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Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing - Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS)

Kiewit

Ingleside, TXFull-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Ingleside, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Maintenance Engineer supports the maintenance and reliable operation of manufacturing equipment, systems, and facilities at Kiewit Offshore Services’ yard in Ingleside, Texas. The role works with the facilities team and is expected to provide job-site leadership in health and safety while ensuring quality reporting and workmanship and professional, ethical engineering work.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Manufacturing Environment, nice to haveProduction Environment, nice to havePlant Maintenance, nice to havePreventive Maintenance, nice to haveEquipment Reliability, nice to haveTroubleshooting, nice to haveCMMS Systems, nice to haveContinuous Improvement, nice to haveInitiative, nice to haveWork Ethic, nice to haveEthics and Integrity, nice to haveSafety, nice to haveInterpersonal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveTeamwork, nice to haveIndependent Work, nice to haveOrganization, nice to haveTime Management, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Requisition ID: 182932

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Offshore Services District

Department: Field Operations

Market: OGC

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As a Maintenance Engineer, this position will work on the facilities team, supporting the maintenance and reliable operation of manufacturing equipment, systems, and facilities. As an Engineer II, you will be expected to be a job-site leader in health and safety, ensuring quality of reporting and workmanship, and that all engineering work is completed in a professional and ethical manner.

District Overview

Kiewit Offshore Services, a district (or business unit) of Kiewit Corporation that builds structurally complex jackets and topsides for offshore oil drilling rigs. Located in Ingleside, TX, 20 minutes outside of Corpus Christi, the 550-acre fabrication yard is the workplace of 300 staff employees and 1400 craft employees who work in the yard year-round. The projects built by Kiewit Offshore Services require significant equipment planning, detailed cost estimates and schedules, a commitment to safety by all employees, and are truly unforgettable. The Kiewit Offshore Services team is a diverse, tight knit group that enjoys fun team building events such as deep-sea fishing, golfing, and sporting events throughout the year.

The employees are extremely schedule driven, high-energy, friendly, and hard workers. Within the Oil, Gas & Chemical Industry, their teams are the best evidenced by the countless project opportunities from owners who seek their expertise when challenged with complex projects. Kiewit Offshore Service leaders are seeking employees who would enjoy living in Southern Texas, ready for a fast-paced career, trainable, and can work well within a diverse team.

Location

This position is located at Kiewit's Offshore Services (KOS) yard in Ingleside, TX.

Responsibilities

  • Support daily maintenance and reliability of manufacturing equipment and production systems.

  • Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

  • Troubleshoot equipment downtime and recurring production issues.

  • Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and uptime.

  • Coordinate maintenance activities with production, operations, and vendors.

  • Support equipment installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with plant safety procedures.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related field preferred.

  • Experience in a manufacturing, production, or plant maintenance environment.

  • Experience with preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and troubleshooting.

  • Experience with CMMS systems and continuous improvement practices is a plus.

  • Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative

  • Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time

  • Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity

  • Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt

  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

  • Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives

  • Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail

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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.

  • May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

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.

Company: Kiewit

How this job compares

Set against the 781 open Maintenance Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$96–130K/yr265 salary ranges
  • US median$31–36/hr194 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 72 open Maintenance Engineer jobs in Texas and 781 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Maintenance Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (566 postings).
Education
164 of the 781 open Maintenance Engineer jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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