Lead Mechanical Engineer at Peter Kiewit Sons' in Kansas City, KS

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Requisition ID: 180667 Job Level: Mid Level Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering Department: Design Engineering Market: Industrial Employment Type: Full Time Position Overview If you are viewing this position on other websites, we recommend you apply to the position directly at our website at www.kiewitjobs.com. We are hiring a Lead Mechanical Engineer to support our Industrial team. This position is critical to delivering safe, efficient, and resilient EPC and Design build projects across our Industrial market. In this role, you will serve as the technical authority for mechanical systems across complex industrial projects - which could include data centers, water and wastewater treatment facilities, power generation assets, mining and mineral processing, and chemical processing plants. This role supports process design, and leads mechanical system design, equipment specification, engineering analysis, and multi‑disciplinary coordination to deliver safe, reliable, and cost‑effective mechanical solutions. You will mentor engineering staff, drive technical excellence, and ensure all designs meet regulatory, client, and performance requirements. At Kiewit, we believe in building more than just structures, we build relationships, strengthen communities and improve the world. With top notch health benefits, great time off, flexible work options a wealth-building 401K plan and unbeatable growth opportunities - we are deeply invested in the future of our employees. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your mechanical design skills and implement innovative solutions and make a lasting impact, as Kiewit continues to expand in the Industrial marketplace. If you desire to diversify your experience, and work on different types of facilities, and want to work on EPC, large scale projects, we want to talk with you. We are an employee-owned company which fosters dedication and commitment to project success and are positioned as a key player in meeting growing electricity demands. We cultivate a culture of excellence, innovation and teamwork, making it the most rewarding place to build your career. 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 3,000 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 140 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 and Water Engineering Group, which includes mechanical, 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 Consumer Products, Heavy Manufacturing, Industrial Buildings, Pulp and Paper, Mineral Processing, Renewable Natural Gas, and Industrial Water and Utilities. Location Locations: Lenexa (Kansas City) Kansas, Lone Tree Colorado, Houston Texas, Dallas or Fort Worth Texas. We offer relocation assistance to the district office in Lenexa Kansas only, otherwise we are looking for locals in these other offices. **** Some consideration will be made for fully remote candidates that meet and exceed our requirements at a Senior Mechanical Engineering level, but if fully remote, you will travel up to 40% of the time to other offices. Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Detailed Systems/Equipment Design Lead the mechanical engineering design of industrial facility systems, including HVAC, hydronic systems, process piping, pumping systems, compressed air, cooling systems, material handling equi