Engineer IV Mechanical

Zachry Group • Omaha, NE

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About The Position

Zachry Group is seeking a Mechanical Engineer IV with experience supporting power generation, heavy industrial, or process facility projects for its Omaha Design Center. 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 acts as a primary interface with clients, vendors, contractors, and project stakeholders.

The position includes leading assigned project scopes, managing discipline resources and deliverables, overseeing equipment procurement, and ensuring engineering work meets technical, quality, safety, budget, and schedule requirements. The engineer also supports proposals and business development, mentors engineers and designers, and contributes to continuous improvement of engineering standards and processes.

The work takes place in a variety of environments, including offices, warehouses, and trailers or buildings at active construction sites. Site visits may involve mobility on the ground and at heights, use of personal protective equipment, and exposure to moderate-to-high noise, equipment, vehicles, active work areas, and audible alerts. The employee must safely navigate dynamic construction and industrial environments while remaining aware of surrounding activities and hazards.

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.
• Ability to communicate in person, by telephone, email, video chat, and software systems.
• Ability to safely navigate construction and industrial environments, including mobility on the ground and at heights.

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.
• Visit construction sites and industrial facilities, using required personal protective equipment and safely navigating active work areas.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior