Building Mechanical Engineer - Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Position Overview

Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering is seeking a Building Mechanical Engineer for our Industrial Building Group. We are looking for ideal candidates to grow the Kiewit team by helping establish, maintain, and improve company standards and tools while also utilizing these standards and tools to contribute to project success. Candidates shall be familiar with current drawing and technical tools, programs, and software with an understanding of design documentation creation and layouts. Candidates shall be capable of exhibiting flexibility in work assignments while maintaining a growth mindset and continuing to develop in their technical and professional 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 1,300 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 based out of our Lenexa, KS office.

Responsibilities: 

•   Have a basic understanding of building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.

•   Become familiar with building codes and requirements for the design of building MEP systems.

•   Under the guidance of other engineers, support the system design concept, equipment sizing, equipment selection, system controls and the finalized design for industrial buildings and administration buildings including: offices, server/computer rooms, warehouses, F type industrial, H type industrial, and Class I, Division 1 & 2.

•   Under the guidance of other engineers, prepare production drawings and specifications for building-related lighting, power, HVAC and plumbing systems that will be used in deliverable packages sent to sub-contractors for bidding.

•   Assist with technical bid analysis reviews.

•   Verify HVAC and plumbing installation/construction compliance with engineering specifications and plan requirements, and coordinate shop drawings and other equipment submittals during construction administration.

•   Check and navigate 3D models for review of interferences and constructability during design and construction administration.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Architectural engineering (with an MEP focus) or Mechanical Engineering 
• GPA above 3.0 preferred
• Passed FE exam is a plus
• Familiar with Revit and AutoCAD
• Familiar with Trane Trace 700 or Carrier HAP is a plus
• Self-starter that can integrate with various engineering design disciplines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• 0-3 years of industry experience