Senior Mechanical Engineer - Power Plant Lead

Kiewit; Lenexa (KS); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical/dental/vision

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Kiewit Power Engineering in Lenexa, KS is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to serve as the technical authority for mechanical scope on complex power projects, guiding safe, constructible, and cost-effective designs for simple-cycle and combined-cycle facilities.

This role mentors engineers, leads feasibility studies through startup, performs risk assessments, reviews designs, coordinates with procurement and construction, and travels across North America to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited BSME degree required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 15+ years of mechanical engineering and plant design in power generation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the mechanical discipline technical authority and/or Mechanical Engineering Lead for EPC power projects, accountable for technical execution, deliverable quality, constructability, safety, and compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Lead or oversee mechanical engineering from proposals, feasibility studies, and front-end engineering through detailed design, procurement, construction support, commissioning, startup, performance testing, and as-built documentation.
• Establish and approve mechanical design criteria, system descriptions, design bases, engineering execution plans, equipment lists, line lists, mechanical load and auxiliary power estimates, and discipline deliverable plans.
• Direct the design and integration of plant and balance-of-plant systems, including gas turbine and steam turbine interfaces, HRSGs and boilers, steam cycles, boiler feedwater and condensate, cooling water, water treatment, fuel gas and fuel oil, compressed air, hydrogen, chemical systems, drains and vents, and plant utility systems.
• Perform or approve sizing calculations and specifications for major equipment and packages, including combustion turbine generators, steam turbine generators, HRSGs, boilers, condensers, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, compressors and blowers, tanks, pressure vessels, and water treatment equipment.
• Develop and review P&IDs, equipment datasheets, mechanical specifications, general arrangements, piping layouts, 3D model interfaces, and procurement packages for mechanical systems and components.
• Lead model reviews, constructability workshops, value engineering, design risk reviews, and field walkdowns; incorporate construction and operations feedback into practical, cost-effective engineering solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mechanical design

P&ID development

Vendor coordination

Field walkdowns

Mentoring

Construction support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SmartPlant

MathCAD

AFT Fathom/Arrow

3D plant design

Job description

Kiewit Power Engineering in Lenexa, KS is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to serve as the technical authority for mechanical scope on complex power projects, guiding safe, constructible, and cost-effective designs for simple-cycle and combined-cycle facilities.

This role mentors engineers, leads feasibility studies through startup, performs risk assessments, reviews designs, coordinates with procurement and construction, and travels across North America to ensure project success.