Mechanical Design Engineering Manager-Kiewit Nuclear Solutions-Lenexa, KS or Knoxville, TN
Knoxville, TN, US Lenexa, KS, US
Requisition ID: 182892
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
Department: Design Engineering
Market: Nuclear
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Ready to take the next step in your engineering leadership career and help shape the future of nuclear energy?
As a Mechanical Design Engineering Manager with Kiewit Nuclear Solutions, you will lead and grow a talented team of mechanical engineers supporting complex DOE and commercial nuclear projects. This is a highly visible role where you will help strengthen technical capabilities, develop engineering talent, and ensure high-quality engineering solutions are delivered safely and successfully.
Leadership Impact
In this role, you will have the opportunity to build and develop a high-performing Mechanical Engineering team while helping shape the future of Kiewit's growing nuclear business. You'll partner with Project Management, engineering leads, and other discipline managers to align talent and resources with project needs, solve complex technical challenges, and drive consistent engineering and design practices.
Your leadership will directly influence team development, technical excellence, staffing strategy, succession planning, and successful project execution across DOE and commercial nuclear programs.
If you're an experienced mechanical engineering leader who enjoys building teams, developing people, and tackling complex engineering challenges, we'd like to hear from you.
Ready to help build what's next in nuclear? Apply today and grow your career with Kiewit Nuclear Solutions.
District Overview
Kiewit Nuclear Solutions is a full-service engineering, procurement, and construction provider operating across North America. Our experience and expertise span all aspects of the nuclear-related market from carbon-free, small modular reactors to Dept of Energy science, environmental and nuclear security mission capabilities. With these broad capabilities, we operate in the power utility, renewable energy, industrial, and infrastructure markets. As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering excellence that provides holistic solutions, differentiating our team from the rest of the industry.
Our rapidly growing nuclear solutions business has opened new locations across North America to strengthen our market presence while executing work within the communities we live within and support. We are committed to build upon our history as one of the safest companies to work for by equipping our craft and staff with the best technology, processes, equipment, tools and safety programs available.
We are an innovative team that prides itself on excellence through continuous improvement and an unwavering commitment to deliver for our clients. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit’s vast internal network of resources that span heavy civil and infrastructure, vertical and commercial buildings, industrial, as well as our oil and gas and power generation markets, to drive safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s core values of People, Integrity, Excellence, and Stewardship.
On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see, design and construct more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, joining Kiewit can bring a lifetime of personal success and satisfaction.”
Location
Lenexa, KS or Knoxville, TN. Other locations may be considered.
The ability to travel up to 10% to client and project locations as needed. Opportunities for flexible work may be available.
Candidates must be located in, or willing to relocate to, one of these areas.
Responsibilities
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Lead the development, growth, and continued advancement of Mechanical Engineering capabilities supporting Kiewit's nuclear business.
- Provide leadership and technical direction to a team of engineers and contractors, ensuring the team is prepared to successfully execute and deliver project work.
- Develop staffing and resource plans in partnership with Project Management, balancing workloads across projects and offices while aligning assignments with required technical expertise.
- Recruit, onboard, mentor, coach, and develop mechanical engineering talent while establishing training, development, and succession plans.
- Establish and maintain consistent mechanical design standards, checking practices, and technical review processes.
- Ensure engineering deliverables receive appropriate technical reviews and meet applicable project, client, quality, and nuclear requirements.
- Collaborate with project engineering leads and other engineering disciplines to resolve technical interfaces and effectively manage design inputs, assumptions, and changes.
- Monitor department workload, utilization, budgets, schedules, and performance, and partner with Project Management to proactively address resource or technical risks
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Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
- 15+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience supporting the power, nuclear, or other highly regulated industries, including experience leading engineering activities.
- Active U.S. Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, with the ability to obtain additional state licensure as required.
- Demonstrated mechanical design engineering experience, including preparation or review of engineering calculations, equipment specifications, piping designs, and/or mechanical system designs.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineering teams, including staffing, hiring, mentoring, coaching, and employee development.
- Strong understanding of engineering design processes, design control, technical reviews, checking practices, and quality requirements.
- Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with engineering teams, Project Management, clients, and other key stakeholders.
- Experience supporting DOE or commercial nuclear projects is strongly preferred.
- Previous experience building, developing, or growing engineering teams is preferred.
Working Conditions
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.
Nearest Major Market: Knoxville
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