Kiewit overview

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Kiewit Corporation is an employee-owned Fortune 500 contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska. Privately held, it is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with significant mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.
The staff at Kiewit come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 22.0% female and 41.7% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, Kiewit employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Republican Party, at 69.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Republican Party. Kiewit has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the company for 3.9 years.The average employee at Kiewit makes $64,748 per year. Pay at Kiewit is significantly lower than some of its highest paying competitors, like Jacobs Engineering Group, Burns & McDonnell, and Black & Veatch, which pay $83,403, $83,168, and $79,380, respectively.
Based in Omaha, NE, Kiewit is an industry leader with 28,000 employees and an annual revenue of $10.0B.

Kiewit's Mission Statement

To be the best mining organization on earth.

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Average salary at Kiewit
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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024
Pros of working at Kiewit

Good onboarding process, amazing projects

Cons of working at Kiewit

Little interest in answering questions, especially if you’re a woman or have any experience or knowledge that threatens management.

Kiewit Benefits

Discounts on everything, site visits for writers who need to know the process and details of a site

What do you like best about Kiewit's CEO and the leadership team?

He seems to care about the company, leadership is extremely old school and extremely demanding.

How would you improve Kiewit's culture?

I would add more women in positions of power to do a better job of process flow and organization

How did you prepare for the Kiewit interview?

I studied the website and took notes into account like these testimonials, also find out the going rate for someone in your field.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at Kiewit

None

Cons of working at Kiewit

Low pay, very stressful environment, poorly organized and trained management.

Kiewit Benefits

Leaving

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at Kiewit

Opportunity for growth; career advancement to those deserving individuals; pay commensurate with position held

Cons of working at Kiewit

Working out of town is tough although when you work construction you must go where the work is; must make the most of the amount of family time you have

Kiewit Benefits

Respect from coworkers, managers and those that are on your teams;

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Kiewit

Loved working with the crews in the field. everyone is on the same page.

Cons of working at Kiewit

I'm straining my brain trying to come up with the cons.

Kiewit Benefits

Company truck, gas, lots of overtime when relevant.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Kiewit

I liked all of the people I worked with.

Cons of working at Kiewit

Stressful job, with long working hours

Kiewit Benefits

The teambuilding activities were nice

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Kiewit

Many opportunities to learn new skills. You have the opportunity to build your own career path.

Cons of working at Kiewit

Work life balance. It is really hard to schedule your personal life since there is always potential to work on a Saturday.

Kiewit Benefits

The company has a given me a company vehicle with paid fuel for use on site and commuting.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at Kiewit

I had a lot of pride in working for Kiewit because of the type of projects we worked on.

Cons of working at Kiewit

Work/Life Balance was missing

Kiewit Benefits

Large amount of PTO and paid holidays

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at Kiewit

Collaboration with other employees

Cons of working at Kiewit

I work as a contractor

Kiewit Benefits

Working remotely at home during the week

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Kiewit

Close to home

Cons of working at Kiewit

Dis organized. Seem to be spread out

Kiewit Benefits

40 hr paid week close to home

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The team at Kiewit

  • The founders of Kiewit are Andrew Kiewit and Peter Kiewit.
  • The key people at Kiewit are Rick Lanoha, Andrew Kiewit and Peter Kiewit.
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Kiewit Rankings

Kiewit is ranked #28 on the Best Companies to Work For in Nebraska list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Kiewit salaries

8.5
Salary Score
The average a Kiewit salary in the United States is $64,748 per year. Kiewit employees in the top 10 percent can make over $102,000 per year, while Kiewit employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $40,000 per year.
Average Kiewit Salary
$64,748
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$31.13 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Kiewit diversity

9.7
Diversity Score
We calculated Kiewit’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Kiewit’s workforce.
Kiewit diversity summary. Zippia estimates Kiewit's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Kiewit's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Kiewit's workforce.
  • Kiewit has 28,000 employees.
  • 22% of Kiewit employees are women, while 78% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Kiewit is White (58%).
  • 22% of Kiewit employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of Kiewit employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Kiewit makes $64,748 per year.
  • Kiewit employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
  • Employees at Kiewit stay with the company for 3.9 years on average.
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Kiewit Office Locations

Kiewit is headquartered in Omaha, NE

Biggest Kiewit Locations

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1Houston, TX69$62,454
2Phoenix, AZ33$61,613
3Dallas, TX23$62,165
4New York, NY15$71,198
5Jacksonville, FL15$59,676
6Los Angeles, CA14$72,858
7Chicago, IL13$66,303
8San Diego, CA13$72,192
9San Jose, CA11$74,694
10Austin, TX6$62,664

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Kiewit Financial Performance

9.8
Performance Score

Highest paying Kiewit competitors

Compare Kiewit salaries to competitors, including Jacobs Engineering Group, Burns & McDonnell, and Black & Veatch. Employees at Jacobs Engineering Group earn the highest average yearly salary of $83,403. The salaries at Burns & McDonnell average $83,168 per year, and the salaries at Black & Veatch come in at $79,380 per year.

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