Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Water/Wastewater)

Position Overview

Our Industrial and Water market is growing across North America and are adding several Sr. Mechanical Engineers to our team in our Lenexa Kansas office.  We are looking for individuals with a strong background in Mechanical Engineering with at least 10 years of design experience in Industrial Water, or Wastewater treatment mechanical systems/equipment.  We are looking for candidates who are able to design and lead teams and projects who can help to establish, maintain, and improve company standards and tools while also utilizing these standards and tools to contribute to project success. If you have experience in process piping, pumps, compressed air and gas systems, tanks, pumps, heat exchanges, boilers, clean rooms, or other processing equipment and experience and have a passion for providing clean water or cleaning up wastewater to protect communities,  we would love to talk with you.  Our Industrial business will continue to expand which means opportunities to grow your career learning new industries and technologies.  We offer stability, competitive salaries, relocation assistance, excellent benefits and a strong team culture that focuses on innovation and sustainability.  

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 1,700 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery. 

Our rapidly growing Industrial Design Group, which includes process, electrical, controls, structural, architectural, geotechnical, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Heavy Manufacturing, Industrial Buildings Industrial Water and Utilities. We have specialized expertise in plant floor process design, packaging, refrigerated/frozen facility design, and ammonia refrigeration systems. 

Location

This position is located at our industrial hub in Lenexa, KS.  Opportunities for flexible (hybrid) work are available. We offer relocation assistance to this location. 

Responsibilities

•    Provide design, coordination, and oversight of various mechanical systems typical for complex water projects that could include:   Industrial Water Treatment, Advanced Water Reuse, Desalination plants, Industrial Water Treatment, Biosolids treatment.  Systems design may include all or some of the following:  process piping systems, aeration systems, chemical disinfection or chlorination systems, filtration, sedimentation, storage/distribution systems, plant/facility water, compressed air, and gas systems.
•    Manage the completion of all project design calculations and equipment specifications typical for Water and Wastewater treatment facilities.  Experience designing tanks, pumps, piping systems, pressure sensors/gauges, flowmeters, injectors, membrane systems, heat exchangers, boilers, and other process equipment.
•    Coordinate and communicate all aspects of the project’s mechanical design within multi-disciplinary teams. 
•    Provide oversight and coordination of projects, working with the assigned design managers and project managers, to meet project budgets and schedules for all mechanical discipline activities.
•    Manage other design partners (both internal and external) including construction partners, equipment suppliers, and other engineers and designers assigned to the project or task and review work progress and results.
•    Perform detailed technical bid analyses for equipment typical for water, or wastewater treatment facilities.  
•    Generate and check design deliverables such as PFD’s, P&ID’s, process simulations, datasheets, and vendor shop drawings in accordance with industry codes and standards, contract requirements, and company standards.
•    Support the construction team including representing the design team on-site, answering RFI’s, providing creative design solutions, etc.
•    Develop schedules, work assignments, and staffing requirements to ensure successful project completion.
•    Perform early project design work such as conceptual studies, process flow diagram development, mass/energy balances, preliminary equipment sizing and selection, and general facility layout/arrangement.
•    Train, mentor, and advise peers and support staff on proper application of industry standards and best practices. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent engineering program from an ABET accredited four-year university is required.  
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification is required; Professional Engineer (P.E.) (or in process of obtaining) - is preferred.  
• A minimum of 10+ years of industry related mechanical engineering systems design experience is required in Industrial Water or Wastewater Treatment, designing systems as outlined above.   Experience with Pre-Feed, FEED, EPC and Design build projects preferred
• Experience leading and mentoring other engineers/designers is preferred. 
• Proficient in developing P&ID's, equipment specifications, drawings, required;  Experience with SmartPlant or similar software and Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Preferred experience utilizing AFT Fathom or AFT Arrow hydraulic simulation software (or equivalent).

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