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Sr. Structural Design Engineer

GEM Technologies, Inc.
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 May 2025

About the role

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Sr. Structural Design Engineer to join our team supporting Fluor on their Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) project! This position is full-time and will be based out of Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of intermediate 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 intermediate 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

  • 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

Requirements

  • Education & Years of Experience – Bachelor’s Degree in in Engineering, preferably Civil or Structural, and 10+ years of relevant experience

  • Citizenship – To be considered, you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work

  • Clearance – To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed

  • Must have experience in Structural Design - Steel, Concrete, Foundation. Structural Analysis - Seismic.

  • Must have experience with STAAD, RISA, and Building Codes.

  • Must have experience with heavy Industrial CAPEX projects.

  • Must have experience with Large EPC projects.

  • Knowledge of performing hand and computer calculations for foundations, concrete, and steel structures

  • Knowledge of one or more of the following structural design software: STAAD, STAADPro and RISA3D

  • Experience with Mathcad

  • Experience and hands on knowledge of analyzing complex structures

  • Experience and hands on knowledge of wind and seismic loading in structural calculations

  • Experience and hands-on knowledge of dynamic analysis and design

  • Experience and hands-on knowledge of computer modeling and analysis

  • Experience and hands-on knowledge of blast design

  • 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

  • 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

  • Experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on commercial or industrial projects

  • Proficiency executing EPC projects utilizing engineering

Desired Skills

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license

  • Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1

  • 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

About the Site

Fluor Corporation (Fluor) partners with government clients like the Department of Energy and Department of Defense to design, build, and maintain many of the world's most complex and challenging capital projects, including providing technical, nuclear, and project services along the way. They possess niche knowledge and skills in the government, infrastructure, oil, power, and industrial sectors (

Company

GEM Technologies, Inc.

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