Senior Structural Engineer

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Our Nuclear Programs and Consulting is a Tier 1 service provider to the U.S. Department of Energy; we deliver safe and innovative solutions at complex nuclear cleanup and production sites. Our services include program management, decommissioning, environmental remediation, waste and nuclear material management, nuclear operations, consulting, and engineering and construction.

Amentum is looking for a Senior Structural Engineer (SE Licensed) to be Engineer of Record for design projects, leading design teams, developing design calculations using standard and advanced analysis (FEA) techniques, developing drawings, and developing specifications for structures made of steel, concrete, and masonry with emphasis on seismic design. Your work will be performed in Oak Ridge, TN with some travel.

You will be able to focus on tackling the toughest situations with a smile as you support the development of life‑changing infrastructure that improves communities across the United States. If you’re up for the task, then we have been looking for you! Join our team and help us lay the foundation for human progress.

• Sole U.S. citizenship required (to comply with government customer requirements and/or applicable government regulations)
• Must have a SE license
• Have ability to obtain DOE Q clearance
• B.S. in Structural/Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school
• 10+ years of post‑education experience
• Perform Engineer of Record duties as assigned
• Perform design and full documentation of structural systems as assigned
• Interface directly with client counterpart, both virtually and on‑site, to develop best solution for assigned projects
• Integrate with other design disciplines and project functions such as Mechanical, Electrical, Architecture, Contracts, Document Control, Project Controls, Construction, etc.
• Ability to estimate, schedule, and track assigned project for schedule and cost performance
• Knowledge of DOE, NRC, and nuclear standards including DOE‑1020, NRC Regulatory framework, etc.
• Knowledge of DOE CD design process and commercial industry charrette process
• Understand how soil‑structure interaction and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis interface with structural design of a project
• Expert design knowledge of steel, concrete, and masonry with emphasis on seismic design
• Expert implementing national codes including IBC, AISC, ACI, ASCE 7
• Ability to follow and implement established quality procedures and ensure that all work accomplished is procedurally compliant
• Experience working within NQA‑1
• Expert in use of finite element software such as STAAD.pro (or equivalent)
• Expert using Microsoft Office software including Teams, Outlook, Project, Word, Excel, etc.
• Expert in use of MathCAD (or equivalent)
• Reside within a commutable distance from our Oak Ridge, TN office

• Competent using Revit, AutoCAD, or Micro Station software
• Field experience as Resident Engineer, Field Engineer or Quality Control Engineer
• Master’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent
• DOE Q clearance
• DOE experience
• Experience conducting commercial‑grade dedications for NQA‑1 programs
• NCEES Record

Intermittent sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, and lifting. Lifting requirements limited to 20 lbs in the form of supplies, drawings, etc. Longest distance carried of 50 feet. Hand manipulation is required for simple grasping, pushing and pulling, and fine manipulation. Right and/or left hands utilized. Occasional need to reach and/or work above the shoulder, for supplies, as well as below the shoulder for same.

No foot controls necessary. Must be alert to equipment in the field, there will be occasional travel, will work near construction job site equipment when in the field, occasional need to work near hazardous equipment and machinery, occasional need to walk on uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas or fumes, exposure to noise, extremes in temperature or humidity, and potential work at heights.

• Valid driver’s license is required.
• Must take and pass a pre‑employment drug…