Structural Engineer

Edgewater Technical Associates • Oak Ridge, TN

42d • Onsite

About The Position

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Structural Engineer opportunity in Oak Ridge, TN at the Y-12 National Security Complex. The Structural Engineer is responsible for developing high-quality detailed design packages, providing engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs, and providing expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant facilities. Design involves the preparation of conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost-estimating bills of material and man-hour estimates, statements of work, criteria, and design deliverables. The role requires effectively and cooperatively working as a team member of an integrated project team, or as a technical lead for a multi-discipline task, and routinely providing input to system engineers and other plant customers. The engineer will perform walkdowns in existing plant facilities to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel. They will provide self-performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards. Responsibilities include building evaluations and modifications, seismic analysis and rehab, oversight of outside engineering firms, steel and concrete design, and machine installations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a ABET accredited program (with emphasis on Structural Engineering)
• 10 years of experience
• Technical expertise and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field of Structural Engineering
• Proficient with developing 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 in the form of general notes on the drawings)
• Familiarity with consensus design codes
• Must have the ability to plan, self-perform, and/or direct all engineering design team activities on a project
• Requires strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be willing to work in a production environment
• United States Citizenship
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DOE Q Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

• An active professional engineering (PE) license is preferred
• CAD drafting and 3D modeling experience is preferred
• Structural modeling experience with STAAD.Pro is also preferred
• Ability to interface effectively with various clients, production and support organizations, management, and hourly wage employees

Responsibilities

• Developing high quality detailed design packages
• Provide engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs
• Provide expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant facilities
• Preparation of 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
• Routinely perform walkdowns in the existing plant facilities in order to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel
• Provide self-performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards
• Building evaluations and modifications
• Seismic analysis and rehab
• Oversight of outside engineering firms
• Steel and concrete design
• Machine installations
• Plan, self-perform, and/or direct all engineering design team activities on a project which include but are not limited to: development of detailed project scope, design time-lines, functions and requirements, design basis and criteria, design scheduled 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.

Benefits

• highly competitive salaries
• employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs
• multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off
• medical
• dental
• life
• vision
• disability insurance
• a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions
• 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior