Principal Engineer - Structural Design Engineer

Outsource Consulting Services - Aiken, SC

Full-time - Principal

Aiken, SC

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Seeking a Principal Engineer - Structural Design Engineer to provide support to our federal government client in Aiken, SC. The Contractor will perform various duties including defining the scope of technical programs, developing effective solutions to unique challenges, and providing leadership in determining solutions to complex problems. The role requires applying technical experience in structural engineering, providing design and construction oversight, and enhancing expertise through leadership in local technical societies. The position involves working with various structural materials and requires the ability to perform field walk downs of job sites.

Responsibilities

• Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems.
• Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
• Evaluate the results of programs and prepare reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscript form to customers, colleagues, and management.
• Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles.
• Provide design and construction oversight of structural engineering tasks to SRNS.
• Perform structural engineering tasks including analysis of structural systems for both static and dynamic loads, design of concrete structures, and foundation and anchorage design.

Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years experience in design and analysis of nuclear or industrial facilities.
• Working knowledge of STAAD.
• Working knowledge of National Codes and Standards such as IBC, AISC (ASD and LRFD), ACI, AWS, NFPA, and OSHA.
• Ability to perform weekly field walk downs of the job site, including construction sites with uneven surfaces.
• Ability to provide professional references.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE 'Q' security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Possession of an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.
• Previous SRS Design Engineering or DOE facility experience.
• Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software.

Benefits

• PTO
• Holidays
• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit