[Hiring] Lead Structural Engineer @Sargent & Lundy

Role Description

This is a lead design engineering position that offers a variety of interesting and challenging opportunities in structural engineering and will provide an excellent opportunity to advance your career. You will guide a team of structural engineers, interface with engineers from other disciplines, and interface directly with clients.

• Lead and mentor a structural engineering team on engineering projects for new nuclear facilities and upgrades and modifications to nuclear power plants.
• Directly apply knowledge of materials, structural analysis, structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design.
• Prepare, review, and provide guidance for design calculations.
• Develop specifications and work with designers for drawing development.
• Prepare, review, or guide the structural analysis and design of steel frames, connections, concrete members, and foundations.
• Potential travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.

Qualifications

• BSCE with emphasis in Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 12 or more years of experience working as a member of a project team in the design and analysis of industrial / heavy commercial or nuclear facility structures.
• Proficiency with structural analysis software such as STAAD, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, or ANSYS.
• Proficiency with design codes and standards such as ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• PE or SE license.
• Valued, but not required: MSCE degree.
• On site construction support experience.

Requirements

• Willingness or ability to lead others who use modern tools.
• Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI.
• Direct automation and process-improvement work, including how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation.
• Oversee engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks.
• Additional learning in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields is valued.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive, award-winning benefits.
• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Life & Accident Insurance.
• Disability Coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Back-Up Daycare.
• FSA & HSA.
• 401(k).
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account.
• Merit Scholarship Program.
• Employee Discount Program.
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program.
• Tuition Assistance.
• First Professional Licensure Bonus.
• Employee Referral Bonus.
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST).
• Paid Vacation.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Bereavement Leave.
• Flexible Work Arrangements.