Structural Designer 3 - Nuclear Power
Location
Wilmington, DE
Wage
$68,325 – $104,385/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on August 27, 2026
Job Description
Overview
This position for a Structural Designer 3 at Sargent & Lundy involves working within a structural design team to create 3-D models and drawings for nuclear power projects. The role includes troubleshooting design issues and mentoring less experienced team members.
Responsibilities
- Develop structural physical layout drawings in a 3-D model.
- Design structural supports and foundations.
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve a variety of structural design issues.
- Utilize 3D modeling software tools to generate structural design schematics.
- Coordinate detailed design phases for an integrated structural design model.
- Support other designers and project team members for timely design completion.
- Plan and execute structural design deliverables independently and as part of a team.
- Assist senior designers and engineers in field walkdowns and data gathering.
- Provide guidance in the use of drafting tools and mentor less experienced drafters.
Requirements
- An Associate's Degree in drafting, or a high school diploma with 1 or more years of drafting coursework or equivalent technical experience.
- Four or more years of detailed design experience in structural steel and reinforced concrete design drawings.
- Proficiency with design software tools for 3D plant layout models.
- Experience in Open Building Designer.
- Experience reviewing structural layout drawings involving steel frames, connections, concrete members, equipment and piping supports, foundations, and rebar detailing.
- Ability to interface with engineering and design teams of other disciplines in the power plant design process.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- 401k
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
How this job compares in Wilmington, DE
Pay in context
At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 38% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Delaware — toward the top of a $29–$31/hr middle band drawn from 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
The local market in Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, DE currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Delaware as a whole we're tracking 33 other active welding openings from 21 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wilmington, or widen the search to Delaware.
Sargent & Lundy currently has 2 other openings live in Delaware, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Delaware at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Adecco (12) and Sargent & Lundy (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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