Senior Process Engineer - Industrial and Water Engineering

Requisition : 179563

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Water/Wastewater

Employment Type: Full Time

We have immediate openings for a Senior Process Engineer with primary focus on the Industrial Water/Wastewater market. You will be part of our growing organization, that is developing water and wastewater treatment solutions for customers across North America, that seamlessly transition from design plans to completed projects that exceed client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence. In this role, you will provide technical and process engineering leadership for treatment process evaluation, selection, design and optimization and evaluation of plant operations associated with the permanent design activities of Kiewit teams and external partners on industrial water and wastewater design-build and/or EPC projects and pursuits.

Industrial Water Treatment projects include chemical, physical and/or biological wastewater treatment technologies such as coagulation/flocculation, filtration, UF/RO, chemical precipitation of metals, chemical oxidation and reduction, oil/water separation and biological/biosolids treatment (thermal hydrolysis, advanced anaerobic digestion) as applicable in the petroleum, chemical, power and renewable gas markets. This is a great opportunity to lead teams and projects and make your mark in our growing Water/Wastewater division.

The Kiewit Water Engineering team, which includes process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation and control, structural, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on collaborative Design-Build (progressive and/or fixed price) and EPC delivery models for complex water projects. The team brings project solutions to life across North America in the following areas:

• Water Treatment
• Potable Municipal and Groundwater Desalination
• Advanced Water Reuse
• Groundwater Remediation
• Storm water Recycling
• Industrial Water Treatment
• Wastewater Treatment
• Biosolids Treatment
• Pipelines and Conveyance

Clients are turning to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects to lead and manage multi-disciplined design teams to work together to improve schedule, track design progress, control costs and minimize risk. We are a high performing team of engineers and designers that leads the water engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and innovative designs, all working to develop the best possible delivery of water facility projects to our clients.

This role will be based out of our Lenexa, Kansas, Lone Tree, Colorado office. We do provide relocation assistance. Options for remote locations near other Kiewit hubs, may be considered for Senior level candidates with 10 plus years experience that have subject matter expertise in the specific industries in which we work.

• Provide technical and engineering leadership for industrial water and wastewater facility design including treatment process evaluation, process selection, and optimization and conduct evaluations of full-scale plant operations, pilot studies and bench studies as required. Identify and evaluate process lifecycle costs.
• Oversee and participate in the preparation of engineering reports, engineering drawings and specifications for complex water/wastewater projects such as PFD’s, P&’s, process simulations, datasheets, and engineering calculations including hydraulics and equipment sizing.
• Perform process systems and hydraulics modeling and scenario studies.
• Provide front line issue resolution of technical issues associated with design, construction, equipment and/or operations.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers within a budget and schedule to execute design and engineering on projects.
• Interface with clients and partner engineers to support project and business development needs. Work directly with clients and partners on projects and tasks to develop long-term relationships.…