Nuclear Energy Consultants, Inc. · 3 weeks ago
Civil/Structural Engineer (Structural Analysis) (Job No. 42-121525-1)
Nuclear Energy Consultants, Inc. has an immediate need for a Civil/Structural Engineer specializing in Structural Analysis. The role involves performing civil structural analyses and design of Nuclear Safety-Related and Non-Safety-Related structures, providing technical mentorship, and leading design activities with a focus on innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
Serves as subject matter expert in the civil structural design areas. As the subject matter expert, the individual is expected to be capable of resolving technical issues, coordinating discussion with interdisciplinary stakeholders, and working with the management team to identify project impacts
Works on highly complex tasks in multiple and diverse areas and proposes innovative design solutions requiring a significant amount of independent judgment
Works on developing the technical expertise required to bring in advances technical capabilities in house as deemed beneficial and strategic for NuScale
Use structural engineering tools and implement appropriate standards to design Nuclear Safety-Related and Non-Safety-Related structures including post-processing analytical results and designing structures for various material types (concrete, steel, etc.)
Interfaces with NuScale Licensing in support of domestic and international regulatory efforts
Interacts with other disciplines and structural engineering consultants to allow effective coordination of design activities and resolution of technical problems
Individuals should possess or acquire general knowledge of principles and practices of related fields to function on multi-disciplinary teams
Provides guidance and mentoring to other staff members in support of the team’s technical activities
Develops and reviews requirements documents, methodology documents, design reports, and studies
Possess strong written and oral communication skills and routinely interacts with contractors and/or regulatory bodies
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A minimum of a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited school is required
Minimum of 12 years of full-time, highly relevant experience as a Structural Design Engineer is required
Must have in-depth understanding of engineering concepts, principles, theories, strong technical writing skills as well as good communication, computer, presentation and interpersonal skills
Exceptional organization and time management skills and ability to manage complex projects with multiple work phases is required
Design and analysis of structures, including concrete and steel, use of design software and finite element method analyses
Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810
Preferred
An advanced degree is preferred
A registered professional engineer license (P.E.) is strongly preferred
Working with the following codes preferred: ASCE 43, ASCE 4, ACI 349 & 318, ASCE 7, IBC, and AISC N690, Steel Construction Manual and Seismic Design Manual
Use of ANSYS and SAP2000 is not required, but preferred
Computer programming skills (e.g. Matlab, or Python) is not required, but preferred