Akima · 7 hours ago
Structural Engineer, Level III
Oak Ridge, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAkima Infrastructure Services (AIS) is a premier government contractor supporting the Department of Energy. The Structural Engineer, Level III will develop high-quality design packages, provide technical support, and lead engineering tasks to ensure the safety and reliability of plant facilities.
ConstructionConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyLogisticsManagement ConsultingSupply Chain ManagementTechnical Support
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop high quality detailed design packages, provide engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs, and provide expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant facilities
Design involves the preparation of conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost-estimating bills of material and man-hour estimates, statements of work, design criteria, and design engineering deliverables
Candidate must effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team, or as a technical lead for a multi-discipline task and routinely provide input to system engineers and other plant customers
Routinely perform walkdowns in the existing plant facilities to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel
Provide self-performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to building evaluations and modifications, seismic analyses and rehab, oversight of outside engineering firms, steel and concrete design, and machine installations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a ABET accredited school with a minimum of 10-14 years' experience (with emphasis on Structural Engineering), or MA/MS with 10-13 years of Structural Engineering experience
Requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability interface effectively with various clients, production and support organizations, management, and hourly wage employees
Must be willing to work in a production environment
This position will require technical expertise and wide applicating of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field of Structural Engineering
Proficient with developing structural drawings (plans, sections and details) for various materials of construction (steel, concrete, cold-formed steel), structural calculations, equipment anchorage, report preparation, drafting (or oversight of drafting), and preparation of construction specifications (generally in the form of general notes on the drawings)
Must be familiar with consensus design codes
The candidate must have the ability to plan, self-perform, and/or direct all engineering design team activities on a project which include but are not limited to: development of detailed project scope, design time-lines, functions and requirements, design basis and criteria, design scheduled and tracking, project engineering budget, calculations, drawing generation, research, design review, inter-discipline design coordination, design approval, design change control, specifications, approval of contractor technical and material submittals and field verification of construction compliance to design
The ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance is required
Preferred
Q Clearance preferred
An active professional engineering (PE) license is preferred
CAD drafting experience not required but preferred, along with any 3D modeling experience
Structural modeling experience with STAAD.Pro is also preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Competitive pay
Growth opportunities
Excellent retirement options
Company
Akima
Akima focuses on delivering services in the areas of logistics, IT, supply chain, systems engineering, construction and protective services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chris Jenkins
Group President
Michael Alvarado
Chief Growth Officer
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