Position Overview

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Does the chance to change a skyline excite you? Do you consider yourself a high-performer?  Creative? Committed to high-quality work? Is adventure your middle name? If so, you may have a future in design engineering at Kiewit! We’re known for creating innovative, world-class building projects throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico — many are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. How do we do it? We hire only the best and we employ them to do career-defining work that changes the landscape in communities around the world. You bring your talent, skills, and drive to succeed. We’ll provide the training, on-the-job experience and responsibility from day one that will shape your professional growth. Let’s go! 

District Overview

Our rapidly growing Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas:

•    Gas-fired generation  
•    Power delivery  
•    Environmental retrofits 
•    Renewables, Carbon Capture and new technology
•    Water/wastewater 

Location

This position is located in our District office in Lenexa Kansas.  We do offer relocation assistance to the area.  (This is NOT hybrid or remote).

Responsibilities

Draft sketches, piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs), plans, sections and details, drawings, equipment layout, and design/model in 3D for power plant systems which could include:  steam cycle systems, boiler feed and condensate, water treatment, fuel handling, hydraulic, heat transfer systems, conveying systems, rotating equipment (generators) systems, and Balance of plant systems (compressed air and gas systems, service water, HVAC).  Designs include equipment layout and complete mechanical systems, including checking interferences and constructability.
Check design deliverables in accordance with industry codes and standards, contract requirements, and company standards.
Adhere to schedules and work assignments to ensure successful project completion.
Coordinate with other drafters, designers and other team members assigned to a project or task, and support work progress and results.
Train and advise interns or new graduates.
Require little to no supervision required to apply standard correctly to design.
Seek feedback and use it effectively.  Works efficiently as an individual contributor as well as part of a larger design team.
Identify changes in the scope of work during a small project and produces design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule. 
Take the initiative to meet or exceed the quality and expected outcome requirements of internal and external customers. 
Complete miscellaneous tasks to support project development.
Participate in project meetings as required.

Qualifications

At least 8 years’ experience in Design and/or Drafting disciplines with a background in Piping and/or mechanical equipment and systems design in a 3D modeling environment.  Power generation experience is required.  
Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Drafting/Design or engineering preferred; minimum Highschool or GED Diploma.
Experience utilizing SmartPlant3D, as well as knowledge and experience using latest computer operating systems and office software.  Able to utilize software to check for interferences and constructability in designs.  
Must have experience conceptualizing designs/models in a 2D/3D environment designing similar mechanical systems and equipment as outlined above.  Experience creating P&ID's, plot plans and drawings for construction packages.  
Ability to work in a growing, adaptive and multi-disciplined team environment.
Ability to work independently with limited direction and oversight.

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