Kiewit Nuclear Solutions is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join its growing team. You will perform structural engineering design, lead teams, and provide mentorship while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and supporting project delivery within budget and schedule.
What You'll Do
- Perform as an individual contributor with minimum guidance from the project engineering manager and department manager.
- Lead teams of intermediate and early career engineers as needed.
- Provide mentorship and training on the job to early career engineers.
- Perform static and dynamic analyses utilizing software tools such as ANSYS APDL, SAP2000, GT STRUDL, STAAD Pro, LS-Dyna or similar.
- Design buildings and building foundations, equipment platforms and foundations, pipe racks, and miscellaneous concrete and steel structures.
- Prepare quantities, cost estimates, and other supporting documentation for projects.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and regulatory endorsed industry codes and standards for all deliverables.
- Follow and ensure compliance with Kiewit Nuclear Solutions Quality Assurance.
- Support estimates, FEED, Detailed engineering, procurement and construction support activities.
- Prepare project design criteria, design calculations, and technical specification documents.
- Support structural department tools and workflows initiatives.
- Support projects delivery within specified project budget and schedule.
- Interface with designers and review drawings prior to sealing them.
- Interface with other disciplines and stakeholders and ensure multi-disciplinary review of all related engineering documentation.
- Provide guidance to Junior staff to develop engineering documentation.
- Comply with engineering and project change management requirements.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
- PE registration in at least one state.
- 12-15 years of structural engineering design experience in the nuclear, conventional power or industrial building sectors.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in the nuclear sector.
- Deep knowledge of mechanics of materials, structural behavior and finite element method applications.
- Expert in using software tools such ANSYS APDL, SAP2000, GT STRUDL, STAAD Pro, LS-Dyna or similar.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with North American design codes including IBC, ASCE7, ASCE 4, ASCE 43, ACI 318, ACI 349, AISC360, AISC N690.
- Familiarity with US NRC regulations and DOE requirements.
- Seismic design and analysis (e.g.: equivalent static, and response spectrum) experience is a must.
- Excellent oral and written communication.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
- Detail-oriented and organized.
- Willingness and ability to travel as needed (<25%) for business and training teams.
- Regular, reliable attendance.
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively.
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal core hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
- Work paid overtime as required.
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
- Knowledge and experience of ASME BPVC Section III.
Technical Stack
- ANSYS APDL
- SAP2000
- GT STRUDL
- STAAD Pro
- LS-Dyna
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Kiewit Nuclear Solutions Design Engineering department, reporting to the project engineering manager and department manager.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $164,000/yr - $172,000/yr
- Top-tier medical, dental and vision plans
- Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
- Life insurance
- Disability
- Retirement plans with matching
- Generous paid time off
Work Mode
This is an onsite position. Primary locations include Lenexa, KS; Oak Ridge, TN; Houston, TX; Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Denver, CO. Other locations may be considered.
Kiewit Corporation is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
