Staff Mechanical Engineer - Water and Wastewater Pumps

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Date:
Aug 11, 2026

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company :Black & Veatch Corporation

Opportunity Type :Staff

Project Only Hire :No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands‑on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee‑owned company, employees share in the long‑term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

Black & Veatch is seeking a highly motivated person to function as a Mechanical Engineer with expertise in the design of pumps and related mechanical systems supporting Water & Wastewater Treatment processes. This person will work collaboratively with various design engineering execution teams across the US and abroad, functioning in a staff level engineer capacity and will perform all aspects of design engineering tasks for the assigned systems of responsibility.

Strong candidates are expected to have knowledge and experience related to the system design, calculations, specification, and related engineering tasks associated with pumping systems, transient analysis, seals and seal water systems, control valves, air relief systems, and hands on field experience.

We are looking for a motivated individual who enjoys working with a team and has an appetite to develop technical expertise to lead mechanical system.

• Perform engineering calculations to develop equipment and system performance parameters for the purpose of sizing pumping equipment.
• Coordinate with equipment manufacturers to select the most technically acceptable design solutions.
• Follow company and industry design practices in development of designs.
• Authoring specifications, material selection, and purchasing of pumps and pump related equipment
• Develop engineering work products including Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&IDs), Mechanical arrangement drawings, and Equipment, Piping, and Valve specifications.
• Review manufacturer's or contractor's submittals, data, reports, etc., for conformance with B&V criteria.
• Coordinate with other design disciplines and project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with and teach other engineers system design.
• Lead design projects related to pump systems and transient design.
• Perform quality control (QC) reviews of design documents and deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project requirements and standards.

This position will include:

• Approximately 15 percent travel.
• Opportunity to lead projects related to Water and Wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, and conveyance throughout the US.
• Opportunity to work with specialized and highly experienced staff.
• Opportunity to function as a technical expert.
• Opportunity to work for an employee‑owned firm.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a…