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Overview

This role is for a Senior Structural Engineer in the Nuclear Power Group at Sargent & Lundy, offering a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities for career advancement in structural engineering. The position involves collaboration with a team on engineering projects for nuclear facilities and power plant modifications.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a team of structural engineers.
  • Interface with engineers from other disciplines.
  • Guide the work of less experienced project team members.
  • Prepare and review design calculations.
  • Develop specifications and support designers with drawing development.
  • Perform structural analysis and design of steel frames, connections, concrete members, and foundations.
  • Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and construction coordination.

Requirements

  • BS degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
  • Five or more years of experience in the design and analysis of structures.
  • Proficiency with structural analysis software such as STAAD, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, or ANSYS.
  • Proficiency with design codes and standards such as ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work arrangement: three days in the office and two days remote.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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Pay in context

At roughly $52/hr, this posting sits about 43% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $27–$50/hr middle band drawn from 81 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% 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.

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Sargent & Lundy currently has 3 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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