Structural Principal Design Engineer

Job Description
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 project 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 a Supervising Lead providing guidance/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 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

Basic Job Requirements

· U.S. Citizenship required
· Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and minimum fifteen (15) 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

Discipline Specific Job Requirements

· 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
- Analyzing complex structures
- Wind and seismic loading in structural calculations
- Dynamic analysis and design
- Computer modeling and analysis
· Intermediate knowledge of blast design

Preferred Qualifications

· 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 for 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 STAADPro and Mathcad