Structural Engineer, Level IV

About the Role

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS) is seeking a Structural Engineer to support the Department of Energy at the Y‑12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. Successful candidates will be employees of AIS, taking day‑to‑day direction from Y‑12 staff while pay, benefits, HR, and employment management are provided by AIS.

Responsibilities

• Develop high‑quality detailed design packages; provide engineering procurement and field technical support to implement designs; provide expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant facilities.
• Prepare conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost‑estimating bills of material and man‑hour estimates, statements of work, design criteria, and design engineering deliverables.
• Effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team, or as a technical lead for a multi‑discipline task; routinely provide input to system engineers and other plant customers.
• Perform walkdowns in existing plant facilities to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel.
• Provide self‑performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through established engineering practices, codes, and standards.
• Perform building evaluations and modifications, seismic analysis and rehab, oversight of outside engineering firms, steel and concrete design, and machine installations.
• Develop structural drawings (plans, sections, and details) for various materials of construction (steel, concrete, cold‑formed steel), structural calculations, equipment anchorage, report preparation, drafting (or oversight of drafting), and preparation of construction specifications (generally as general notes on drawings).
• Plan, self‑perform, and/or direct all engineering design team activities on a project, including: development of detailed project scope, design timelines, functions and requirements, design basis and criteria, design schedules and tracking, project engineering budget, calculations, drawing generation, research, design review, inter‑discipline design coordination, design approval, design change control, specifications, approval of contractor technical and material submittals, and field verification of construction compliance to design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET‑accredited school with a minimum of 10 years' experience (with emphasis on Structural Engineering).
• An active Professional Engineering (PE) license is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to interface effectively with various clients, production and support organizations, management, and hourly wage employees.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Must be willing to work in a production environment.
• Must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre‑employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Skills

• Proficiency with developing structural drawings, calculations, equipment anchorage, report preparation, and construction specifications.
• Familiarity with consensus design codes.
• CAD drafting experience is not required but preferred.
• 3D modeling experience is preferred.
• Structural modeling experience with STAAD Pro is preferred.