Engineer IV Mechanical

Zachry Group is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer IV with experience supporting power generation, heavy industrial, or process facility projects for its Omaha Design Center.

Position Summary

The Mechanical Engineer IV serves as a Lead Mechanical Engineer responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing mechanical engineering activities for power generation, industrial, and process facility projects. This position provides technical leadership for project execution, coordinates multidisciplinary engineering efforts, and serves as a primary interface with clients, vendors, contractors, and project stakeholders.

• 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.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Physical Requirements

Physical demands

• Employee will be required to communicate in person, via telephone, email, video chat and software systems.

• Position will include visits to construction sites and industrial facilities requiring mobility (on ground and at heights) and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and work boots.

Work environment

• The employee will work in a variety of environments, including offices, warehouses, and trailers or buildings located on active construction sites.

• Construction site noise levels may range from moderate to high.

• Construction sites may feature light- to heavy-duty equipment and vehicles, small to large industrial equipment, construction materials, communication devices, and hand or power tools.

• The employee will be exposed to active work areas with personnel standing, walking, sitting, signaling, and communicating, as well as audible alerts such as bells, whistles, and alarms.

• The employee must be able to safely navigate and function in dynamic construction and industrial environments while maintaining awareness of surrounding activities and hazards.

Zachry is dedicated to providing a safe, drug-free work environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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