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Overview

The Senior Structural Engineer 2 - Grid position at Sargent & Lundy involves applying expertise in materials, structural analysis, and design to power transmission projects. The role includes both in-office and hybrid work, focusing on structural engineering challenges and client interactions.

Responsibilities

  • Apply knowledge of materials, structural analysis, and design to power transmission modifications.
  • Investigate and solve various structural engineering issues.
  • Perform structural analysis and detailed design of steel frames, connections, and concrete members.
  • Develop integrated structural designs and supporting calculations.
  • Interface directly with clients and communicate technical information.
  • Prepare technical specifications for structural materials.
  • Review work performed by others, including calculations and drawings.
  • Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and clients to ensure timely design.
  • Review existing facilities for upgrades and present findings to clients.
  • Engage in peer-learning and knowledge sharing within the engineering team.
  • Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and field verification.

Requirements

  • BSCE or MSCE from an ABET-accredited program with strong academic background in structural engineering.
  • 7 or more years of experience as a structural engineer, preferably with electrical substations.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clients.
  • Experience in writing support documentation for structural calculations.
  • Ability to complete assignments within budget and schedule accurately.
  • Knowledgeable in structural engineering applications including analysis and design integrity.
  • Experience with design techniques and tools for technical plans and models.
  • Proficiency in MathCad, STAAD PRO, SAP2000, SAFE, RISA 3D, and RISA Floor.
  • Familiarity with design codes such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI 318.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work schedule requiring in-office work 3 days per week in Peachtree Corners, GA.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $61/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $60/hr median for structural welder jobs in Atlanta, GA, whose middle half runs $59–$66/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 119 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 87 different employers. 58 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 444 other active welding openings from 282 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Sargent & Lundy 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), Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (7), and Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7). 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, Atlanta at $31/hr, and Conyers at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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