Pipe Stress Engineer - Power Engineering

Pipe Stress Engineer – Kiewit Power Engineering
Talent Acquisition at Kiewit – Power Engineering | Heavy Civil Construction

Requisition : 179091

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Engineering

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Power

Employment Type: Full Time

Seeking a skilled pipe stress engineer to join our growing team and help deliver safe, constructible and efficient piping systems for major power, industrial and water projects.

Kiewit Power Engineering Group brings various project types to life across North America, including gas‑fired generation, power delivery, environmental retrofits, renewables, new technology and water/wastewater. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit's construction teams to focus on safe, cost‑effective and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit's legacy of excellence.

This position would be based out of our office in Lenexa, KS; however, we have opportunity for flexible work based on your experience and level.

• Perform thermal flexibility analyses for critical piping systems to ensure system integrity and compliance with ASME Codes, using AutoPIPE.
• Perform analysis of sustained, thermal displacement, occasional (wind, seismic, relief, turbine trip etc.) and test (hydrotest) loads.
• Use AutoPIPE to ensure acceptable piping nozzle loads on equipment like steam turbines, compressors, pumps, tanks, exchangers, heaters etc.
• Select appropriate pipe supports and develop detailed specifications for procurement (shoes, guides, rigid rod hangers, spring hangers, snubbers, and struts).
• Calculate and organize pipe support loads transmitted to structural steel into an Excel format that can be easily interpreted by structural and other disciplines.
• Perform supplemental calculations for localized stresses to verify the integrity of fittings, attachments and other irregular geometries using manual calculations, Excel, Mathcad or Nozzle Pro.
• Organize and maintain AutoPIPE analysis, reference documentation and supplemental calculations in project folders with established naming conventions and revision history integrity.
• Prepare stress calculation packages to document design basis, verify proper checking and signoffs and track revision history.
• Check AutoPIPE analysis and stress calculations performed by other members of the piping engineering group.
• Review piping isometric drawings to ensure pipe supports, piping materials, fittings and other details align with the AutoPIPE analysis.
• Review P&IDs, Line Designation tables and thermal performance data to ensure alignment between overall system design, stress analysis and piping isometric drawings.
• Review and check designs, drawings, interface details and data from external suppliers of components like pipe supports, valves and rotating equipment.
• Collaborate with structural engineering team to issue pipe support loads imposed on structural steel and refine details at structural steel‑pipe support contact points.
• Collaborate with designers, mechanical engineers, structural engineers and construction team to optimize pipe routing and support schemes.
• Follow established workflows and work diligently to meet aggressive schedule demands supporting construction.

• 2+ years power plant design experience (or related plant design experience) with emphasis in pipe stress analysis/design and support.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, structural engineering, or equivalent engineering program from an ABET accredited university.
• Engineer‑In‑Training (EIT) certification required;
  Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
• Proficiency with AutoPIPE or combination of AutoPIPE and CAESAR, or advanced stress analysis skills in CAESAR II.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, comfortable collaborating in hybrid environments.
• Knowledge of design codes and standards applicable for pipe support design work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Outlook, Teams and Excel.
• Comfortable navigating multiple digital tools simultaneously (AutoPIPE, 3‑D models,…