Engineer IV Mechanical

Zachry Group•Omaha, NE

15h

About The Position

Zachry Group is seeking a Mechanical Engineer IV for its Omaha Design Center, with experience supporting power generation, heavy industrial, or process facility projects. The role serves as Lead Mechanical Engineer, planning, coordinating, and directing mechanical engineering activities for power generation, industrial, and process facility projects. It provides technical leadership for project execution, coordinates multidisciplinary engineering efforts, and serves as a primary interface with clients, vendors, contractors, and other project stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
Approximately 10–15 years of mechanical engineering experience supporting simple-cycle or combined-cycle power generation projects, or heavy industrial, process, petrochemical, chemical, refining, manufacturing, or similar industrial facility projects.
Demonstrated experience leading mechanical engineering efforts on complex projects.
Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, equipment, engineering practices, applicable codes, and industry standards.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities and project execution.
Proven ability to manage discipline scope, schedules, budgets, and staffing requirements.
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Experience serving as Lead Mechanical Engineer on major engineering projects.
Experience supporting proposal development and business development activities.
Experience supporting construction, commissioning, startup, and field execution activities.

Responsibilities

Serve as Lead Mechanical Engineer on assigned projects.
Plan, coordinate, and direct mechanical engineering activities for projects and major project work scopes.
Assign and coordinate work activities among engineers, designers, and support personnel.
Prepare and maintain discipline scope, schedules, staffing plans, budgets, and progress reporting.
Review and approve engineering calculations, specifications, data sheets, procurement documents, technical reports, and design deliverables.
Lead equipment procurement activities, including technical bid evaluations, vendor selection recommendations, and vendor document reviews.
Develop technical approaches and engineering execution plans for assigned project scopes.
Coordinate engineering execution activities across multiple disciplines and project stakeholders.
Interface directly with clients, contractors, vendors, construction personnel, and regulatory agencies.
Lead technical meetings, design reviews, presentations, and project coordination efforts.
Review engineering work products for technical quality, completeness, and compliance with project requirements.
Support proposal preparation, engineering estimates, staffing forecasts, and business development initiatives.
Mentor engineers and designers and support professional development activities.
Support development and continuous improvement of engineering standards, tools, and work processes.
Ensure compliance with project quality, safety, budget, and schedule objectives.