Senior Mechanical Engineer, Hydropower - Jacobs Associates
Englewood, CO
About the Job
Design a career and build your future... Because it matters!
McMillen, Inc is a full-service engineering, environmental, and
construction firm in the Energy, Dams, Infrastructure, Natural
Resources, and Fish & Aquaculture markets. We are able to contribute to a
project at the planning stage, navigate the regulatory requirements,
develop a design, manage and self-perform construction, start-up, and
commissio
We are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with 12+ years of
experience in design, operation and maintenance of power generation
facilities, with significant experience in hydropower design preferred.
Experience in design for turbomachinery projects, including feasibility
studies and concept development, hydraulic turbines, large pumps,
valves, and controls design, testing and commissioning is desired. Must
have experience in preparing reports, final design drawings,
specifications and engineers cost estimates for a wide range of equipment.
The ideal candidate will have familiarity with greenfield and/or brownfield
hydropower or and pump stations or similar system including working or
specialized technical knowledge penstocks, centrifugal and mixed flow
pumps; Francis, Pelton and Kaplan type hydraulic turbines; pumping
systems, programmable logic controllers and associated
control/instrumentation systems. Additional experience and understanding of
induction motors; synchronous and induction generators; automatic voltage
regulation and excitation equipment for synchronous generators; and AC /
DC station service systems is preferred.
Other systems including large gates, valves, fish facilities, and water
conveyance projects is a plus.
This full-time position is available in the western United States, including
Hawaii or Alaska.
Must have experience with feasibility studies, concept development and
design in water supply and treatment systems. Design experience with surface
water intakes pump stations, and yard piping and/or transmission pipelines
preferred. Experience with, hydropower facilities, controls design,
and/or fish passage facilities is also beneficial. Must have experience in
preparing final design drawings and specifications and engineers cost
estimates for a wide range of project conditions.
Responsibilities:
Provide oversight and quality assurance support in during the execution of
hydro related projects
On-site coordination, communication and observation of construction and
commissioning activities
Daily reporting, quantity and cost tracking, and progress assessments
Interact with multidiscipline team members
Project travel is typically 10% - 20%
Attend project meetings
Qualifications:
Minimum Experience of 12+ years
PE License
Master's degree (preferred)
Candidates must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a team environment, effectively lead project teams,
work independently, and demonstrate strong self-motivation.
Compensation Package:
Pay Range: $106,000 - $150,000 annual (DOE)
Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program consisting of Medical,
Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) and
match, 9 Paid Holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for Stock Ownership
and Welln
Who We Are: McMillen, Inc. (McMillen) is an engineering,
environmental, and construction firm providing scalable,
multi-disciplinary capabilities. We are a design and build firm providing
clients with a balanced perspective and realistic solutions. With experts in
the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, our staff brings
best practices from water resources, energy, dams, infrastructure,
fisheries, aquaculture, and restricted access markets.
We balance technical precision with collaborative delivery throughout all
project phases. We have the resources and expertise to contribute to a project
at the feasibility and planning stage, navigate the regulatory and
permitting requirements, develop detailed design , self-perform
construction, and participate in startup, testing, and commissioning. We
offer strategic planning, technical expertise, comprehensive project
management, and integration of multi-disciplinary studies for traditional
and alternative project delivery methods.
We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We aren't
looking for the complacent or the comfortable. We are looking for the highly
technical, the creators, the manic obsessives, the outliers who know
being the best is a journey, not a finish line. We support our employees'
efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great
work-life balance.
EEO: McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make
all employment-related decisions without race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be
provided for this position.
No Recruiters, please.
McMillen Jacobs Associates is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will
make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
McMillen, Inc is a full-service engineering, environmental, and
construction firm in the Energy, Dams, Infrastructure, Natural
Resources, and Fish & Aquaculture markets. We are able to contribute to a
project at the planning stage, navigate the regulatory requirements,
develop a design, manage and self-perform construction, start-up, and
commissio
We are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with 12+ years of
experience in design, operation and maintenance of power generation
facilities, with significant experience in hydropower design preferred.
Experience in design for turbomachinery projects, including feasibility
studies and concept development, hydraulic turbines, large pumps,
valves, and controls design, testing and commissioning is desired. Must
have experience in preparing reports, final design drawings,
specifications and engineers cost estimates for a wide range of equipment.
The ideal candidate will have familiarity with greenfield and/or brownfield
hydropower or and pump stations or similar system including working or
specialized technical knowledge penstocks, centrifugal and mixed flow
pumps; Francis, Pelton and Kaplan type hydraulic turbines; pumping
systems, programmable logic controllers and associated
control/instrumentation systems. Additional experience and understanding of
induction motors; synchronous and induction generators; automatic voltage
regulation and excitation equipment for synchronous generators; and AC /
DC station service systems is preferred.
Other systems including large gates, valves, fish facilities, and water
conveyance projects is a plus.
This full-time position is available in the western United States, including
Hawaii or Alaska.
Must have experience with feasibility studies, concept development and
design in water supply and treatment systems. Design experience with surface
water intakes pump stations, and yard piping and/or transmission pipelines
preferred. Experience with, hydropower facilities, controls design,
and/or fish passage facilities is also beneficial. Must have experience in
preparing final design drawings and specifications and engineers cost
estimates for a wide range of project conditions.
Responsibilities:
Provide oversight and quality assurance support in during the execution of
hydro related projects
On-site coordination, communication and observation of construction and
commissioning activities
Daily reporting, quantity and cost tracking, and progress assessments
Interact with multidiscipline team members
Project travel is typically 10% - 20%
Attend project meetings
Qualifications:
Minimum Experience of 12+ years
PE License
Master's degree (preferred)
Candidates must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a team environment, effectively lead project teams,
work independently, and demonstrate strong self-motivation.
Compensation Package:
Pay Range: $106,000 - $150,000 annual (DOE)
Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program consisting of Medical,
Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) and
match, 9 Paid Holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for Stock Ownership
and Welln
Who We Are: McMillen, Inc. (McMillen) is an engineering,
environmental, and construction firm providing scalable,
multi-disciplinary capabilities. We are a design and build firm providing
clients with a balanced perspective and realistic solutions. With experts in
the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, our staff brings
best practices from water resources, energy, dams, infrastructure,
fisheries, aquaculture, and restricted access markets.
We balance technical precision with collaborative delivery throughout all
project phases. We have the resources and expertise to contribute to a project
at the feasibility and planning stage, navigate the regulatory and
permitting requirements, develop detailed design , self-perform
construction, and participate in startup, testing, and commissioning. We
offer strategic planning, technical expertise, comprehensive project
management, and integration of multi-disciplinary studies for traditional
and alternative project delivery methods.
We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We aren't
looking for the complacent or the comfortable. We are looking for the highly
technical, the creators, the manic obsessives, the outliers who know
being the best is a journey, not a finish line. We support our employees'
efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great
work-life balance.
EEO: McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make
all employment-related decisions without race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be
provided for this position.
No Recruiters, please.
McMillen Jacobs Associates is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will
make all employment related decisions without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Source : Jacobs Associates
