Kiewit

Payroll Intern

June 2018 - January 2019 • Omaha, NE

What I liked

I learned a ton about how a bigger, established company operates. My managers were extremely helpful and patient. They allowed me to ask questions and learn while at the same time encouraged me to think outside the box and creatively find solutions to problems.

What I wish was different

Just wish I could've helped with more projects in my time there.

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Electrical Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Lenexa, KS

What I liked

This company truly cares about its employees. They also paid for my housing and after this summer I don't have a problem saying I could work for this company for the rest of my life

What I wish was different

I just wish I had more communication is the months before starting

Advice

When you're not busy go ask coworkers if they have anything you can take off their plate. They really appreciate that and will remember it

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Mechanical Design Intern

June - August 2019 • Lenexa, KS

What I liked

Kiewit was very helpful in preparing the interns for their specific tasks. From orientation to specific training courses, Interns were given plenty of time to grasp the ropes of a normal day in the offices of Kiewit. Interns were also treated as if they were full-time employees with the tasks they were given and their involvement on projects.

What I wish was different

The training course for Smart 3D was very poorly written and taught. The instructor was not much help with questions and told us to just skip a step in the manual if we found something too difficult. The training course, or lack there of, made for a slow start when work began to arrive for Smart 3D.

Advice

Interns: Get to know everyone on your project, establish professional relations, partake in every opportunity you can, and don't be afraid to ask questions, just check your resources first.

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Field Engineer Intern

May - August 2019 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

I was given responsibilities that contributed to the project and wasn't lead around the whole time being told what to do. I also got to work in a small office where I got to know everyone really well. I also had opportunities to learn from tradesmen about what they were doing on the project and how they managed their crews to those tasks done each day.

What I wish was different

I was the only intern, which was okay, but kind of wish I had someone my age there to hangout with and work through stuff together rather than just the full time employers I worked with everyday.

Advice

If your not sure the office is for you, I highly recommend a Kiewit Field Engineer Internship. It isn't easy, but you learn a lot in a short amount of time, make great connections with a massive construction company, and learn if you really would rather being in the field as oppose to the office.

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Field engineer

May - September 2019 • Omaha, NE

What I liked

I got to learn what my future job will be like with real world application. I was treated as another member of the team and had to contribute just as much.

What I wish was different

The official position is field/office engineer but the job site I was at originally had set me up to just be in the office.

Advice

You will work long hours but will get paid very well. This isn't a job to mess around with, you are expected to contribute to the construction process as a full time employee

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Field/Office Engineer

July - September 2019 • Johnstown, PA

What I liked

Lots of hands-on experience working in the field. Office work always was corresponding to fieldwork and was very helpful in getting a better understanding of the entire project itself. People were mostly nice and helpful.

What I wish was different

I was unaware before accepting the full-time position of how many hours would be expected of me. I was working 12+ hours every day and was expected to come in on weekends as well. This wouldn't have been such a big issue if I was getting paid for all my hours, but apparently my position was "exempt" and so I was only getting paid for 40 hours per week. Absolutely no balance between work and life. When I expressed my feelings about the hours, I was told by some that I just wasn't "strong enough to handle real-life work" and that "it's just the way it is".

Advice

Ask about expected hours before you accept the position. Interns will get paid every hour they work though (over/double time). Expect to move around a lot and not have any time to plan for it. I was given one week's notice of where I would be placed and so I had to live in a hotel for a few weeks until I found an apartment.

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Structural Engineering Intern

June - August 2019 • Lenexa, KS

What I liked

The people I worked with were incredible and the work I did was very meaningful. They gave a lot of opportunities to increase my learning and social network with employees and other interns.

What I wish was different

Sat closer to my peer mentor and had more opportunities to work on different deliverables.

Advice

Be open to learn and ask questions. Don’t sit and wait for someone to tell you what to do, it’s very impressive for an intern to take the initiative to get the most out of their time at an internship.

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Engineer Intern

May - August 2019 • Ingleside, TX

What I liked

Hands-on experience, threw me in and gave me tasks/responsibilities immediately but were always available if I had any questions, helped me have more confidence in my engineering skills.

What I wish was different

Can't think of anything.

Advice

Great everyone you meet as if they know more than you. Learn as much as you can, do research, write things down and take photos, don't be afraid to speak up, have confidence in yourself.

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Field Engineer Intern

May - August 2019 • Riverside, CA

What I liked

Hands on experience. I was thrown into big responsibility, day one.

What I wish was different

Nothing. I loved it.

Advice

Get ready to work. Long, hard days. But fulfilling work.

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Field Engineer

May - August 2019 • Gregory, TX

What I liked

I enjoyed the opportunities for growth available at Kiewit. They had a great mentor program for their interns, so each intern was paired with a full-time field engineer to answer any questions they had and help them grow. I learned a lot throughout my internship and gained a lot of experience of what it was like working in the field at a construction site.

What I wish was different

I wish I had been on a project more closely related to my interests. I was placed in the underground pipe crew for a project to build a petrochemical plant, but I am more interested in transportation engineering and infrastructure projects.

Advice

I would recommend spending as much time as possible in the field when working as an intern on construction projects. You will gain a lot of respect from the entire crew, and you will learn a lot more from what is going on out in the field that you can use later on when you are working in the office.

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Field/Office Engineer

June - August 2020 • Lenexa, KS

What I liked

They were very flexible with the pandemic and allowed for the interns to work virtually instead of canceling the intern program.

What I wish was different

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Accounts Recievable/Billings Intern

May - August 2019 • Omaha, NE

What I liked

Kiewit is a really great company. They encourage your personal and professional development as an intern and even as a full-time employee. They really care about their employees and offer competitive pay and other great benefits.

What I wish was different

I wish there would have been an opportunity to spend more time with the other interns.

Advice

Always be enthusiastic about learning! You might not always know everything, but they are always willing to teach you, so be sure to ask questions.

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Infrastructure Development Intern

May 2019 • Omaha, NE

What I liked

I liked the versatility and amount of options for things I was able to do or accomplish at the internship. I have a lot of freedom to explore other areas of IT.

What I wish was different

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Architecture Drafter

May - August 2018 • Lenexa, KS

What I liked

The people were awesome and the work was great. They put me in an apartment for the summer and paid all traveling expenses

What I wish was different

They were in between projects so there were not a ton of projects for me to work on. Just bad timing.

Advice

Come in ready to learn. I learned more this summer then a year of schooling

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Tax Accountant Intern

January - July 2019 • Omaha, NE

What I liked

I enjoyed the community environment on the floor, and being able to mingle with the other interns. `The summer golf outing was also a lot of fun.

What I wish was different

I wish we had multiple projects over the summer instead of one. It kind of got a little bit repetitive by the end of the summer, but it's such a great company and a great environment to be in.

Advice

Get to know the other interns. It is a great opportunity to get to know others and create good relationships. Also, try to learn as much as you can about what you're doing.

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Safety intern

June - August 2019 • Carmichaels, PA

What I liked

I learned real world experience that will help me with my career. The company treated me like family.

What I wish was different

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Structural Designer

June - August 2019 • Lenexa, KS

What I liked

The thing that impressed me the most was the overall cohesion of the company. Most of the firms aren’t well connected with various parts of their branches; i.e. design to engineering to construction, Kuwait is different in that aspect as they tie all parties together to create a super team that operates effortlessly and efficiently.

What I wish was different

I wish there was more getting to know the people around the workplace. They had a “Bootcamp” day wee they introduce everyone but once work got busy there was little time to actually go and meet the people who you work with.