Structural Engineer 3 - Grid

About the role

This position offers the opportunity to directly apply your knowledge of materials, structural analysis, structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design. You will work on a diverse range of power transmission modifications and upgrades, collaborating with a team to create calculations, document designs, and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Create calculations and document designs for power transmission modifications and upgrades.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve a variety of structural engineering issues.
• Analyze and design steel frames, connections, concrete members, equipment, and foundations.
• Develop integrated structural designs and perform supporting calculations.
• Communicate technical information to clients and provide support documentation for structural engineering calculations.
• Prepare technical specifications for structural materials.
• Perform independent reviews of work performed by others, including calculations and drawing preparation.
• Coordinate and guide other engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to ensure a complete and timely design.
• Conduct reviews of existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements, and present findings and recommendations to clients and peers.
• Participate in peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers.
• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to substation locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.

Qualifications

• A BSCE or MSCE from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program with a strong academic background in behavior of materials, structural analysis, structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design.
• Three or more years of experience as a practicing structural engineer, preferably as a member of a project team working on the design and upgrade of electrical substations.
• Effective communication skills with the client, including the ability to communicate with appropriate technical detail.
• Ability to perform occasional walk-downs and site visits for scoping meetings.
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for structural engineering calculations.
• Proficiency in the practical application of structural engineering, including analysis for structural supports, loads, and design integrity.
• Experience with design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Proficiency with any of the following programs: MathCad, STAAD PRO, SAP2000, SAFE, RISA 3D, and RISA Floor.
• Familiarity with design codes and standards such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI 318.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Skills

• PE license.
• Experience in the design of light industrial building structures.
• Experience with modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
• Programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate calculations, design checks, reporting, or data transformation.

Benefits

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of spending three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days. Dependent upon your location, this opportunity offers a generous relocation package.

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
• Compensation Range: $74,353 - $113,595
• Transparency Statement: Sargent & Lundy discloses compensation ranges that comply with all local and state regulations. 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.
• Individuals may also be eligible to participate in our yearly discretionary bonus.

Awards & Recognition:

Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.