Kiewit - EPC company profile

Kiewit — Engineering, procurement and construction across North American infrastructure

Kiewit is an employee-owned construction and engineering organization rooted in an Omaha masonry business founded in 1884. It operates through subsidiaries across power, water, transportation, industrial facilities, oil and gas, marine infrastructure and nuclear construction. Its engineering, procurement and self-performed construction capabilities support EPC, design-build and other collaborative delivery models. Selected references identify TIC’s combined-cycle EPC award, Kiewit’s actual section of a wider HVDC program and the construction role of Kiewit Nuclear Solutions in an advanced reactor project.

• Legal name: Kiewit Corporation
• Headquarters: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• Founded: 1884
• Official website: Kiewit
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CEO and leadership profile

Rick Lanoha

President and Chief Executive Officer

Rick Lanoha became Kiewit president and CEO in 2020. He joined in 1986 and advanced through field and project management, industrial and energy leadership, and the president and chief operating officer role held from 2016.

• In role since: 2020-01-01
• Sources checked: 2026-10-10
• Profile: Rick Lanoha

Official leadership and appointment record

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Engineering specializations

• Combined-cycle and renewable power EPC
• HVDC, transmission and substations
• Nuclear and industrial construction
• Water, transportation and civil infrastructure

Declared capabilities

• Basic and detailed engineering: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
• Procurement and supply: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
• Civil and structural construction: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
• Testing and commissioning: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
• High-voltage substation EPC: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
• Transmission lines: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
• Turnkey power plant EPC: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
• Grid interconnection: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope

Representative projects

Monroe County / TIC

• Capacity / scope: Monroe County combined-cycle EPC
• Country: United States
• Description: Oglethorpe Power selected Kiewit subsidiary TIC as EPC partner for a 1,425 MW combined-cycle plant in Monroe County, Georgia. GE Vernova supplies 7HA.03 turbines; the announcement anticipated commercial operation in 2029 to serve cooperative members’ wider demand.
• Technologies: Combined-cycle generation, 7HA.03
• Original source: https://www.kiewit.com/newsroom/oglethorpe-power-selects-kiewit-subsidiary-the-industrial-company-tic-as-epc-partner-for-new-monroe-county-combined-cycle-plant/

Champlain Hudson Power Express

• Capacity / scope: CHPE transmission work for New York
• Country: United States
• Description: Kiewit described its 147-mile underground land section and Astoria converter station work on Champlain Hudson Power Express. The complete 339-mile system connects Québec hydropower to New York City with 1,250 MW transfer capability; Hitachi Energy supplies HVDC engineering and technology.
• Technologies: High-voltage grid systems, HVDC
• Original source: https://www.kiewit.com/newsroom/powering-the-big-apple/

Aurora-INL

• Capacity / scope: Aurora-INL lead constructor selected
• Country: United States
• Description: Oklo selected Kiewit Nuclear Solutions as lead constructor for its first commercial Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory. The master services agreement supports design, procurement and construction; the release targeted late 2027 to early 2028 commercial operation, rather than confirming operation.
• Technologies: Advanced nuclear construction
• Original source: https://oklo.com/newsroom/oklo-selects-kiewit-as-the-lead-constructor-for-first-aurora-powerhouse-in-idaho

Technical services

• Integrated EPC and construction: Engineering, procurement and construction through company operations, subsidiaries or consortium delivery with defined project responsibilities.
• Transmission and substations: High-voltage transmission, substations, protection, controls and integration of new infrastructure with operating electricity networks.
• Water and industrial infrastructure: Water treatment, wastewater, industrial process facilities and supporting civil and electromechanical infrastructure.
• FEED and detailed engineering: Concept selection, process and equipment definition, detailed engineering and coordination of technical interfaces before construction.

Standards and certifications

Official contacts

• Address: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• Official website: https://www.kiewit.com/contact-us/

Reference statistics

• Founded: 1884
• Headquarters: Omaha
• Ownership: Employee-owned

Company and energy news

• Kiewit — CHPE transmission work for New York — 2026-09-23 · Markdown
• Kiewit — California high-speed rail track and systems — 2026-06-03 · Markdown
• Kiewit — Austin light rail maintenance facility — 2026-04-16 · Markdown
• Kiewit — Monroe County combined-cycle EPC — 2026-01-13 · Markdown
• Kiewit — Aurora-INL lead constructor selected — 2025-07-15 · Markdown
• Kiewit — Union Station signalling integration — Source does not specify a date · Markdown
• Kiewit — Eighty-five years of Canadian project delivery — Source does not specify a date · Markdown

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