Job Description

Overview

ENERCON's Nuclear Design Group is a leader in the nuclear power industry, providing comprehensive engineering, licensing, and environmental services to support nuclear power plants worldwide. As a new graduate, you’ll gain hands-on experience working on diverse, high-impact projects while learning from industry-leading experts.

Responsibilities

Requirements

  • Graduated with a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an ABET-accredited school in Civil Engineering (with a structural focus) or Structural Engineering.
  • Available to start on an agreed upon date between January 2026 and July 2027.
  • Preferred Courses: Steel, Concrete, and Structural Analysis.
  • A solid working foundation with your major’s core concepts.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite.
  • Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.
  • Ability to be an individual contributor and work effectively in teams.
  • Ability to effectively problem solve.
  • Must be able to climb stairs and ladders at client sites.
  • Must be able to effectively navigate client sites to conduct walkdowns.
  • Must be able to work outside.
  • Ability and willingness to travel for client and company projects and/or meetings.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Completion of pre interview assessments is required.
  • College transcript submitted for anyone under 1 year of experience post-graduation.
  • Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug and alcohol screenings, ENERCON and client-specific background checks, and annual motor vehicle record (MVR) checks according to company and client policies.
  • ENERCON does not provide sponsorship now or in the future.
  • Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states.

How this job compares in Kennesaw, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 47% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $22–$37/hr middle band drawn from 163 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% 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 Kennesaw, GA

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Kennesaw, GA right now, from 10 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 407 other active welding openings from 255 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Kennesaw, or widen the search to Georgia.

Enercon Services, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $32/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. New Graduate- Associate Civil/Structural Engineer - Nuclear Design Team figures were last recalculated when this page was built.