and improve data quality, accuracy, completeness and readiness for analytics/insight consumption.
• Work with business stakeholders, analytics/data science teams, product owners, IT and other groups to translate business requirements into technical solutions and data capabilities.
• Communicate complex technical ideas in accessible terms; help the business understand trade-offs, constraints and opportunities.
• Plan, prioritize and oversee the delivery of data-solutions projects: from solution design through deployment, monitoring and improvement.
• Stay current with evolving data technologies, evaluate new tools/approaches (cloud, streaming, ML-ops, etc.) and drive improvements in architecture and processes.
• Establish and promote best practices (code reviews, pipeline monitoring, documentation, automation) within the team and district.

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Data Analytics Preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data science, data engineering, or applied research within an engineering or construction company in North America.
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience performing as a technical lead with experience managing software teams and the ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed organization with exposure to senior leaders.
• Proven experience working in data‑constrained environments, where pipelines, source systems, or datasets may be difficult to access.
• The ideal candidate can operate effectively in ambiguity—identifying and validating alternative data sources, reverse‑engineering data structures when needed, and building reliable pipelines or models from raw data ingestion and modeling through analysis, visualization, or machine learning applications.
• Experience leading cross-functional collaborations that connect research prototypes to production systems
• Prior exposure to cloud or distributed computing environments, data pipeline optimization, and large-scale data workflows.
• Strong track record of successfully executing complex projects and/or projects
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), SQL/NoSQL systems, and containerization#LI-MD1

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: $120,000/yr - $175,000/yr

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

This posting will be active from: 12/27/ /01/2026

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.