Lead Structural Engineer 2 - Mission Critical
About The Position
This is a lead-level structural design engineering position supporting mission-critical projects. The role offers challenging structural engineering work and opportunities for career advancement, with a hybrid arrangement combining work from home and office work. The engineer leads structural design efforts on multidisciplinary project teams and produces engineering calculations and analyses, design drawings, specifications, and reports. They ensure technical quality and compliance with project requirements, apply civil and structural engineering expertise to the design and qualification of structures, systems, and components, and prepare structural procurement and construction specifications. The role includes monitoring assigned staff on technical matters, keeping tasks within schedule and budget, participating in project meetings, conducting field walkdowns, and mentoring junior engineers. Periodic travel to project locations is required for client meetings, walkdowns, and presentations. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen; dual citizenship with a country other than the U.S. does not qualify, and the candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. government security clearance. Sargent & Lundy describes a comprehensive benefits package and notes that eligible employees may also participate in a yearly discretionary bonus. Employees may use data, automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools where appropriate to support their work, while remaining accountable for professional judgment and review.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen; dual citizenship with a country other than the U.S. does not qualify.
- Must be able to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.
- BSSE or MSSE degree, or similar, from an ABET-accredited program.
- At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience in structural engineering.
- Experience producing engineering designs for foundations, structures, and support structures.
- Experience with ACI, ASCE 7, IBC, and AISC.
- Experience preparing design drawings, engineering analyses and calculations, and construction, fabrication, and procurement specifications.
- Requires periodic travel to project locations for client meetings, walkdowns, and presentations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with and/or at Department of Energy (DOE) sites and facilities.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- DOE experience; commercial or Navy field engineering and construction experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead structural design engineering efforts on multidisciplinary project design teams.
- Produce engineering calculations, analyses, design drawings, specifications, and engineering reports.
- Ensure calculations and deliverables are technically sound and meet project requirements.
- Apply civil and structural engineering expertise to design and qualify structures, systems, and components.
- Produce structural procurement specifications and construction specifications.
- Monitor assigned staff on technical matters related to project assignments.
- Maintain assigned tasks within project schedules and budgets.
- Use effective written and oral communication.
- Attend project meetings and perform field walkdowns.
- Mentor junior engineers.
- Travel periodically to project locations for client meetings, walkdowns, and presentations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Disability coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Back-up daycare.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (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.
- Eligible positions may include participation in a yearly discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
