Structural Senior Design Engineer

Structural Senior Design Engineer

Work Location:
Greenville, SC

The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.

• Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance and supervision to other engineers and designers.
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements.
• Develop and review specifications and design criteria.
• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity.
• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients.
• Execute work in compliance with the Project Quality Plan and procedures.
• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines.
• Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort‑hour estimating and staff forecasting.
• Establish control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts.
• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals.
• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests‑for‑information and field changes.
• Other duties as assigned.

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and minimum ten (10) years of work‑related experience.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards.
• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines.
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time‑conscious and time‑effective manner.
• Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e‑mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs.
• Significant experience providing engineering procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects.
• Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer‑aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi‑discipline environment.

• Advanced knowledge of performing hand and computer calculations for foundations, concrete and steel structures.
• Advanced knowledge of one or more of the following structural design software: STAAD, STAADPro and RISA3D.
• Advanced knowledge of Mathcad for analyzing complex structures.
• Wind and seismic loading in structural calculations – dynamic analysis and design.
• Computer modeling and analysis.

• Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials.
• Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA‑1.
• Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects.
• Proficiency with project set‑up, development of control‑level schedules, progress reporting and project close‑out.
• Practical field experience.
• EPC project experience in the following industries: U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency;
  Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program;
  Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology.
• Proficiency in the use of…