Senior Structural Engineer 1 - Energy & Industrial Group

About the role

This position offers the opportunity to apply expertise in materials, structural analysis, structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design to support innovative, cost-effective solutions for existing and new projects.

Responsibilities

• Support creative, cost-effective solutions for power plant, oil & gas, and industrial facility modifications and upgrades.
• Create calculations, design documents, and specifications.
• Conduct structural analyses, including complex loading conditions like wind, seismic, blast, and pressurization.
• Guide junior-level engineers and designers in structural engineering design efforts.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve a wide variety of structural engineering issues.
• Perform structural analysis and design of steel frames, connections, concrete members, equipment and piping supports, and foundations.
• Develop integrated structural designs and perform supporting calculations for planned work.
• Prepare technical specifications for structural materials.
• Prepare engineering studies.
• Review and provide guidance on the work of others, including calculations and drawing preparation.
• Coordinate and guide other engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to ensure a complete and timely design.
• Perform reviews of existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements, and present findings and recommendations to clients and peers.
• May include performing on-site structural condition assessments and recommendations for repair/modification of existing structures.
• Develop career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Interface with clients, likely including travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for condition assessments, construction coordination, and field verification of designs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (Master's in Civil Engineering preferred).
• PE license required.
• Five or more years of working as a member of a project team environment in the design of heavy industrial plants or oil & gas plants with a focus on the analysis of steel structures, concrete foundations and supports for new plants or modifications or replacements for existing plants.
• Experience includes the selection of structural materials and the review and preparation of specifications.
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for structural engineering calculations.
• Technically knowledgeable of practical application of structural engineering including analysis for structural supports, loads, and design integrity.
• Experience with design techniques, tools, and principles involved in producing technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models for industrial plants.
• Proficiency with MathCad, STAAD PRO, RIS A, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, ANSYS.
• Proficiency with design codes and standards such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI 318.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Essential Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (Master's in Civil Engineering preferred).
• PE license required.
• Five or more years of working as a member of a project team environment in the design of heavy industrial plants or oil & gas plants with a focus on the analysis of steel structures, concrete foundations and supports for new plants or modifications or replacements for existing plants.
• Experience includes the selection of structural materials and the review and preparation of specifications.
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for structural engineering calculations.
• Technically knowledgeable of practical application of structural engineering including analysis for structural supports, loads, and design integrity.
• Experience with design techniques, tools, and principles involved in producing technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models for industrial plants.
• Proficiency with MathCad, STAAD PRO, RIS A, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, ANSYS.
• Proficiency with design codes and standards such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI 318.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Proficiency with MathCad, STAAD PRO, RIS A, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, ANSYS.
• Proficiency with design codes and standards such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI 318.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.

Benefits

At Sargent & Lundy, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 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

The total compensation package for eligible positions will include a base salary or an hourly rate and a comprehensive benefits package, reflecting our commitment to rewarding performance and supporting the overall well-being of our employees.