Senior Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure Engineers

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to help drive the rapid growth of our infrastructure division and support high-impact projects across North America. This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative, fast-paced team that's shaping the future of industrial and commercial facilities. In this role, you'll work under the guidance of an Engineering Manager to lead the design and development of HVAC, ventilation, pumping systems, and other critical mechanical components.

You'll contribute to both preliminary and detailed engineering phases, bringing innovative solutions to complex challenges in large-scale infrastructure environments.

Location:

This role is located at either our McLean, VA or Itasca, Illinois location.

Responsibilities:

• Develop preliminary engineering design and detail engineering design for HVAC, ventilation, pumping stations and other miscellaneous mechanical systems for rail and transit and other industrial and commercial facilities.
• Perform calculations manually or use applicable software to support design.
• Detail engineering design for HVAC, ventilation, pumping stations and other miscellaneous mechanical systems for rail and transit and other industrial and commercial facilities.
• Coordinate and integrate design with other disciplines.
• Select products, review shop drawings, and approve field test and commissioning reports.
• Develop technical reports and white papers.
• Perform field survey and field test.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering or related fields.
• Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain one in 12 months is required.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in facility/building mechanical system design.
• Must have recent design experience in the development of HVAC, ventilation, pumping systems, and other critical mechanical components.
• Large-scale infrastructure project experience is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with AI agents and tools preferred.
• Familiar with CAD and modeling software, like AutoCAD, Micro Station, Revit.
• Ability to travel as business requires.

Base Compensation: $150,000/yr - $185,000/yr (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

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.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry. We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.