Mechanical Engineer 6 - Thermal Performance, Overland Park, KS

 

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation  

Req Id : 102795 

Opportunity Type : Staff 

Relocation eligible : No 

Full time/Part time : Part-Time  

Project Only Hire : No 

Visa Sponsorship Available: No 

The Opportunity

The role of this position will include providing owner’s engineer and independent engineering services to clients, including design reviews, technical due diligence, feasibility studies, plant equipment upgrade and de-bottlenecking studies, project development support, equipment procurement support, technical risk assessments, thermal performance modeling, and performance testing. This position will require the professional to analyze power projects and apply technical concepts and information into actionable conclusions and recommendations on which project developers, owners, and financial institutions rely to develop, design, construct, operate, and finance energy projects. The professional will work with multidisciplinary project teams to provide a variety of services, such as the following: 

• Advise power project owners and developers to support new thermal energy projects. 
• Develop and review heat and mass balance thermal models. 
• Provide technical support for carbon capture studies. 
• Perform owner’s engineer design reviews of mechanical systems for power projects. 
• Participate as mechanical lead in feasibility studies and development support for new power projects including the areas of biofuels and hydrogen. 
• Provide technical support for mechanical energy storage, thermal storage, solar thermal, and geothermal projects.  
• Participate in condition assessments of existing power plants. 
• Prepare and review other engineering deliverables such as reports, studies, and calculations. 
• Execute performance testing of new & existing thermal energy plants. 
• Evaluate new power and infrastructure projects to support financing. 
• Monitor project schedules and budgets. 
• Conduct multiple projects simultaneously and ensure high standards of deliverables are met. 
• Interface with clients to understand requests and confirm successful project execution. 
• Support proposals for new business development opportunities. 
• Consult on maintenance planning of thermal power plants.  
• Procurement of major power plant equipment, upgrades, maintenance, and service agreements. 
• Travel to visit project locations and client offices, as required. 

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

• Proactively provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

• Independently applies knowledge and ensures compliance with Black and Veatch quality program
• Establishes related processes, and promotes a culture that is conducive to quality
• Provides guidance and direction to others
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for multiple or mega projects
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Develops and applies advanced engineering solutions to complex problems
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments Is responsible for one or more of the following:  leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for projects
• Establishes work plan to be applied to a given project

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on complex projects
• Typically responsible for defining project schedules